Nigeria Partners Social Media Firms to Takedown Terrorist Accounts
Nigeria’s Federal Government has revealed that security agencies are collaborating with major social media companies to track down and remove online accounts linked to terrorists and criminal networks that promote violence, spread extremist propaganda, or raise funds. The disclosure was made by the Director-General of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Major-General Adamu Laka, during […]
US Expands Intelligence Surveillance Flights Over Nigeria Amid Rising Security Concerns
The United States has significantly expanded aerial surveillance over Nigeria since late November, pointing to a renewed phase of security collaboration between Washington and Abuja, according to flight-tracking records and US officials quoted by Reuters. The surveillance activity, first reported on Monday, involves intelligence-gathering aircraft flying repeatedly across large sections of Nigerian airspace. While the […]
Gunmen Kill Soldier, Abduct 13 on Okene–Auchi Highway
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, reportedly wearing military-style uniforms, have carried out coordinated attacks on two commercial vehicles along the Okene–Auchi Federal Highway, killing a serving Nigerian Army soldier and abducting 13 passengers. Security sources disclosed that the incident occurred around 5:35 p.m. on December 16 when the attackers intercepted a green Toyota Sienna traveling […]
Bandits Strike Jege, Kidnap Residents as Insecurity Worsens in Kogi
Residents of Jege, a community in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, were thrown into panic on Monday night, December 15, 2025, following a violent invasion by suspected bandits. Local sources who spoke with Sahara Reporters said the attackers struck under the cover of darkness, abducting an unspecified number of residents and leaving […]
Civilians Feared Dead in Nigerian Air Force Airstrikes in Borno
An aerial operation carried out by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) against suspected Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in Borno State has reportedly resulted in civilian casualties. Security sources told Premium Times that the airstrikes were conducted between 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday around the Mararaba axis of Kukawa Local […]
‘Ignore the Distractions’: Fani-Kayode Backs Matawalle Amid Criticism
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has condemned what he describes as a calculated media onslaught against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, alleging that political detractors are behind the smear campaign. In a statement shared Thursday on his official 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) account, Fani-Kayode said the recent wave of criticism directed at […]