2 w. ago Insecurity: Governors Being Chief Security Officers Mere Rhetoric, Says Nwoye

The immediate past chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye, has faulted the claim that governors are the chief security officers of their states, describing it as mere rhetoric. Nwoye stated this at the weekend in Enugu while speaking at the new edition of the 2025 Enugu State Security […]

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2 w. ago Assault on LG boss: Rivers police summon CSO, COS, others for questioning

From Tony John, Port Harcourt Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, has ordered Mr Hector Ekeakita, Chief Security Officer (CSO), and the Chief of Staff (COS) to the Sole Administrator of Ahoada East Local Government Area, Goodluck Iheamnacho, to report to Police Headquarters on Moscow Road, Port Harcourt, over the violent assault on […] The post Assault on LG boss: Rivers police summon CSO, COS, others for questioning appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Follow President Tinubu’s roadmap to security in Benue – Ortom tells Alia

From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi The immediate past Governor of Benue state, Chief Samuel Ortom has advised the Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia to adopt the security roadmap that President Bola Tinubu personally crafted for him in solving the security challenges in the state. Chief Ortom made this call in a statement signed by his Media […] The post Follow President Tinubu’s roadmap to security in Benue – Ortom tells Alia appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Insecurity: Southern, Middle Belt leaders task governors on security

From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has tasked the 36 state governors to provide adequate security for their people in the nature of the South West Security Network known as Amotekun with full compliments of weapons to face and deter insurgency and terrorism. This is even as the forum […] The post Insecurity: Southern, Middle Belt leaders task governors on security appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Yelwata: Tinubu directs security heads to arrest killer herders

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, directed the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher read more Yelwata: Tinubu directs security heads to arrest killer herders

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2 w. ago Tinubu to security chief: How come no one has been arrested for Benue killings?

President Bola Tinubu has directed the country’s security chiefs and Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector general of police, to apprehend those read more Tinubu to security chief: How come no one has been arrested for Benue killings?

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2 w. ago Anambra poll: YPP candidate pledges to tackle insecurity, revive businesses

From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha The governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has vowed to decisively tackle insecurity and allow businesses to thrive across all parts of the state. Chukwuma said he will prioritise the restoration of law and order across all […] The post Anambra poll: YPP candidate pledges to tackle insecurity, revive businesses appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Land Grabbing, Economic Sabotage Fuelling Plateau Insecurity – Gov Mutfwang

Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has decried the rising insecurity in the state, blaming it on deliberate economic sabotage and organised land grabbing aimed at impoverishing farming communities and keeping the populace in perpetual poverty. Governor Mutfwang emphasised that insecurity in the state was not a random crisis but part of a “deliberate attempt” to […]

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3 w. ago June 12: Alia accuses some religious leaders of fueling insecurity in Benue

From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has accused some religious leaders, whom he described as “religious bandits,” of fueling insecurity in the state. Governor Alia stated this on Thursday while addressing a mammoth crowd who hailed him during the June 12 Solidarity March in Government House in Makurdi, the state capital. He […] The post June 12: Alia accuses some religious leaders of fueling insecurity in Benue appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Insecurity: We’re under siege, Plateau community cries out, urges action

From Jude Owuamanam, Jos Jahr community in Kanam Local Government, Plateau State has said the Indigene have been turned into vigilantes in the area as they are  constantly being attacked by bandits and kidnappers. The community has therefore, raised the alarms about the continued attacks and urged Governor Caleb Mutfwang to take action and stop […] The post Insecurity: We’re under siege, Plateau community cries out, urges action appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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4 w. ago Insecurity: COAS Boosts Morale Of Frontline Troops, Harps On Professionalism

Towards effective tackling of the security challenges confronting the nation, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has exhibited a remarkable show of solidarity and support for the frontline troops in Akwa Ibom State. Addressing the combatants at a special luncheon held over the weekend at the Nigerian Army’s 2 Brigade Cantonment, […]

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