Defence & Security

Conflicting Accounts Emerge Over Number Aboard NAF Aircraft That Crashed In Ondo

adminOctober 7, 2026

Conflicting figures have emerged over the number of people aboard the Nigerian Air Force aircraft that crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State, with the Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, and the Nigerian Air Force giving different accounts. While Keyamo initially said 32 people were aboard the aircraft, comprising 25 passengers and seven crew members,...

Police Plan ‘No Electoral Violence’ Operation, Assure Foreign Observers Ahead Of 2027 Poll

adminOctober 7, 2026

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has assured foreign election observers that adequate security arrangements will be put in place to protect them and other participants during the 2027 general elections. Disu gave the assurance amid concerns over the safety of international observers who may be deployed to monitor the elections, saying the police...

Eno Mourns Akwa Ibom Indigene, 24 Others Killed In NAF Crash

adminOctober 7, 2026

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has expressed grief over the death of an indigene of the state, Ukeme David, in the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crash that claimed 25 lives in Ondo State. Eno, in a condolence message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Ekerete Udoh, also commiserated with the Chief of...

Security Forces Foil Alleged ISWAP Plot In Southern Nigeria

adminOctober 6, 2026

Security forces have reportedly disrupted an alleged Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) plan to launch attacks in parts of southern Nigeria ahead of the Yuletide season, following the killing of a senior commander of the terrorist group in Ondo State. The operation, conducted yesterday in Owo Forest, involved troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives...

Tinubu Reviews Military Logistics, Hardware Upgrade As Security Operations Intensify

adminOctober 6, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has received a briefing on frontline military logistics and proposed reforms to strengthen Nigeria’s counter-insurgency and anti-banditry operations as his administration moves to improve the effectiveness of ongoing security campaigns. The President was briefed by the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), during a high-level meeting at the Presidential Residence in...

Loss Of Contact Raises Questions As NAF Aircraft Crashes In Ondo

adminOctober 6, 2026

Questions over what happened to a Nigerian Air Force aircraft before it disappeared from communication have emerged following its crash in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State, with Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa suggesting that a technical fault may have preceded the loss of signal. The Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft, which was flying from Benin to...

Akwa Ibom Police Probe Alleged ₦25,000 Transit Fee From Officers

adminOctober 5, 2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has ordered an inquiry into an allegation that police officers returning from a counter-insurgency deployment were made to pay ₦25,000 each as a “transit fee.” The Command, while dismissing the payment as an unauthorised charge, said transportation for officers deployed from Uyo to Jaji and back is funded by...

Ondo Crash: NAF Identifies Aircraft, Launches Search For Survivors

adminOctober 5, 2026

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that an ATR-42 aircraft crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State while carrying out a routine mission from Benin to Lagos, prompting an immediate search and rescue operation. The incident occurred on Monday, with details of the crash still emerging as emergency personnel work to locate those...

Makinde Presses Tinubu Over Four-Day Captivity of Abducted Corps Members

adminOctober 4, 2026

Four days after prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members were abducted in Imo State, presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has demanded their immediate rescue, warning that every additional hour in captivity deepens the government’s security burden. Makinde, in a statement issued by the Director of Strategic Communications of the...

10 Rescued After NYSC Travellers Abducted On Imo Highway

adminOctober 2, 2026

Ten people abducted by gunmen along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway in Imo State have been rescued as security agencies continue searching for other victims and the perpetrators. The victims were among passengers taken away after two buses carrying prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and other travellers came under attack around Umunoha in Mbaitoli Local...

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