Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has resigned from his post, the Presidency has confirmed. Official reports state that Mr Egbetokun...
Category - Security
MINNA, Nigeria—At least 26 people are feared dead following a series of coordinated attacks by suspected bandits on several communities in Niger State. The...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—A series of United States military transport aircraft have landed at bases in northern Nigeria, carrying ammunition and equipment as part of...
A senior Nigerian official has urged the country’s burgeoning private defence sector to maintain rigorous quality standards as they expand their reach across...
Nigeria has unveiled a plan to deploy thousands of military veterans to secure “ungoverned spaces”—remote areas where state authority is weak and...
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has formally confirmed that a number of personnel are to face trial, in what appears to be a major shift following earlier...
Nigerian forces have discovered a major underground logistics base used by Boko Haram and ISWAP militants during a sweep of a notorious insurgent stronghold in...
Authorities in Nigeria’s central Kogi State have deployed advanced surveillance drones to track kidnappers and bandits in a move to secure the strategic...
Eighty militants have laid down their arms in Nigeria’s coastal Cross River State, marking a significant breakthrough for a regional government amnesty...
The Governor of Nigeria’s Kogi State has ordered the immediate demolition of a local commercial facility, following intelligence reports that it was...