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President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency following a week of escalating kidnappings and terrorist attacks that saw more than 300 students and dozens of worshippers abducted across Kebbi, Niger and Kwara states. He ordered the mass recruitment of security personnel, including 20,000 additional police officers raising ongoing recruitment to 50,000 and authorized […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive security cordon on forests in Kwara State following recent incidents of kidnappings and terrorist activities. The directive was disclosed today in a statement posted on X by the Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to the President, Sunday Dare. According to Dare, the President instructed the Nigerian […]
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, says security agencies know the identities and locations of the bandits behind recent mass abductions, including the attack on St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State. He said the challenge is not lack of intelligence but the risk of harming civilians […]
In response to the escalating security crisis in the region, the 19 Northern governors have scheduled an emergency meeting for November 29, 2025, to be held in Kaduna State. The planned meeting is coming on the heels of a parley by the South-West governors, which took place at the Oyo State Governor’s Office in Ibadan, […]
The Presidency says the United States Government has signalled its readiness to deepen security cooperation with Nigeria, pledging enhanced intelligence support, defence equipment and other assistance to boost ongoing operations against terrorists and violent extremist groups. The commitment follows a series of high-level engagements in Washington DC last week between senior Nigerian security officials and […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of about 100,000 police officers currently deployed as escorts to Very Important Persons and politicians, directing that they be reassigned to frontline policing and counter-insurgency operations across the country. The directive was issued at a high-level security meeting held on Sunday in Abuja and attended by service […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid glowing tributes to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on his 65th birthday, describing him as one of Nigeria’s most steadfast public servants whose integrity and commitment to national progress have remained unshaken over decades. In a statement on Friday by his Special Adviser on Information and […]
Socialite, Cubana Chief Priest, has issued a stern warning to President Bola Tinubu over the conviction and sentencing of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. He cautioned that the 2027 election could pose a significant challenge for the President in the South-East if Kanu is not released. Cubana Chief Priest made the statement […]
President Bola Tinubu will today (Wednesday) embark on a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola. “President Tinubu’s first stop is Johannesburg, where he will attend the 20th summit of the G20 Leaders. After the summit, he will proceed to Angola for the AU-EU summit,” the Special Adviser to the President on Information […]
The Senate has asked President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigerian Armed Forces to immediately recruit at least 100,000 additional personnel to strengthen the fight against worsening insecurity across the country. The resolution followed a motion of urgent national importance raised by Senator Abdullahi Yahaya (Kebbi North), who reported a recent attack by terrorists […]
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