Rescue By Sumaila Ogbaje Troops Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have rescued 74 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from a possible abduction by terrorists along the Buratai–Kamuya road in Borno. This is contained in a statement by the Media Information Officer, OPHK, Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, on Thursday. UbaContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), ‘Jibiya Border Command’ in Katsina State, has rescued no fewer than 150 suspected victims of human trafficking from January to date. The Comptroller, Mr Haruna Suleiman-Zakirai, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelinesContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has called for coordinated global and national action to tackle online gender-based violence, describing it as one of the most urgent and deeply personal forms of harm in the digital era. The UNODC Country Representative in Nigeria, MrContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), in partnership with the Global Centre on Cooperative Security, on Wednesday unveiled a three-day needs assessment programme on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) within Nigerian correctional facilities. The initiative is part of a six-month project titled “Countering Violent Extremism in Prisons –Continue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, on Tuesday visited President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, to brief him on his recent visit to the North-East and the general security situation nationwide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this wasContinue Reading
By Peter Amine The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abas, says the Nigerian Navy will do its utmost best in addressing the country’s prevailing security challenges. Abas gave the assurance on Tuesday when he visited the newly established Nigerian Navy Special Operations Command and other Navy formations,Continue Reading
By Monday Ijeh The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun had commended police officers, involved in the investigation and prosecution of an oil related fraud that led to the conviction of the suspect. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin said this in a statement on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) says the administration of President Bola Tinubu has acquired military assets worth 801 million dollars from the United States within 18 months. IMPI, in a policy statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, said the naira equivalent of theContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied entry to 332 migrants at the Seme Border for failing to present valid travel documents. Comptroller General of Immigration, Mrs Kemi Nandap, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during a one-day stakeholders’ sensitisation on “Evolving Patterns in Smuggling of Migrants: TowardsContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has charged the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police (NACMP) to uphold highest standards of discipline, regimentation, and professionalism in the army. Shaibu, represented by the Chief of Training (Army), Maj.-Gen. Valentine Okoro, gave the charge on TuesdayContinue Reading
