The has recorded major breakthroughs in its ongoing crackdown on violent crime, arresting suspected armed robbers and kidnappers while recovering multiple locally fabricated firearms and ammunition across the state. In a statement issued on February 20, 2026, by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the Command disclosed that operatives uncovered a suspected criminal…
The Commander of the Army Headquarters (AHQ) Garrison, Major General Maxwell Dangana, has urged the Nigerian Army Women Command (NAWC) to drive innovation, professionalism, and enhanced operational effectiveness, declaring that “everything rises and falls on leadership.” Major General Dangana made the remarks on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, while receiving the Commander of NAWC, Brigadier General…
Nigeria’s security operations must transition from instinct-based approaches to forensic-led and artificial intelligence-driven strategies, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Professor Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has said. According to a statement signed by ACC Babawale Afolabi, ANIPR, National Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC at its National Headquarters in Abuja,…
The Nigerian Army says its troops have overrun a suspected militant camp in central Kogi State, recovering ammunition and grenades in an operation described by military authorities as a significant setback for armed groups operating in the area. In a statement detailing the mission, the Army said soldiers from the 12 Brigade carried out the…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has backed First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s call for increased United States airstrikes targeting terrorist groups in northern Nigeria, describing her position as “logically sound” and widely supported by Nigerians. Mrs. Tinubu made the remarks during a week-long visit to Washington, D.C., where she granted an interview to…
Asaba, Nigeria — 18 December 2025 Police in Nigeria’s Delta State have stepped up security around schools following growing concern over student abductions in parts of the country. The Delta State Police Command on Wednesday held a strategic meeting with heads of public and private schools, aimed at strengthening safety measures and improving coordination between…
A Nigerian civil rights organisation has condemned what it calls coordinated online attacks against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, following the circulation of an old video linked to his tenure as governor of Zamfara State. The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) said the video, recorded in 2021, has been taken…
The Delta State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its intensified campaign against violent crime, resulting in the death of a suspected kidnapper, the recovery of multiple firearms, and the arrest of several armed robbery and cult suspects across the state. In a pre-dawn operation on December 1, 2025, operatives of the State Anti-Cult…
