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December 2, 2025

Nigeria’s Security Crossroads: Why Experience, Even Controversial – Needed

As Nigeria enters a new phase of security restructuring following the resignation of Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru, expectations are high. Citizens across all regions – the North battling insurgency and banditry, the Middle Belt confronting kidnappers & attacks, and the South-East facing separatist-linked violence, simply want one thing: real safety. The world is watching to... Read More
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December 1, 2025

Nigeria Defence Minister Resigns Amidst Security Challenges Facing The Country, Cites Health Issues

By Festus Fifen Nigeria’s defence minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect. This is coming amidst Current Security Challenges Facing the Country in recent times. In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds. According to a statement from the... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, community, Crime, Defence, Governance, Military, Nigeria Capital, Nigeria News, Politics
November 30, 2025

Kogi: Bandits abduct pastor, wife, other worshippers

By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London   Armed bandits on Sunday attacked a church service in Ejiba, a community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting several worshippers The attack reportedly occurred at a newly established Cherubim and Seraphim Church, according to a community-based news outlet. Church members dispersed in fear as... Read More
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November 28, 2025

Major Bandit Commanders Have Relocated to Kogi, We Will Take Battle to Their Camp – Gov Ododo

By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London   Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has vowed that Kogi state will not bow to bandits and other criminals.   Speaking after an emergency security stakeholders meeting in Lokoja on Thursday, Governor Ododo confirmed that security operatives have tracked major bandits commanders to locations within the state in the last... Read More
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November 27, 2025

CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE CLAIMS: President Tinubu Approves Membership Of US-Nigeria Working Group

By Festus Fifen In response to the claims by the United States Government accusing Nigeria of perpetuating Christian Genocide in the country, President Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of the Nigerian side of the US-Nigeria Joint Working Group as part of steps to deepen collaboration in tackling security challenges in the country. The composition... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, community, Crime, Defence, Governance, Military, Nigeria Capital, Nigeria News, Politics
November 14, 2025

GOV. ODODO REAFFIRMS PEACE & SECURITY AGENDA AS DEFENCE COLLEGE VISITS KOGI STATE

By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London   The Kogi state government house, Lokoja played host to the senior officers and policy experts from the national defense college, course 34 study tour. The tour centered on the impact of mineral resources on the lives of the citizens of the state . Representing governor Usman Ododo, the... Read More
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October 30, 2025

Tinubu To Service Chiefs: We Are in a Hurry to Celebrate Peace

**** Promises to provide Adequate support By Festus Fifen Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday charged the Nations security architecture to be proactive in order to defeat enemies of the State. Speaking during the decoration ceremony of the newly appointed Service Chiefs in Abuja, the President Charged them with the critical responsibility of safeguarding... Read More
Africa News, Breaking News, community, Crime, Governance, Justice, Military, Nigeria Capital, Nigeria News, Politics
October 29, 2025

Presidency Hails Senate’s Swift Confirmation of New Service Chiefs

By Festus Fifen   The Presidency on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over Senate’s smooth screening and prompt confirmation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nominees as Service Chiefs. In a statement, Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, lauded the coordinated engagement between the Executive and Legislature, noting he facilitated the interface to... Read More
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October 24, 2025

PRESIDENT TINUBU CHANGES SERVICE CHIEFS

By Festus Fifen In a rather swift reaction, President Bola Tinubu has made changes in the hierarchy of the Service Chiefs in furtherance of the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria to strengthen the national security architecture. In a statement from Special Adviser to the President Media & Public Communication Sunday Dare, The President... Read More
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July 25, 2025

To Keep Kogi Safer, Gov. Ododo Moves to Crush Banditry in Olle-Bunu as Army Deploys 12 Brigade Troops

By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London In a decisive push against rising insecurity, the Kogi State Government has deployed operatives of the Nigerian Army’s 12 Brigade to Olle-Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area to stem the tide of banditry threatening the area and its environs. The deployment, which followed credible intelligence reports of fleeing armed... Read More
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