insecurity

Human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN) and his singer son, Folarin Falana, better known as Falz, have stormed streets of Lagos state, protesting against insecurity and poverty in Nigeria. They were joined by some other Lagosians with…

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Thursday stated that his administration is working hard to tackle insecurity confronting the nation, urging Nigerians to show more understanding. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant…

Former Nigeria’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo has slammed the federal government over the payment of ransom to bandits for the release of kidnapped children and youths across the country. Obasanjo in his statement on Wednesday said the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW). The new center will be domiciled in the office of the National Security Adviser and Retired Major…

Deputy national publicity secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena, has threatened to report Rev. Fr Ejike Mbaka to Pope Francis and expose his sources of inspiration following his recent call for President Muhammadu…

A Lagos-based man, Phidel James, has narrated how he escaped death after he was recently abducted by six gunmen in Costain area of the state. Sharing his ordeal via his Facebook page on Sunday, April 25, James expressed that the…

Armed men suspected to be kidnappers have on Tuesday night attacked a private university in Kaduna state and abducted some students. The academic institution, Green Field University, is located along the Kaduna–Abuka Highway in…

Israel Emmanuel, a 100-level student of Plateau State University (PLASU) in Bokkos, has passed away on Wednesday after he fell off a vehicle during students’ protest against insecurity. Students of the institution filed out on Tuesday to…

South-East Governors have established a security outfit called EBUBE AGU as part of plans to checkmate the rising unrest in the region, stemming from an increase in criminal activities. According to a communique put out by the governors…

Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, has confirmed the deployment of new Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) operatives to state commands. Dingyadi disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’…

Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, said Nigeria has become a “massive killing field” as government and the governed look on helplessly. He slammed Muhammadu Buhari-led government over the grave security situation in…