The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has warned politicians and their supporters against engaging in violence, vote-buying and other electoral offences ahead of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election and by-elections in Rivers and Kano states. Ribadu gave the warning in Abuja during a meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on
Troops of Sector 7, Operation Safe Haven (OPEP), in collaboration with the Zango Kataf Police Area Command, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), Forest Guards and local hunters, have rescued eight abducted persons from Badurum Kasa Forest in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A security source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has concluded investigations into cases involving 16 officers apprehended for acts of indiscipline and breaches of service regulations, with some of them set to face trial before military judicial panels. The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Uba
Nigeria has once again reaffirmed its unwavering resolve to defeat terrorism, insurgency and banditry, and to strengthen national security through deeper collaboration with the United States. This commitment was reiterated as the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, hosted a high-level United States delegation led by the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Allison
The agency has declared that its strong operational footing at the beginning of 2026 sends a clear warning to drug cartels that there will be no vacuum or breathing space for illicit drug activities in the country. According to him, the renewed momentum reflects the agency’s determination to sustain pressure on criminal networks involved in
Private investigator, Prof. Sandra Duru, has urged the Nigeria Police Force to fast-track action on her petition against Senator Natasha Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central in the National Assembly, saying there is no justification for further delay in the matter. Duru, who is based in the United States, told journalists in Abuja on Friday that
The Supreme Court has finally brought to an end the long-running murder case against Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, over the assassination of prominent politician, Alhaja Kudirat Abiola. In a unanimous decision delivered on Thursday, a five-man panel of Justices of the
A Magistrate Court sitting in Kano has granted bail in the sum of ₦20 million to Malam Ibrahim Isa Makwarari following his arraignment over alleged possession of forged land documents. Malam Ibrahim Isa Makwarari is accused of being in possession of two land documents suspected to be fake, bearing the names of Alƙasim Usman Baba
Kotun Majistri da ke zaman ta Kano ta ba da belin Malam Ibrahim Isa Makwarari kan kudi Naira miliyan 20, bayan gurfanar da shi bisa zargin mallakar takardun filaye na bogi. Arewa Updates ta rawaito cewa, ana zargin Malam Ibrahim Isa Makwarari da samun takardun fili guda biyu da ake zargin na bogi ne, waɗanda
Tunda fari dai an gurfanar da Usaina Sani da kuma Khadija Sani wadda itace tsohuwar matar Abubakar Abdullahi bisa zargin hadin baki domin aikata laifi da fashi da makami, bayan karanto musu laifin sun musanta, inda lauyar gwamnati mai gabatar da Kara Barista Zainab B Aliyu ta roki kotu ta basu wata rana domin