DICON Strikes Partnership to Begin Domestic Gunpowder Production Within Eight Months, Targeting 30 Million Annual Ammunition Rounds The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has announced a significant breakthrough toward achieving self-sufficiency in defence manufacturing with the confirmation that it is set to commence domestic production of gunpowder, a critical component previously reliant on imports. […]
Appeal Court Strikes Out Nnamdi Kanu’s Rights Violation Suit Against DSS DG, Rules Appeal Academic Following Terrorism Conviction The Court of Appeal in Abuja today, Friday, November 28, 2025, struck out the appeal filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, which challenged alleged violations of his fundamental rights […]
Enugu Government Nullifies Teenage Marriage in Enugu Ezike, Arrests Groom, Parents, and Native Doctor Matchmaker The Enugu State Government today, Thursday, November 27, 2025, made a clear statement on its commitment to protecting the rights of minors by announcing the nullification of an illegal underage marriage involving a teenage girl known as Amarachi in the […]
Senate Urges FG to Amend Firearms Law, Allow Responsible Nigerians Bear Arms as Security Crisis Worsens Nationwide The Nigerian Senate has intensified pressure on the Federal Government to adopt a radical measure in response to the country’s security collapse, urging an urgent amendment to the nation’s firearms laws to permit trained, responsible citizens to bear […]
Ekiti Government and Police Dismiss AI-Generated Viral Video Threatening Attacks on EKSU and BOUESTI The Ekiti State Government and the State Police Command today, Thursday, November 27, 2025, moved decisively to counter a wave of panic, officially dismissing viral social media rumours and videos that alleged planned attacks on major tertiary institutions and border communities […]
Ogun Police Debunk Viral Video Claiming Impending Herdsmen Attack on Ajebo Community, Confirms Settlers are Unarmed, Peaceful Residents The Ogun State Police Command, moved swiftly to reassure residents and quell widespread panic by debunking a viral video circulating on social media that falsely claimed armed herdsmen were preparing to launch an attack on the Ajebo […]
Tinubu Declares Security Emergency, Orders Deployment of Forest Guards and Boosts Police Recruitment to 50,000 Officers President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, declared a nationwide security emergency in a televised address, unveiling a sweeping set of measures aimed at tackling the escalating violence, mass kidnappings, and terrorism plaguing Nigeria. The declaration came […]
Oyo High Court Sentences Five Men to Death by Hanging for the Murder of a Taxi Driver Following Fatal Road Incident An Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, today, Tuesday, November 25, 2025, delivered a stern judgment against five men, sentencing all of them to death by hanging for the brutal murder of a […]
Police Confirm 10 Persons Abducted in Isapa Community, Kwara, as Bandits Launch Attack Close to Eruku Church The Kwara State Police Command today, Tuesday, November 25, 2025, confirmed the abduction of ten persons following a fresh, violent bandit attack on the Isapa Community in the state. The attack, which occurred on Monday evening, is the […]
Catholic Bishops Demand Urgent Justice, Investigation of ‘Delayed’ Security Response Following Mass Abductions in Kebbi and Niger States The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) today, Tuesday, November 25, 2025, issued a strongly worded demand for urgent government action to halt the escalating violence and terror engulfing the nation, calling the incessant attacks on communities […]
Tinubu Orders Total Security Cordon on Kwara, Kebbi, and Niger Forests to Flush Out Bandits and Rescue Remaining Hostages In a decisive response to the alarming surge in kidnappings and terrorist activities across the North-Central region, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today, Tuesday, November 25, 2025, ordered the implementation of a “total security cordon” over the […]
Army 6 Division Dismantles Seven Illegal Refineries, Arrests Four Oil Thieves, Seizing Over 109,000 Litres Worth N150m in Niger Delta The Nigerian Army has struck a significant blow against economic saboteurs in the Niger Delta, announcing, the arrest of four suspected oil thieves and the seizure of petroleum products valued at over N150 million. The […]
Army Arrests Second Notorious Kidnap Kingpin, Alhaji Abubakar Bawa, in Two Days During Intensive ‘Operation Zafin Wuta’ in Taraba The Nigerian Army has made a significant breakthrough in its fight against criminal elements, announcing, the arrest of a suspected notorious kidnap kingpin in Southern Taraba State, marking the second high-profile capture in just 48 hours. […]
Rising Terrorism Threat: Former Minister Warns Nigeria “May Fail” Without Decisive Action A former Nigerian minister has issued a stark warning that Nigeria risks “failing” in its battle against terrorism if urgent and decisive measures are not taken to confront the escalating wave of insecurity gripping several regions of the country. His comments come amid […]
Tinubu Orders Reassignment of VIP Police Bodyguards to Frontline Duty Amid Rising Insecurity President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a major security shake-up that will see hundreds of police officers withdrawn from Very Important Persons (VIPs) and reassigned to core policing duties across the country. The decision comes as Nigeria continues to face escalating insecurity, […]
BREAKING NEWS UK Rejects Nigeria’s Request to Transfer Ike Ekweremadu to Serve Sentence at Home The United Kingdom has turned down a formal request from the Nigerian government to transfer former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu back to Nigeria to serve the remainder of his prison sentence. Ekweremadu, who is currently in a UK correctional […]
House Defence Chairman Benson Calls for Deepened Nigeria-US Partnership to Bolster Counter-Insurgency and Human Rights Safeguards The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson, today, Saturday, November 22, 2025, underscored the critical necessity of fostering a stronger alliance between Nigeria and the United States, asserting that deeper bilateral engagement is […]
US Congressman Riley Moore Urges Nigerian FG to Disarm Middle Belt Militants with AK-47s, Citing Systemic Injustice and Violence United States Congressman Riley Moore, Friday, November 21, 2025, intensified international pressure on the Nigerian Federal Government, publicly demanding immediate action to disarm armed militant groups operating unchecked in the country’s volatile Middle Belt region. Speaking […]
Gunmen Abduct Over 200 Schoolchildren and Teachers in Massive Attack on Catholic School in Niger State In one of the largest school abductions Nigeria has witnessed in recent years, armed gunmen have kidnapped more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from a Catholic boarding school in Papiri, near Kontagora, Niger State. The attack took place […]
Mass Abduction Tally Rises to 303 Pupils and 12 Teachers in Niger State Catholic School, Confirms CAN The national security crisis deepened today, Saturday, November 22, 2025, after the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) confirmed that the total number of schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Niger State has risen […]