‘Nigerians Should Go Back And Sleep With Their Eyes Closed’ – Defence Minister, Musa
Newly appointed Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd), has pledged that the Federal Government’s revamped security agenda will begin yielding visible results sooner than Nigerians expect. Speaking on Thursday after taking his oath of office before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Musa said his immediate mission is to reposition […]
Tinubu Declares National Security Emergency, Orders Massive Police & Army Recruitment
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced sweeping new security directives, declaring a nationwide security emergency in response to escalating attacks across several states. In a decisive statement released on Wednesday and personally signed by the President, the Commander-in-Chief unveiled a historic expansion of Nigeria’s security architecture, signalling what he called “a new phase in the […]
FG Orders Immediate Shutdown of 41 Unity Colleges Over Rising Abductions
The Federal Government has ordered the temporary shutdown of 41 Federal Unity Colleges as insecurity worsens across several parts of the country, particularly the northern region. The directive was issued through a circular released on Friday by Binta Abdulkadir, Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Federal Ministry of Education. According to the memo, the […]
House of Representatives Confirms New Service Chiefs Amid Nigeria Security Overhaul
The House of Representatives has officially confirmed the new leadership of Nigeria’s armed forces nearly a week after their appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as part of a sweeping security restructuring. In letters addressed to the legislature and read in plenary, President Tinubu nominated Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS); Waidi Shaibu […]
Nigerian Army confirms 4 soldiers killed in Ngamdu Ambush, Vows Retaliation
The Nigerian Army has officially confirmed that four of its soldiers were killed in a recent insurgent attack in the Ngamdu area, in what security sources describe as a coordinated ambush. Details of the Attack According to defense authorities, the soldiers fell victim to a surprise assault while on patrol duties in the volatile Ngamdu […]
Court Orders Police to Maintain Status Quo on Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order directing the Nigeria Police Force to maintain the status quo regarding the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy until the determination of a lawsuit challenging its legality. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) had filed the lawsuit against the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over […]