By Usman Aliyu The new Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, Mitchell Ofoyeju, has vowed to take hard stance against drug barons and cannabis cultivators operating in the state. Ofoyeju, who was redeployed from the Tincan Island Port Command, replaced Mr Allumona Callys. Speaking with newsmen shortlyContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Niger government has solicited for media collaboration on how to address the challenge of misinformation in reporting security issues. The Commissioner for Homeland Security, Retired Gen. Muhammed Bello, made the call during a pre- security summit news conference in Minna on Monday. Bello said misinformation andContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has approved the promotion of 18 senior officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), to the rank of Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM). In a statement by the FRSC’s spokesman, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, on MondayContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo/Kennedy Sheyin The Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) on Monday trained officers of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) on Non-Custodial Measures to address the persistent issue of prison congestion across the country. Speaking at the opening of a two-day training organised in collaboration with the NCOS inContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Malam Shehu Mohammed, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to curb the proliferation of fake driving schools nationwide. Mohammed made the commitment during the 2025 national workshop for driving school proprietors and instructors on Monday in Abuja. The CorpsContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Navy has announced the establishment of a Special Operations Command in Makurdi, to complement the efforts of sister services and other security agencies to improve security in the Middle Belt region. The Chief of Policy and Plans (Navy), Rear Adm. Ibrahim Dewu, made this knownContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has expressed the desire of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), to pursue locally driven solutions in addressing the nation’s security challenges. Abubakar stated this at the NAF Research and Development Competition and Exhibition organised as partContinue Reading
By Mohammad Tijjani The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday offered free medical services to no fewer than 2,000 beneficiaries with preventable diseases at the Hayin Banki Community in Kaduna, Kaduna State. The Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Air Training Command, AVM Ahmed Dari, said the medical outreach was in commemorationContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Antswen The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday conducted free medical outreach in Benue as part of activities to commemorate its 61st anniversary celebration. The Chief of Staff (CAS), AVM Ahmed Idris, flagged off the outreach at NKST Primary School Akile, Makurdi. Idris was represented at the eventContinue Reading
By Desmond Ejibas The 115 Special Operations Group of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says that NAF has commenced free medical screening, diagnosis, and treatment for about 900 residents of its host community, Rumuomasi, in Rivers. Group Capt. Abdulafeez Opaleye, Commander of Special Operations Group, NAF, Port Harcourt, disclosed thisContinue Reading
