Security

Coup: Nigerian military denies soldiers plotting to remove Tinubu

The Nigerian military has dismissed reports that its brigade of guards, which protects the...

SSS opposes NLC’s planned protest over economic hardship

Nigeria’s secret police say they are opposed to the planned street protest by major...

Tinubu: My support for examining creation of state police “unequivocal”

President Bola Tinubu has released the following statement on his “unequivocal” support for Nigeria...

How displaced Borno community survived devastating fire

In the middle of Annur camp, in Borno state, north-east Nigeria, a lone tree...

Primary school pupils abducted in Ekiti

Armed men have kidnapped an unspecified number of school children in Emure local government...

‘Appalling conditions’ in Plateau after Christmas killings – WHO

The Christmas eve attacks that saw about 200 people massacred in Plateau state forced...

At least 50 killed in second mass killing in Plateau in a month

At least 50 villagers were brutally killed over a two-day period in Mangu area...

Curfew declared in Plateau state’s Mangu as fresh crisis breaks out

Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has declared a 24-hour curfew on Mangu Local Government...

Insecurity in Abuja: Missing UniAbuja student found; abduction details emerge

Halima Mahmud, a 21-year-old final year Electrical Engineering student at the University of Abuja,...

Why we couldn’t stop Plateau killings – Nigerian military

The Nigerian military says troops intervened in 19 out of the 36 villages in...

Assailants launch fresh attack in Plateau after Christmas eve killings

Barely three days after the horrific Christmas eve attacks in Plateau state, assailants launched...

Plateau killings: JNI expresses “utmost sorrow”, Ohaneze wants state police

The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), an umbrella group for the Nigerian Muslim community, has...

Tinubu criticised over birthday wishes amid silence on Plateau killings

President Bola Tinubu has finally condemned the deadly Christmas eve attacks in Plateau state,...

Over 115 people, including women and children, massacred in Plateau

Armed assailants killed at least 115 people in Plateau state in a series of...

Nigerian Army chief apologises as drone attack death toll put at 85

The Nigerian army has apologised over a drone attack that killed more than 80...

Nigerian military strike “error” kills 31 – mostly women and children

A military attack in a community in Kaduna state on Sunday night killed at...

Katsina community reels from attack: Five killed, five kidnapped

Gunmen attacked Sayaya village in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria, killing...

Ogun is seeking death penalty for cultists

The Ogun state government says it will enact a law that will punish people...

Nnamdi Kanu’s cause is just, Col. Umar says in rebuke of Buhari

Retired military head of Kaduna state Abubakar Dangiwa Umar has characterised the outgone Buhari...

Nigerian military court told to avoid “technicalities” as 27 face trial

The Nigerian Army has set up a court to try 27 personnel for allegedly...