Banditry & Terrorism
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The two surveillance aircraft acquired by the Oyo State Government to strengthen intelligence gathering and aerial security operations have arrived in Ibadan. The Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, announced the development in a statement on Tuesday, saying the arrival of the aircraft fulfilled the government’s earlier assurance that they would be delivered before the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the deployment of senior military officers to head newly established Nigerian Army divisions following President Bola Tinubu’s approval for the creation of four additional divisions in a major reorganisation aimed at strengthening the country’s defence architecture and enhancing the military’s response […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The United Kingdom’s Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Sir Charlie Collins, has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, for high-level engagements with Nigerian military officials aimed at deepening defence cooperation between both countries. The visit comes at a critical time as Nigeria continues efforts to tackle terrorism, insurgency, banditry and […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas “Any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50 per cent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked,” said U.S. Treasury. President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday designated Nigeria-based Mukhtar Adamu and three bureaux de change as terrorist facilitators over alleged links to […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Sunday Aborisade in Abuja President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday formally transmitted the long-awaited State Police Bill to the Senate, setting in motion what could become one of the most far-reaching security reforms in Nigeria’s constitutional history. The proposed legislation, titled: ‘Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) State Police Bill, 2026’, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has reaffirmed his administration’s opposition to negotiating with bandits, insisting that seeking peace deals with criminal groups remains unacceptable in the state. The governor made the remarks during an interview with the BBC Hausa Service. Lawal stated that it is an offence in Zamfara State to broker […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has graduated 111 personnel from Special Forces Course 13/2026 at the Regiment Training Centre Annex (RTCA), Bauchi, to enhance its capacity to support ongoing air and joint military operations against insurgents nationwide. According to a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja on Sunday by the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A Fulani socio-cultural organisation, the Concerned Fulani People of Nigeria, has called on President Bola Tinubu, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and other South-West governors to caution Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, over what it described as inflammatory remarks against Fulani communities in Oyo State. The group’s […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Federal Government has cautioned media organisations across Nigeria against glorifying criminal activities in their reports. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, urged journalists, editors, and publishers to prioritise patriotism and national stability by downplaying the activities of terrorists, bandits, and other criminal elements, particularly on front pages. Idris made […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor. By James Ogunnaike A Former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor, has renewed his call for the establishment of state police, insisting that the initiative remains one of the most effective solutions to Nigeria’s escalating security […] Read more
