The Taraba State Government has announced a series of new security measures aimed at tackling kidnapping, illegal mining, land disputes and cross-border crimes as part of efforts to strengthen peace and security across the state. The resolutions were reached at the end of an enlarged security meeting chaired by Governor Agbu Kefas at the Government…
Nigeria is fighting a war on two fronts- a visible, bloody battle against banditry and kidnapping and a silent, sophisticated economic drain. Now, financial and security experts are drawing a straight line between the two, warning that the country’s rampant insecurity is being actively bankrolled by Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs). New data and expert testimonies…
The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of worshippers abducted during an attack on a Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) crusade in Eda Oniyo-Ekiti, Ilejemeje Local Government Area, after spending 67 days in captivity. Police spokesperson SP Sunday Abutu disclosed in a statement on Saturday that the victims were rescued on Friday following coordinated security operations. The worshippers were kidnapped on April 28,…
The Nigeria Police Force has successfully rescued Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, younger sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, following a coordinated rescue operation in Oyo State. The victims, who were abducted on June 3 while on their way to school in Ibadan, regained…
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital learning pathways remains key to drastically reduce the number of out-of-school children and bridge the widening digital skills gap among Nigerian youths. This formed part of the key deliberations at a recent intensive two-day media dialogue organized for Journalists across the Southwest and Edo State. The forum…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 20 persons for various offences, allegedly posing threats to national security. The NSCDC National Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this on Thursday during a press briefing in Abuja. Afolabi said the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, acting on the directive of the Commandant General,…
The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has handed over 128 kidnapped victims—mostly women and children—rescued from Zamfara State, back to their families in Abuja. The victims were freed during two separate operations by security forces in Kaura Namoda. Ribadu confirmed that they will undergo trauma care and be supported to reintegrate into their communities….
The bandits who abducted a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga (rtd) have reached out to his family, demanding N250 million as ransom, sources said yesterday. Tsiga was abducted from his country home at Tsiga, Danja Local Government Area of Katsina State on Thursday. Nine other residents of the village were abducted during…
