Troops of the Nigerian military fighting to rid the country of terrorists and other criminal elements, in May 2024, eliminated a total of 624 terrorists, kidnappers and arrested 1,051 others, including informants, and logistics suppliers. Troops rescued 563 kidnapped victims, after several raids on bandits’ and kidnappers’ hideouts and exchange of gunfire Following the encounters, troops recovered 707 assorted weapons, …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released a total sum of $2.13 billion to Nigerians for importing food products in 2023, according to findings by The PUNCH. According to the quarterly statistics of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the forex release showed that there was consistent demand from foreign countries despite being touted as the food basket of Africa. This …

The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has lamented the deteriorating security situation across Nigeria and called for decisive action to free the remaining Chibok girls still in captivity. The former Anambra governor expressed anguish that 276 schoolgirls kidnapped in April 2014 have “continued to undergo different traumatic experiences at the hands of their abductors. “It is …

Minister of the Federal Captial Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has donated over 60 motorcycles to the Department of State Services (DSS) and Vigilance Group of Nigeria (VGN). Wike also gave 30 motorcycles to the police and five each to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The minister, at the handover yesterday, warned that the motorcycles must not be …

Kogi State governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has launched a security initiative aimed at taming the upsurge in criminal activities in Lokoja, the state capital and major towns in the state. The special adviser on media to the governor, Ismaila Isah, said the operation code named, Metropolitan Quick Response, is in partnership with the Rapid Response Squad of the Nigeria Police …

A former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Martin Luther Agwai (retd.), has said the fear of being abducted is creating trauma in teachers and students and having a negative impact on the nation’s education sector. The former CDS also noted that the success of the Safe School Initiative, a programme initiated by the Federal Government in 2023 to protect …

The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has signed an Executive Order prohibiting the use of tinted glasses, the sale of unlabelled bread, and the sale of over 50 litres of petrol throughout the state. This was disclosed in a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, on Wednesday. Lawal signed Executive Order No. 02 and Executive Order No. 04, 2024, …

Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has banned political meetings/ gatherings in the state till further notice. Alia said the ban followed intelligence on the security situation in  the state. The decision, contained in a statement by the chief of staff to the governor, Paul Biam made specific reference to the presence of armed herders in the state. The statement which …

Traditional rulers in the South-West, yesterday, converged on Ile-Ife, in Osun State, to address the insecurity challenges bedevilling the region. While noting that attacks on Yoruba traditional rulers and eminent sons of the race were systematically organised, it also stressed that the attacks by herdsmen portend expansionist tendencies to overrun Yorubaland. Traditional rulers from Osun, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, and Oyo …

Former Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has warned that without unity among Nigerians, insecurity will not end. Ambode spoke at the Akinjide Adeosun Foundation’s 2024 Leadership Colloquium and Award with the theme, “Economic Asphyxiation – The Wisdom of Authentic Leaders”. According to a statement on Tuesday, the colloquium was held at Alliance Francaise, Ikoyi, on Monday. The statement quoted Ambode …