The Nigeria Police Force has begun enforcing a sweeping nationwide crackdown on unauthorized police escorts attached to influential individuals, following a presidential directive ordering security personnel to return to core policing duties. The move, announced late November, mandates the immediate withdrawal of all police officers serving as personal guards or escorts to private VIPs […]
The Ojibara of Bayagan in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Alhaji Kamilu Salami, has reportedly escaped from captivity alongside six other abducted persons, days after they were seized by armed bandits in a forested area of the state. The traditional ruler was kidnapped on Saturday while working on his farmland in Bayagan. […]
Fresh reports suggest the United States may be expanding its counter-terrorism footprint in Nigeria, following claims that American intelligence aircraft have been conducting covert surveillance over insurgent-controlled territories in the country’s northeast. While neither Abuja nor Washington has issued a formal confirmation, the revelations have stirred intense debate within security circles. According to early […]
Terror returned to Kirchinga, the home village of Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, as terrorists launched a late-night attack on Monday, killing a former councillor and abducting his two sons. The attackers stormed Kirchinga community in Madagali Local Government Area around midnight, shooting sporadically and forcing residents to flee into nearby bushes for […]
Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area (LGA) authorities in Kogi State have shut down a NIPCO fuel station and seized a truck for allegedly supplying fuel to bandits operating in the region. The action followed months of intelligence gathering and monitoring by security agencies, who reportedly traced the illicit fuel transactions to the station. The suspects involved […]
PRESS RELEASE The Accountability and Policy Monitoring Group wishes to firmly address and debunk the recent allegations levelled against the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Engr. Jennifer Adighije, particularly claims of reckless spending and inappropriate use of private jets. Since the assumption of office, Engr. Adighije has demonstrated exceptional leadership […]
Nigeria’s latest Auditor-General’s report has uncovered that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) failed to recover N629.04 billion disbursed under its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP), raising fresh concerns about transparency, internal controls, and the overall performance of one of the country’s largest agricultural interventions. The findings, contained in the Auditor-General’s review of the CBN’s […]
