Security Agencies
21 Sep
Heads of security agencies in Cross River, including the Nigerian Navy, have advised against rivalry among themselves in order to sustain the current onslaught against insecurity in the country. The security heads called for synergy, professionalism, partnership, mutual respect and exhibition of high level of integrity to be able to sustain the momentum. The security…
12 Sep
The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has urged security agencies, parents, civil society organisations (CSO)
14 Aug
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged security agencies to be more vigilant ahead of the governorship elections in Ondo and Edo states. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the call on Wednesday at a meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES). Yakubu said with electioneering campaigns by political parties ongoing,…
14 Jun 2024
Stakeholders in the security sector have identified robust community relations with security agencies as one of the ways to improve
28 Mar 2024
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, on Wednesday, said other security agencies of the government will be joining the ranks of the newly-launched mining marshals.
8 Mar 2024
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Friday paid a condolence visit to Mada, Mada Local Government Area, over the murder of the town’s Chief Imam, Sheikh Abubakar Hassan Mada. Hoodlums suspected to be members of an outlawed vigilance group murdered the renown Muslim cleric and the police have since arrested about 10 persons in connection…
29 Jan 2024
The Oil Producing States Progressives Association has refuted allegations against the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, published by an online medium recently. The association urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to dismiss what they termed "fallacious and baseless" claims, asserting that the allegations were an attempt to divert attention from the ongoing…
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed the Lagos State Police Command to investigate allegations of extortion by officers who reportedly demanded and collected ₦150,000 from a student of Ekiti State University (EKSU) for having cryptocurrency apps on his phone. The directive follows the IGP's earlier order prohibiting arbitrary arrests, harassment of youths,…
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Renowned Nigerian gospel minister and pastor, Nathaniel Bassey, has been invited to minister at the U.S. Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast on January 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The non-political and faith-based event will be hosted by Reverend Merrie Turner ahead of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance's swearing-in ceremony. The prayer breakfast, to…
1 day ago
Members of the Ofokutu Royal Family of Bilaro Ruling House in Ilesa, Osun State, have debunked claims that their suit challenging the emerg
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President Bola Tinubu on Saturday made a firm commitment that his administration will complete the Eastern Rail line connecting Port Harcourt
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Austria's conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he would step down in the "coming days" after breaking off coalition talks with the Social Democrats over disagreements on key issues. The surprise move might lead to snap polls being called -- or the conservatives might negotiate with the far right that won national elections in September.…
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An Algerian online influencer will stand trial in France next month, accused of inciting terrorism on TikTok, prosecutors said Saturday. The 25-year-old suspect was remanded in custody on Friday in the western city of Brest, prosecutor Camille Miansoni said in a statement. The man, identified by officials only as Youcef A. but known on social…
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Suspected extremists, believed to be members of Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), otherwise known as LAKURAWA have reportedly
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Venezuelan opposition politician Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who fled the country after a tumultuous election and subsequent police crackdown, said Saturday he has plans to speak with US President Joe Biden. Speaking in Argentina, where he met with President Javier Milei, Gonzalez Urrutia added that he was traveling to the United States on Sunday, though it…
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Stories have emerged about how covert operations conducted by the Department of State Services (DSS), coupled with prompt intelligence sharing