Category: Defence/Security
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Ex-Chief of Army Staff,Gen Ali, Dies In Lagos Military Hospital
A former Chief of Army Staff, Major General Mohammed Chris Alli, is dead. He died in a Lagos Military Hospital yesterday According to available information, the former Chief of Army Staff died in Lagos State on Sunday morning. Alli, who also served as the Military Governor of Plateau State between August 1985 and 1986, was…
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How to End Insecurity In South-East: Kalu Advicates Use of Non-kinetic Approaches
By Lateef Taiwo Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has advocated for improvement of social infrastructure and youth empowerment in the South East geopolitical Zone to stimulate an end to insecurity. He said that such measures subsumed in the non kinetic approaches have not been well explored. Hon Kalu gave…
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Report Policemen Who Forcefully Collect Your Phone, FPRO Advises Nigerians
From Lateef Taiwo The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has advised Nigerians to report any policeman who forcefully collects or searches their phones. Adejobi made this known on his X page on Tuesday. He wrote, “Report any policeman who forcefully collects and searches your phones or electronic equipment. It’s not proper, not professional. “They…
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House to Probe Benue Robbery Attacks
Hon. Onuh Urge Security Agencies to Scale Up Security strategies From Lateef Taiwo The House of Representatives urge for immediate investigation into Robbery Attack in Benue State which led to the killings Of Police Officers and scores of civilians in Otukpo Benue State, over the weekend. The resolution was sequel to a motion of Urgent…
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Zulum gives 4 months for construction of 1,000 houses, others in Darajamal, Mayanti
… To resettle Banki Junction community Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the construction of first phase of 1,000 resettlement houses at Darajamal and Mayanti communities in Bama Local Government Area. The houses and social infrastructures are to be completed within 4 months, the governor directed. Zulum gave the approval on Wednesday during…
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Breaking: police Identify Man Filmed Shooting AK-47 At Ladipo Market Reopening
Lateef Taiwo The spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has revealed that the man filmed firing shots to celebrate the reopening of the Ladipo market, Lagos State, has been identified. In a viral video shared on X (formerly Twitter) Tuesday, a man was seen firing shots into the air while onlookers cheered him…
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CP moves to curb criminal activities in Kwara
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin In a bid to ensure that crimes and criminality are brought down to a bearable level in Kwara State, the Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya, has held a high level security summit with stakeholders in the State. The meeting, which comprised all community, village and district heads, including the Maiyetti-Allah,…
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Kwara Poly Rusticates Two Female Murder Suspects
The Management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has officially declared that the two female students alleged to be involved in the murder of a hotel manager in the state capital had previously been rusticated from the institution due to their poor academic performance. The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Halimat Garba, issued a press statement to…
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Introducing Ola Olukoyede, the New EFCC Chairman
President Bola Tinubu has officially appointed Mr. Ola Olukoyede to take on the role of Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr. Olukoyede’s initial term will be for four years, subject to renewal upon Senate confirmation. This announcement comes after the suspension of the former EFCC chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, nearly…
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Troops Recover Rocket Propellers and IED Materials from IPOB/ESN
By Milcah Tanimu Troops of Joint Task Force South-East Operation, known as ‘Operation UDO KA II,’ have conducted clearance operations in the hideouts of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) affiliates in two council areas in Imo state, Nigeria. The clearance operations, which occurred simultaneously in the Ihioma-Ihittenansa communities in…