By TOSI ORE NIGERIA recorded 9,514 deaths and 7,175 abductions between January and October 2025, according to Dr. Kabir Adamu, Chief Executive Officer of Beacon Security and Intelligence Limited. Speaking on ARISE News, Adamu said the data, drawn from five years of monitoring security incidents, shows that violence in Nigeria is not religiously motivated but […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE POLICE in Edo State intervened on Sunday after thugs disrupted a private exhibition at the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, forcing the evacuation of expatriates and guests. The exhibition, organized ahead of MOWAA’s official commissioning on 11 November 2025, was stormed by a group claiming to be “sons and […]
By IKE UZOR-NZUBECHI TENSION flared on Sunday when soldiers at a checkpoint along Onitsha Road allegedly opened fire on police officers returning from election duty in Anambra State. Reports indicate the officers were coming back from the just-concluded governorship poll when an argument broke out between them and soldiers at the checkpoint. One officer was […]
By TOSI ORE NIGERIA has recorded an 81 percent drop in terror-related deaths since 2015, the Presidency announced on Sunday, citing strengthened security operations and closer collaboration with affected communities. In a statement on its official X handle, the Presidency said over 13,000 terrorists were neutralised in the past year, while more than 124,000 fighters […]
By OBI DAVIES AMNESTY International has accused the Federal Government of neglecting the worsening insecurity and human rights abuses in Nigeria’s South-East, where violence by security forces and armed groups continues to escalate. In a new report titled “A Decade of Impunity: Attacks and Unlawful Killings in South-East Nigeria,” the rights group said […]
By SANI BATURE FORMER Chief of Army Staff and ex-ambassador to Benin, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd), has urged the United States and Nigeria to replace confrontation with collaboration, describing the growing diplomatic tension between both nations as dangerous but reversible. In an article titled “Mutual Security, Shared Prosperity: A Strategic Path Beyond the […]
By TOSI ORE THREE people have been killed and one declared missing after suspected herders launched a reprisal attack on Anwule community in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State on Tuesday. The assault, according to local sources, was in retaliation for the alleged murder of a young Fulani herder by some villagers in late […]
BY GLORY UGOBA THE Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has urged police officers deployed for the Anambra State governorship election to maintain the highest standards of professionalism, neutrality, and integrity throughout the electoral process. Speaking through the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in charge of Operations, Ben Okolo, the IGP announced that a special […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE THE Delta State Police Command has arrested a 62-year-old woman, identified as Charter Timide, after she was allegedly caught conveying a sack containing 178 live cartridges hidden for delivery. The arrest was part of a series of coordinated operations that also led to the apprehension of suspected kidnappers and the rescue of […]
By TOSI ORE AN al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group operating in the Sahel, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has reportedly claimed responsibility for its first attack on Nigerian soil, marking a troubling expansion of the group’s operations into West Africa’s most populous country. Security sources and jihadism analysts confirmed that the assault targeted a military position in […]