Politics Security

NBA President, Rights Groups Criticise Police Plan to Resume Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement

The Nigeria Police Force has come under criticism following its plan to resume enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy from the 2nd of next month. Reacting to the development, President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, accused the police of disregarding the rule of law. In a statement, Osigwe said the planned

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Security Politics

FG Secures Release of 100 Schoolchildren Abducted in Niger State

The Federal Government has reportedly secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. The children were part of the 315 people kidnapped when armed bandits attacked the remote community on 21 November 2025. The assailants, who arrived around

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Features General Security

Police State or State Police? By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

On 26 November 2025, Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, announced in a statement personally signed by him that he had “decided to declare a nationwide security emergency” to be accompanied by some measures, including the recruitment by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Armed Forces of 20,000 and 50,000 new personnel respectively. In the

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Politics Security

Ex-DSS Director Mike Ejiofor Faults Tinubu’s Directive on VIP Protection Transfer to NSCDC

Former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor, has expressed concern over President Bola Tinubu’s directive transferring VIP protection duties from the Nigeria Police Force to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Ejiofor, a respected security expert, said that while the directive may be well-intentioned, it presents significant operational challenges

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Security Politics

Nigeria Cannot Defeat Insecurity Without Neutralising Boko Haram — Obadare Warns U.S. Congress

Ebenezer Obadare, the Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, has cautioned that Nigeria will be unable to overcome its deepening insecurity without a clear, deliberate, and uncompromising plan to neutralise Boko Haram. Obadare issued the warning on Tuesday during a joint congressional briefing convened by the U.S. House

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Security Politics

Tinubu Nominates Christopher Gwabin Musa as New Minister of Defence

President Bola Tinubu has nominated Christopher Gwabin Musa to serve as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence. The nomination was conveyed in an official letter sent by the President to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for legislative consideration and confirmation. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed Musa’s nomination in

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Politics Security

Rivers Police Arrest Four Suspects in Attack on Tonninno Filling Station

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with Monday’s attack on personnel of Tonninno Filling Station, located on Elioparanwo Road. The arrests followed directives from the Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, for the Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) to take over the investigation, ensure the swift apprehension of the perpetrators, and recover

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General Education Security

Five Persons Missing After Fresh Attack Near RSU Emohua Campus as Insecurity Deepens

A fresh attack has rocked the Rivers State University’s Emohua campus, with five persons reported missing after suspected hoodlums invaded a student lodge near the satellite campus and kidnapped occupants. Chairman of Emohua Local Government, Dr. Chidi Lloyd, confirmed the development, stating that a student and a woman are among the victims, while the identities

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Security Politics

OSPAC Boss Urges National Assembly to Back State Police, Warns Against LG Police Plan

By Preye Izogu The Commander General of the Organized Security Peace and Advisory Committee (OSPAC), Emeka Onyeocha, has urged the National Assembly to focus on establishing state police rather than introducing local government police units. Onyeocha said policing at the local government level could be easily compromised, noting that effective security depends heavily on secrecy

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Security Politics

Tinubu Nominates Ex–Defence Chief Gen. Christopher Musa as New Minister of Defence

President Bola Tinubu has nominated former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence. The nomination was conveyed in a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday, naming Musa as the replacement for Mohammed Badaru, who resigned on Monday citing health reasons. In the letter, President Tinubu expressed confidence

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