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–Approves recruitment of additional 30,000 police officers resident Bola Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons, VIPs in the country. A statement issued by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga said henceforth, police authorities will deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties. According to the statement, the presidential directive was issued at …

resident Bola Tinubu on Sunday announced that all 38 worshippers abducted during Tuesday’s attack on the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Igan, in Eruku, Kwara State, have been rescued. The victims were seized by armed men who invaded the church during a prayer service on 19 November. In a statement released on Sunday, the president said he had been “closely monitoring …

ifty pupils abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, have escaped from their captors, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state has confirmed. The development, announced on Sunday, comes days after armed men invaded the school and abducted 303 pupils, students, and staff, triggering widespread outrage and …

Fresh assaults on schools last week, including two major abductions in Niger and Kebbi states, have revived painful memories of earlier tragedies and renewed questions about the safety of children in parts of Nigeria, particularly the North. On Friday, gunmen seized 303 students from a Catholic school in Niger State. The attack came only five days after 25 students were …

ormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar and industrialist, Aliko Dangote on Friday delivered hard-hitting messages to northern leaders, warning that the region risks deeper insecurity, economic stagnation and social collapse unless it urgently resets its development priorities and rebuilds unity. Speaking at the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, 25th anniversary dinner in Kaduna, Atiku said the North cannot afford complacency at a …

S President Donald Trump met New York City’s newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani at the White House in what was billed as the political showdown of the year – but instead became a praise fest. In his election victory speech, the self-described Democratic socialist mayor called Trump a “despot”. And before Friday’s meeting, the president’s spokeswoman had billed Mamdani’s visit …

resident Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday stated that insecurity troubles him more than anything else in Nigeria, noting: “Unless trust is rebuilt, security challenges will persist, economic stagnation will deepen, and educational deficits will widen.” Represented by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, the President spoke at the 25th Anniversary (Silver Jubilee) of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) …

Gov Bago holds emergency security meeting in Minna, announces closure of all schools in the state he Christian Association of Nigeria CAN and the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora have dismissed the claim by the Niger state Government that it directed schools in the Niger North Senatorial district to shut down as a result of insecurity. This is even as the …

he Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says the high-level Federal Government delegation currently in the United States is vigorously countering claims of religious persecution and other misleading narratives about Nigeria’s security situation. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday evening, Idris said the delegation, led by National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is engaging American officials …

 top-secret Russian unit based in Moscow has changed the landscape of drone warfare, turning what was an advantage for the Ukrainians into a vulnerability. The unit is known as Rubicon and has expanded rapidly under Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov since his appointment in June last year. Belousov visited its headquarters in October 2024 and was shown a range of …