Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across the South-East region of Nigeria have accused security agencies of operating with a bias, alleging that while Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) activists are routinely targeted with swift and forceful action, armed herdsmen responsible for violent attacks on communities are ignored. In a joint statement, the CSOs expressed deep concern over what they described as …

Frontline politician and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2024 Edo State governorship election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, has expressed deep sadness over the recent killings in Okpekpe, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. He extended his condolences to the victims’ families and the affected communities, praying for strength and fortitude in this difficult time. He also called …

The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has petitioned security agencies, alerting them of a threat to peace and security. In the petition dated 1st February 2025, which was addressed to the Department of State Security (DSS), the National Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, Anyanwu accused the …

The Federal Government has bemoaned non-sharing of classified information and intelligence among law enforcement agencies, saying such development could hinder efforts to reduce crime. It cautioned all the security agencies against the approach, warning that the country could not afford to continue employing such a strategy with the present insecurity affecting many parts of the country. Minister of Police Affairs, …

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 …

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, urged security agencies to rescue about 200 women reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in the Gamboru-Ngala and Dikwa local government areas of Borno State. The women, who were Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), were said to have been kidnapped while they went into the bush in search of firewood. While residents put the number …

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun; and the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Mr. Yusuf Bichi to work with governors and go after those hoarding foodstuff. Nigeria has been battling a rise in the cost of food items occasioned by the …

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, invited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, the service chiefs and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu over the declining state of security in the FCT. The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by the lawmaker representing Aguta …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, on Sunday, expressed its satisfaction at the conduct of the Saturday re-run election which returned its candidate, Ibrahim Shittu, to the state House of Assembly as the lawmaker representing Saki West State Constituency. The Court of Appeal had ordered a rerun election at Unit 07, Ward 06 and Unit 19 in Ward …

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Tuesday, expressed worries over incessant killings and kidnappings across the country, urging “the security agencies to up their games and fish out the killers of the two Obas in Ekiti State.” In a statement in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, by his Personal Assistant on Media, Oladele Ogunsola, the monarch miffed, especially at …