Nigeria has stepped in to offer temporary asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential contender Fernando Dia Da Costa after intelligence reports indicated credible threats to his life, raising fresh concerns about candidate safety and election integrity in the country. The Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs outlined the decision in a letter sent to the ECOWAS Commission on […]
The Nigerian Army has stepped up coordinated security pressure across multiple regions, executing operations that significantly disrupted armed groups, illegal trafficking rings and other criminal networks between 29 November and 1 December 2025. The series of raids neutralized eight terrorists, led to 51 arrests and secured the freedom of 27 victims, reinforcing the military’s broader […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to appear before its investigators every day throughout December as part of an ongoing probe into the alleged diversion of $490 million Abacha loot recovered under a Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT) arrangement. A senior EFCC […]
Security personnel in Benue State have detained seven foreign nationals suspected of links to criminal operations along the Nigeria–Cameroon border. The arrests were made on Monday in Imande-Agbatse, a border community where residents had raised concerns about increasing cross-border security threats. According to local accounts, youths in the community intercepted the men during the early […]
Armed bandits launched a string of coordinated assaults across Zamfara State between Sunday night and Monday afternoon, leaving one person dead and dozens abducted in Zurmi and Bungudu Local Government Areas, according to security sources. The first attack occurred at about 10:40 p.m. on November 30, when gunmen invaded Tungar Tsamiya in Moriki District, Zurmi […]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has released a comprehensive list of individuals and organisations whose property titles were among the 1,095 revoked for failure to pay statutory land charges. The affected properties, located in high-value districts such as Asokoro, Maitama, Garki and Wuse, were withdrawn after prolonged non-payment of ground rents and other […]
Northern leaders, under the banner of the Northern Governors’ Forum and the region’s traditional rulers, have reiterated strong support for the rapid establishment of state police, insisting that Nigeria’s centralised policing system can no longer meet the country’s growing security demands. The leaders made the declaration during a high-level security meeting held on Monday in […]
Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, is currently holding a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. Details of the meeting have not been officially disclosed, but sources suggest the discussion may focus on national security issues, given General Musa’s extensive military experience and previous role […]
In a rare show of unity, the 19 Northern Governors and the region’s Traditional Rulers’ Council convened an emergency joint meeting at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House in Kaduna, issuing a strong communiqué warning that decisive and coordinated action is the only way to end the escalating insecurity plaguing northern Nigeria. The meeting, chaired […]
Former Vice President and presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, has called for an independent investigation into the reported ₦17.5 trillion spent by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on pipeline security and related expenditures in 2024. The former vice president described the spending as “opaque” and demanded full transparency and accountability from the federal […]
