Month: November 2025

The Lagos State Police Command has halted an Egungun festival scheduled to hold this Friday and Saturday in the Oregun area after posters circulated warning residents to stay indoors during the event. According to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, several suspects were arrested for distributing handbills and social media notices under the name “Oje Parapo of Oregun,” restricting movement and causing fear among residents. Adebisi said

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 12 Brigade have thwarted a bandit operation and rescued an abducted victim during a coordinated mission around the Oshokoshoko–Obajana axis in Lokoja Local Government Area, Kogi State. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations for the brigade, Lieutenant Hassan Abdulahi, disclosed the development in a statement released early Wednesday. He noted that the operation aligns with the military’s renewed push to stamp out banditry, kidnapping,

Nigeria is experiencing a renewed spike in kidnappings, with coordinated attacks unfolding across multiple northern states even as the Federal Government continues negotiating the release of earlier abductees. Fresh Kidnappings in Kwara On Monday evening, Isapa community in Ekiti LGA, Kwara State, came under fire as about 30 armed men stormed the settlement with herds of cattle. They fired into homes, leaving bullet holes across buildings before seizing at least

Former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Nduese Essien, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action against individuals funding or enabling terrorism in Nigeria, regardless of their influence or social class. In a statement released in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Essien criticised what he described as questionable appointments into the nation’s defence leadership, arguing that some defence ministers lack the necessary security expertise to confront Nigeria’s escalating

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has voiced serious concern over what he described as a wave of disturbing incidents sweeping across Nigeria in just 10 days, blaming the chaos on long-standing leadership failures. In a statement released on Monday, Obi said the country was sliding into “avoidable disorder,” fuelled by insecurity, lawlessness, and collapsing institutions. According to him: “The past 10 days in Nigeria have witnessed unprecedented negative

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of roughly 100,000 police officers currently assigned to VIPs and politicians, directing that they be redeployed to frontline security and counter-insurgency operations across the country. The decision, announced after a high-level security meeting on Sunday in Abuja, is part of new measures to tackle the surge in mass abductions and terror attacks. According to the President’s media aide, Bayo Onanuga, VIPs needing security