Defence & Security

Security: Delta Deploys 1,000 Armed Forest Guards to Combat Banditry

adminOctober 16, 2026

The deployment of 1,000 armed Forest Guards across Delta State is aimed at restricting the use of forest corridors as hideouts by bandits and other criminal groups, the state government has said. The Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, disclosed this on Friday during a meeting with members of the Commercial Motorcycle and...

Immigration Chiefs To Earn Till Death

adminOctober 16, 2026

Retired Comptrollers-General and Deputy Comptrollers-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) will receive salaries for life following an approval by President Bola Tinubu, Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has disclosed. The policy marks a major change in the retirement benefits of former heads of the service, who previously received pensions of about ₦130,000, according to the...

Rivers Police Remove Two Officers Over Renovation Of Outpost By Suspected Cultists

adminOctober 16, 2026

The Rivers State Police Command has removed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Abuloma Division and another officer overseeing a police outpost from their positions following allegations that suspected cultists renovated the facility. The two officers have been queried and relieved of their duties pending an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the renovation and the...

Police Warn Nigerians Against Sharing OTPs, PINs As Cyber Threats Grow

adminOctober 15, 2026

The Nigeria Police Force has warned Nigerians against disclosing passwords, personal identification numbers and one-time passwords (OTPs), identifying careless handling of sensitive information as a major risk to online safety. The warning comes as the Force launches its 2026 Cybersecurity Awareness Week to mobilise citizens, institutions and private organisations against cybercrime and other emerging digital...

2027 Elections: Police Review Past Polls To Improve Security, Professionalism

adminOctober 14, 2026

The Nigeria Police Force is reviewing lessons from recent elections to address operational shortcomings and strengthen its conduct ahead of the 2027 general elections, Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu has said. Disu disclosed that the force had convened commissioners of police and other senior officers to assess previous electoral operations and identify areas requiring improvement...

Nigerian Army Bids Farewell To Infantry Personnel After 35 Years Of Service

adminOctober 14, 2026

The Nigerian Army has honoured retiring personnel of the Headquarters Infantry Corps Centre following 35 years of military service, commending their contributions to the country’s defence establishment. Punch reported that the soldiers were celebrated at a send-off ceremony organised at the centre, where the Infantry Corps Commander, Major General GM Mutkut, acknowledged their dedication and...

Illegal Arms Trail: Police Train 12 African Nations As 2027 Polls Near

adminOctober 12, 2026

The Nigeria Police Force has launched a firearms-tracing training programme involving officers from 12 African countries, with preventing election-related violence among the security concerns highlighted ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu opened the five-day programme in Abuja on Monday, October 12, with the exercise scheduled to run until October 16,...

Nwachukwu Fears Igbo Shortage in Military, Urges Youths to Enlist

adminOctober 9, 2026

Senator Emma Nwachukwu has urged Igbo youths to pursue careers in the Nigerian Armed Forces, warning that low enlistment could leave the South-East with inadequate representation among military officers in the coming years. The senator representing Anambra South made the appeal while addressing constituents at his country home in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area...

NAF Chopper Returns To Base After Benue Anti-Kidnap Mission

adminOctober 8, 2026

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter has returned to base after making a precautionary landing following an aerial operation against suspected kidnappers in Benue State. The aircraft was deployed for a close air support mission in Ogbadigbo Local Government Area, where the operation reportedly disrupted the activities of suspected kidnappers and supported the advance of...

16 Days After Wedding, NAF Pilot Dies In Crash That Echoes Wife’s 2006 Loss of Dad

adminOctober 7, 2026

For Flight Lieutenant Damilola Adekunle, the Nigerian Air Force has now become the setting for two devastating family losses separated by 20 years. In 2006, she lost her father, Wing Commander E.O. Adekunle, in a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Benue State. On Monday, she lost her husband, Squadron Leader Ahamefule Man-Ugwueje, in another...

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