Security

SSS arraigns five suspects over kidnap of 20 NYSC members

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five suspects before the Imo State...

Eight Nigerian soldiers killed in Borno landmine explosion

Eight Nigerian soldiers were killed after their patrol vehicle detonated a landmine planted by...

Boko Haram attacks Borno military base, killing 10 soldiers

At least 10 Nigerian soldiers have been killed and more than 20 others injured...

20 Killed as gunmen ambush traders and security convoy in Zamfara

At least 20 people, including eight security personnel, have been killed after heavily armed...

20 kidnapped prospective NYSC members released after seven days

Twenty prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who were abducted by...

State police bill moves to 36 Houses of Assembly for approval

Nigeria’s proposed state police system has reached the next and potentially decisive stage, with...

Defence Minister Musa: El-Rufai divided Kaduna, planned killings

Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Christopher Musa, has accused former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai of...

US withdraws 200 Troops from Nigeria following temporary counter-terror deployment

The United States Department of Defense is preparing to withdraw approximately 200 military personnel...

Niger mosque attack: Video shows over 600 may have been abducted

A video released by an armed criminal gang showing hundreds of women, crying infants,...

Alleged coup leader claims “patriotism” in failed bid to topple Tinubu

A Nigerian Army senior officer accused of leading a thwarted plot to overthrow President...

176 Kwara kidnap victims freed after six months in captivity

Exactly six months after one of the deadliest terrorist assaults in Kwara State’s history,...

At least 30 killed in midnight attack on Kaduna community

At least 30 people have been killed after gunmen attacked Naridon village in Kamaru...

Oyo school attack: Three jailed for life in one of Nigeria’s fastest terror convictions

In what appears to be one of Nigeria's fastest high-profile terrorism prosecutions in recent...

“Illegal mining funded terror”: Two of Nigeria’s most wanted jihadists get life

For a man once described by Nigeria's national security adviser as the mastermind of...

18 people killed in night-time raid on Benue communities

At least 18 people have been killed after gunmen launched coordinated attacks on farming...

Lake Chad Basin at tipping point as attacks, displacement surge, UN warns

The United Nations refugee agency has warned that escalating violence across the Lake Chad...

Nigeria insecurity: New study challenges narrative on victims and attackers

A six-year study has challenged widely held assumptions about Nigeria's armed violence, arguing that...

US says Nigeria raid killed 199 jihadists, seized largest terror intel haul since 9/11

A United States counterterrorism operation carried out in Nigeria resulted in the death of...

Viewpoint: Washington’s terror list indicts Nigeria’s inaction

Last week, the United States government released a list of individuals and entities designated...

Terror financing: Nigeria directs immediate freeze on terror-linked bank accounts

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered commercial banks and all other financial...