The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, held a public hearing on a bill seeking to establish the Nigerian Security and Intelligence Trust Fund to provide alternative funding for security agencies, particularly the armed forces. The bill, sponsored by Ahmed Satomi, the member representing Jere Federal Constituency, Borno State, aims to enhance Nigeria’s security and intelligence capabilities to effectively fulfil their …

The Anambra government has ordered all hotel owners and landlords in the state to request for a valid means identification from their guests and tenants. The directive comes few days after security operatives uncovered “over 30 graves and a shrine” at a hotel in Oba, Idemili south LGA of the state. A statement on Friday by the commissioner for information, …

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has inaugurated the state security system code-named Udo Ga-AchË (Operation Peace Shall Reign), with 200 vehicles and more than 2,000 personnel dedicated to combating crime in the state, thereby making it a safe place for its citizens, businesses, and investors. The security system was birthed from the signing of the Anambra State Homeland Security …

President Bola Tinubu has stressed the commitment of his administration to winning the war against insecurity in the country. The President gave this commitment, on Monday, at the Regimental Dinner Night in honour of the Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day in Abuja. Represented by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, President Tinubu reiterated his readiness …

No fewer than 614, 937 Nigerians were killed and 2,235,954 others kidnapped across the country between May 2023 and April 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed. The NBS disclosed this yesterday in its report titled ‘The Crime Experienced and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) 2024’, and based on the surveys conducted between May 2023 and April 2024. The …

The Gombe State Security Council has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding lives and property while strengthening the state’s status as a haven of peace and security in the region. This pledge was made during an expanded security meeting held at the New Banquet Hall, Government House, Gombe, on Monday. The meeting, chaired by the Deputy Governor, Dr Manassah Jatau, extensively …

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, called on the military across Africa to unite in addressing insecurity and other threats to the continent’s unity and stability. He gave this charge when he declared open the second edition of the Africa Military Games at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. President Tinubu, represented at the event by Vice President Kashim Shettima, described …

The Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Ondo State, Chief Agboola Ajayi, has promised to tackle the insecurity in the state, if elected. Ajayi made the promise during his campaign tour of Ifedore and Idanre local government areas of the state. He vowed to fortify the state’s security apparatus, Amotekun, promising robust measures to effectively curb criminal activities …

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has charged the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to intensify efforts to dominate the airspace and end insecurity in Nigeria, particularly in the North-West region, saying, “Please, end insecurity now”. During a visit to the Headquarters 213 NAF Forward Operating Base in Katsina State, the Minister said, We are deploying additional platforms, including attack …

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has once again lamented the insecurity in the country. Obi, who decried the activities of non-state actors, whom he said have continued to inflict pain and sorrow on families, stated that the count of people who have “lost their lives to insecurity in our nation” …