Security Politics

NDLEA Arrests Ex-Convict, Three Cargo Agents Over Cocaine Hidden in Liquid Starch

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 37-year-old ex-convict Nwobodo Chidiebere Basil, along with three cargo agents, for attempting to export cocaine concealed in liquid starch sachets to the United Kingdom. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed the development in a statement on Sunday, noting that the arrests followed the seizure of

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General Security

Rivers Police Rescue Kidnapped Woman in Ikwerre, Two Suspects Neutralized

By Uchendu Ejiowhor The Rivers State Police Command has rescued a female kidnapping victim from Omademe Community. The victim was abducted on Friday, December 5, 2025, along Ozuaha Road in Ikwerre Local Government Area. In a statement, the Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit in Emohua

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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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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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