Tag: Insecurity

Plateau Governor Caleb Mutfwang summoned the State Security Council to review recent attacks in the state, with the police saying ...

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke killed the suspected bandit along the Gbise–Igyudu Road in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue ...

Plateau and Benue governors, Caleb Mutfwang and Hyacinth Alia, called for stronger regional cooperation and community-led security measures to tackle ...

Askira-Uba’s education authority says 20 schools were shut after a recent security crisis.

Freedom Online, according to a statement by its Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, Gabriel Akinadewo, is focusing on how to tackle insecurity during ...

Amnesty International has urged Nigerian authorities to urgently rescue worshippers abducted during Friday prayers at a mosque in Kpenya, Niger ...

Her abductors are demanding ₦20 million and have reportedly used her TikTok account to communicate and publish posts.

Residents of Binper in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State have reported that gunmen attacked the community, killing several ...

Suspected armed attackers have reportedly killed some and injured others after invading communities in the Ukum Local Government Area of ...

Mr Obi said Mr Adeleke's victory reaffirmed that the power to choose leaders belongs to the people.

“The primary purpose of government is the security and welfare of its citizens,” Mr Obi says.

A Nigerian Army battalion has begun operations in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, as part of a broader military deployment to strengthen ...

The lawmakers say Nigeria’s democracy is in serious decline, citing alleged constitutional violations, persistent budget underperformance, opaque public spending, and ...

Businesses in Nigeria identified high or multiple taxation, insecurity and high interest rates as the top three constraints they faced ...

Four people have been killed and several others injured after suspected armed herders attacked a community in Benue's Guma Local ...

The attacks in Sabon Birni and Rabah local government areas also reportedly left at least three people injured, an unconfirmed ...

Nine abducted persons have been rescued and three suspected kidnappers killed during a joint security operation in the Ekiti Local ...

The latest attack in Otukpo Local Government Area is the latest in a string of deadly assaults in Benue South ...

The latest attacks in Ohimini came barely two days after Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu visited Benue and pledged intensified ...

“The conversation should no longer be about whether Nigeria needs state police but how to make it operational,” Governor Hyacinth ...

Mr Ghebreyesus said the burden is unevenly shared, with Africa disproportionately affected, as about two-thirds of the continent’s population remains ...

The lawmaker, Philip Agbese, said recent operations in Oyo and Borno states deserve national recognition and should boost the morale ...

A suspected bandit attack that residents said claimed the life of a prominent community member triggered reprisal attacks across three ...

Residents fled Ondo community in Benue's Otukpo Local Government Area on Tuesday following a fresh attack by suspected armed herdsmen, ...

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