Security
Military neutralizes 140 terrorists, prevents N1.75b oil theft in one week
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed it troops operating across various theaters in the country neutralized 140 terrorists, rescued 76 kidnapped hostages and thwarted an attempt at oil theft, preventing losses estimated at over ₦1.75 billion . Speaking on Thursday during the biweekly media briefing at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja,…
Read More »Nigerian Navy’s Crackdown on Illegal Refineries, Crude Oil Theft in Niger Delta Yields Results
Between 2 and 23 September 2024, the Nigerian Navy, under Operation DELTA SANITY, intensified its fight against crude oil theft and other maritime crimes in the Niger Delta, achieving notable successes. This 21-day operation resulted in the destruction of several illegal refining sites and the arrest of eight suspected crude…
Read More »Defence Headquarters Confirms Neutralization of 1,937 Terrorists in Third Quarter of 2024, Intensifies Leadership Decapitation Strategy
In a series of decisive operations aimed at dismantling terrorist organizations, the Defence Headquarters has confirmed that its troops neutralized 1,937 terrorists during the third quarter of 2024. During a biweekly press briefing held on Thursday at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media…
Read More »EFCC hands over 53 vehicles, $180,300 to Canadian Police
The EFCC on Friday, handed over 53 recovered vehicles and 180, 300 dollars to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on behalf of the victims of financial crimes in Canada. Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the anti-graft agency handed over the recovered assets to the representatives of RCMP in Abuja. The…
Read More »Gunmen kill police operative, set station ablaze in Imo community
Gunmen launched an attack on the quiet Umulogho Community in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo, on Wednesday, killing a police operative and torching a section of a police station. The News Agencyof Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident happened at Umulogho by NEPA Junction on the Owerri-Umuahia Road. The…
Read More »Kyari Urges Military to Sustain Onslaught Against Crude Oil Theft
The Group CEO of NNPC Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari, has called on the military to sustain the war against crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism saying the current onslaught against the menace has yielded improved growth in the nation’s crude oil production. Kyari made this appeal when he received in…
Read More »10 in police net for displaying Russian flags in Gombe
The Police Command in Gombe State says it has arrested 10 protesters for displaying Russian flags while protesting in Gombe. It Commissioner, Hayatu Usman, stated this in Gombe on Wednesday while giving an update of the protest at a news conference. Abdullahi said the protesters’ act disrespected the national symbol…
Read More »MARITIME SECURITY: Integrating NIMASA C4I, Naval Falcon Eye a top priority- Matawalle
Minister of State, Defence Hon. Bello Matawalle has declared Federal Government’s commitment to integrating the operations of the Command Control Computer Communication Information System of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA and the surveillance facility of the Nigerian Navy known as the Falcon eye system for the security…
Read More »Nigeria deploys 8 warships for anti-piracy mission in Gulf of Guinea
Eight elite Nigeria Navy warships have left the country’s waters to join in a global joint naval operation aimed at combating sea piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Emmanual Ogalla, revealed this on Friday during the flag-off of exercise ‘Obangame Express 2024,’…
Read More »Nigeria: Ortom counsels ex Kogi Gov Yahaya Bello that continuous hiding would bring disgrace
Former Benue Governor, Chief Samuel Ortom, has asked the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Mr Yahaya Bello, to come out of hiding and answer his case with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Ortom stated this on Sunday at the Redeemed Church in Makurdi during the thanksgiving service…
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