NATIONAL SECURITY

Terrorism Financing: Nigeria’s Image Has Improved Globally – NFIU boss

Nigeria’s global image has improved in the face of terrorism financing, money laundering and illicit financial flows, the Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Alhaji Modibbo Ahmed Tukur, said yesterday. Tukur said the United States Treasury Department,…

06/10/2022

Navy Confiscates 40m Litres of Stolen Crude Oil, Diesel, Kerosene in Niger Delta

The Nigeria Navy said it confiscated 18 million litres of stolen crude oil, 23.5 million litres of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) also known as diesel and 6.2 million litres of Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK) in the Niger Delta region. Speaking in Port Harcourt,…

04/10/2022

2023 Elections: NIS to Shut Doors Against Foreign Migrants

Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said it would shut the doors against using foreign migrants from neighbouring countries in next year’s election. The Comptroller General of Immigration (CGI) Isah Idris made the pledge on Thursday at a meeting with top management staff of the…

29/09/2022

Air Power Responsible For Success Against Terrorists – Amao

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, yesterday, said successes so far recorded in the theatres of operation across the country depicted the dynamism of air power deployment in the fight against insurgency and banditry. Speaking at the commissioning of…

28/09/2022

Security Forces Launch Manhunt for Terror Financier, Alhaji Abubakar

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), said yesterday that security forces launched a manhunt for suspected terror financier identified as Alhaji Abubakar. This came as it said troops killed 56 terrorists and arrested 88 across all theatres in the past two weeks even as 368…

23/09/2022

DSS Urges ASUU to Call Off Strike

The Department of State Security (DSS) on Thursday appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the ongoing strike. The Director of the Service in charge of Yobe, Mr Yunusa Abdulkadir made the plea in Damaturu at the Third Quarterly Conference…

22/09/2022

NIS Kicks-Off Nationwide Sensitisation on Dangers of Irregular Migration

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) will next week kick-off nationwide sensitisation activities on the dangers of irregular migration. The NIS has also assured that more efforts were being made including the deployment of eBorder assets aimed at ensuring enhanced Border security as well…

21/09/2022

Scores Killed as Military Bombs Zamfara Bandits’ Base

Scores of armed bandits were reportedly killed yesterday as the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) bombed their base in Zamfara. The victims were said to be members of the deadly banditry lynchpin, Muhammad Bello, aka Turji. The kingpin, it was learnt, narrowly escaped the bombardment…

19/09/2022

Army Promises Safe Environment for 2023 Elections

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Faruk Yahaya, has restated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to provide a secure atmosphere for the conduct of the 2023 general elections. Yahaya, while declaring open the third quarter Chief of Army Staff Conference in…

14/09/2022

Outcome Of Mamu Investigation Mind-Boggling – DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) says the outcome of the investigation it carried out on Tukur Mamu is mind-boggling. Apparently reacting to the comments made by Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, the service said it will not be distracted. Gumi had accused…

12/09/2022