security

Congratulations Mr President on your victory at the keenly contested February 23 Presidential election. To be candid, I didn’t see it going any other way. Many people had given the contest various interpretation and rightly so. For me, the choice before me was “enjoy now” or “sacrifice for the...

In 2002 when he first went public with his House of Nigeria F.R.E.S.H., which eventually metamorphosed into Fresh Democratic Party, Chris Okotie, pastor, Household of God Church International Ministries, told the story of a certain man in an unnamed town who went to bed at night and while he...

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has stated that the nation’s security degenerated “dangerously” because the All Progressives Congress’ Federal Government chose to play politics with the security challenge in Rivers State. The governor also called on professionals to show interest in...

The terrorist threat in Denmark remains “serious,” with some jihadists who left Europe to join Islamic State now returning and possibly planning attacks at home, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) said in a report. Military action against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in...

President of Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria, AISSON Dr. Ona Ekhomu, yesterday, advised the Federal Government and security agencies to be on the alert and investigate returnees from Libya who claimed to be Nigerians, with a view to preventing ISIS fighters...

Security experts have warned that Nigeria is sitting on a time bomb as the African Union alerted recently that over 6,000 Africans who fought for the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq could soon be returning to the continent. According to the experts, the returning fighters pose a major security...

Federal Government of Nigeria has appointed Dr. Abdul Zubair as the acting Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to replace the suspended Mr Mounir H. Gwarzo with immediate effect. Zubair until Sunday, was the Director in charge of External Relations in the...

President Muhamamdu Buhari, yesterday appointed the new Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. The appointment of Idris put major positions in the Nigeria's security system in the hands a single region and religion. Meanwhile, Nigerians have taken to the social media to blast President...

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has declared total war on criminals who are terrorising the state through their cult activities. The Governor gave stern warnings to the groups during the presentation of 57 cars to magistrates in the state judiciary in Port Harcourt, the state...

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Sulu Gambari, has urged the Nigerian government to take a decisive action on the incessant herdsmen attacks on communities to avert the risk of another security crisis like the Boko Haram in the north of the country. Alhaji Gambari told the Vice President, Prof Yemi...

The 2016 Nigerian Air Force Zonal Recruitment Exercise is scheduled for 11th - 29th Apr 2016 at 13 Centres all over the country. The schedule of activities at the various Centres daily are as follows: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 1. All applicants are to come to the Centres ONLY on their...

The Naira notes are protected by a number of security features to enable the recognition of genuine notes. The distinguishing features which can immediately be recognized by touch and visibility are raised print, the security thread and the watermark. Other areas such as the portrait...

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has directed a review of all security arrangements in the federal parliament in order to keep the institution abreast of the current challenges in the country. The Special Adviser to the Senate President on Security, Major General Saleh Maina (retd.), who...

Following demolition of the popular Owonifari Electronic Market at Oshodi, the Lagos State government has said that the market had to go following its security threats to residents of the state. State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, at an inter ministerial chat with...

The Federal Government warned on Friday that Boko Haram terrorists are plotting another sensational abduction of students or foreigners to hold them ransom for money, food, medical supplies, and armaments. In a statement issued in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed...

As details of huge funds disbursed by the Office of the National Security Adviser under Col. Sambo Dasuki continue to surface, indications emerged last night that the embattled security czar is set to expose more top Nigerian leaders who benefited from the funds. A source close to the former...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the presidency engaged in a tongue battle over corruption, with the opposition party daring the Buhari's administration to insitute a thruth commision of enquiry to probe utilisation of security votes back to 1984. In an apparent reaction to the fresh...

The Federal Government has reiterated its resolve at developing strategies that will put an end to the menace of the Boko Haram insurgency confronting the nation. President Muhammad Buhari, represented by Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. General Gabriel Abayomi speaking at the Chief of Army Staff...

Vanguard is reporting heavy shooting at Oporoma headquarters of Southern Ijaw local government area which has forced residents to stay indoors. This is in spite of the ten gunboats deployed in the waterways to wade off would be trouble makers in the area. Security operatives last night...

The Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) is the nation's top security and intelligence position. This is the seat where the buck stops, as regards to all problems of terrorism and insecurity in the nation. Here is a list of former Advisers sine inception of Democracy in 1999...