Category: Security
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NGERIA, UK STRENGTHEN COUNTER-TERRORISM PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW TRAINING PROGRAMME
Nigeria and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening counter-terrorism cooperation through enhanced training, intelligence sharing and coordinated emergency response strategies. The commitment was highlighted at the opening of specialised Incident Commanders’ and Advanced Intelligence Analysis courses at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in Abuja. According to the National Coordinator of NCTC,…
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SGF CONDEMNS KILLING OF BENUE MACBAN CHAIRMAN, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ARREST OF SUSPECTS
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has strongly condemned the killing of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Risku Mohammed, and his associate. In a statement on Sunday, Akume described the killings as a setback to ongoing peacebuilding efforts in Benue…
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NIGERIA EYES UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT AFTER WINNING KEY UN ELECTION
Nigeria has set its sights on securing a seat on the United Nations Security Council next year following another diplomatic success at the global body. Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, made the declaration after Nigeria’s candidate, Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, won re-election to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women…
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EXPERT WARNS AGAINST CHARGING PHONES ON BED WHILE SLEEPING
An electrical safety educator, Mr Patrick Okoye, has advised Nigerians to avoid keeping their phones on the bed to charge it while asleep saying that it increases the risk of fire incidents. He gave the advice during an electrical safety awareness programme on Saturday June 27 in Awka, Anambra state. Okoye said placing mobile phones…
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ARMY@163: COAS URGES TROOPS TO REMAIN STEADFAST, COMMITTED TO NATIONAL SERVICE
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has urged soldiers to remain steadfast in their commitment to defending Nigeria. He made the call in a goodwill message to the Nigerian army family during the Juma’at prayers held on Friday June 26 as part of activities marking the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL)…
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LAGOS EXPLOSION CAUSED BY MECHANICAL FAILURE, NOT I.E.D – CP
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, said on Thursday June 25 that comprehensive investigation had revealed that Monday’s explosion in Mushin was not caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), but by mechanical failure. He made this revelation at a news conference held at the command headquarters, Ikeja. Tijani said preliminary…
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ARMY INTERCEPTS TERRORIST LOGISTICS SUPPLIER, RECOVER COMBAT BOOTS, TACTICAL ITEMS IN ZAMFARA
Troops of Sector II of the Operation Fansan Yamma have arrested a suspected logistics supplier to terrorist groups and recovered 150 pairs of combat boots and other tactical items in Zamfara. According to an operational report made available on Thursday June 25, the suspect was apprehended along the Sokoto-Gusau Road during a routine stop-and-search operation…
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THREE CONVICTED FOR SUPPLYING ARMS TO TERRORISTS, SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOKOTO
A Sokoto State High Court has sentenced three men, including a citizen of the Republic of Niger, to death by hanging for terrorism-related offences and illegal arms trafficking linked to cross-border criminal activities. The convicts, Yusuf Muhammad, popularly known as Sallau, Jabbi Alhaji Yalle and Kabiru Muhammad, were found guilty after the court upheld evidence…
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NDLEA BUSTS METH LAB IN OYO FOREST, ARRESTS MEXICAN, 4 OTHERS
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have discovered and dismantled a fortified, industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory hidden deep within the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area, Oyo State. Speaking on the development on Wednesday June 24 in Abuja, the NDLEA’s Chairman, retired Brig.Gen. Buba Marwa, represented by its Director of…
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ALLEGED COUP PLOT: COURT ORDERS PROBE OF LEAKED EVIDENCE
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate allegation by the prosecution that part of the evidence it tendered in court and served on lawyers to the defendants were displayed on social media. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik also ordered that if there was any evidence on social…
