9 h. ago Insecurity: Plateau gov meets defence minister, seeks collaboration

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang meets with the Minister of Defence to discuss new strategies and collaboration for tackling Plateau insecurity. Read More: https://punchng.com/insecurity-plateau-gov-meets-defence-minister-seeks-collaboration/

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9 h. ago Court dismisses bid by sacked Osun APC chairmen to access frozen council funds

They had argued among others that the freezing order was obstructing governance at local government level across Osun State, and that leaving the order in place would...

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10 h. ago Insecurity: Airpower remains central to military operational success — Defence Minister

Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (Rtd), on Thursday reaffirmed the critical importance of air power in ongoing security operations in the country...

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31 h. ago Defence Minister tasks newly promoted generals on new strategies against insecurity

"These challenges are Nigerian, and we must confront them together with unity of purpose. Nigerians are watching...

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32 h. ago Tinubu says he’s upset over N1.5trn debts owed to contractors

Peeved by the backlog of debt owed to the federal government amounting to N1.5 trillion, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set up a high-level multi-ministerial committee to design a funding plan and clear the debt...

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34 h. ago Defence Minister Hails Military’s Rapid Response To Benin Coup Attempt

General Musa said the professional response of the Nigerian Armed Forces played a key role in thwarting the plot. The post Defence Minister Hails Military’s Rapid Response To Benin Coup Attempt appeared first on Channels Television.

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34 h. ago Tinubu creates panel to clear N1.5tn debts owed 2,000 contractors

President Tinubu forms a high-level committee to resolve the N1.5tn federal contractor debt, expressing displeasure over payment delays for 2,000 contracto Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-creates-panel-to-clear-n1-5tn-debts-owed-2000-contractors/

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35 h. ago Insecurity: Withdrawal Of Police Officers From VIPs Should Be Effected — Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu directed the Minister for Interior to work with the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to replace the affected police personnel with NSCDC officers. The post Insecurity: Withdrawal Of Police Officers From VIPs Should Be Effected — Tinubu appeared first on Channels Television.

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35 h. ago Tinubu Sets Up Ministerial Panel To Clear Debts Owed 2,000 Local Contractors

President Bola Tinubu has constituted a high-level ministerial committee to address the backlog of unpaid debts owed to more than 2,000 federal contractors, a liability estimated at over N4trn. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. He said […]

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36 h. ago Defence Minister Tasks 27 Newly Promoted Army Generals To Lead With Courage, Integrity

The Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, decorated 27 newly promoted senior officers to their new rank of Major General with a charge to continue to display loyalty, professionalism and commitment. The 27 officers were recently promoted from the rank of Brigadier General, one of whom, Brig.-Gen. ZA Saidu, was posthumously promoted to the rank of Major […]

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37 h. ago Alleged Impersonation: Trial Of Lawyer, 1 Other Stalled As Defence Seeks Adjournment

The trial of Abuja-based lawyer, Victor Giwa, and his co-defendant, Ibitade Bukola, over allegations of forgery and impersonation of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Awa Kalu (SAN), was stalled on Wednesday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Apo. The defendants were standing trial before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie for allegedly forging […]

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38 h. ago General Musa’s appointment shows level of Tinubu’s foresight, seriousness — Expert

The appointment of General (rtd.) Christopher Gwabin Musa as Minister of Defence by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reflects the level of foresight and seriousness that the moment demands.

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40 h. ago ‘Nigeria’s Insecurity Not Driven By Religion’, AGF Fagbemi Tells US Delegation

Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has dismissed claims linking Nigeria’s security challenges to religion, stressing that such narratives were misleading. Fagbemi stated this after a closed-door meeting on Tuesday in Abuja with a high-level United States delegation led by Riley Barnes, the US Assistant Secretary of State […]

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47 h. ago Police Officer To Die By Hanging For Killing JOS Undergraduate

The Chief Justice of Plateau State, Justice David Mann, has sentenced a police officer, Sgt. Ruya Auta, for the shooting death of a 300-level University of Jos student, Rinji Bala. Mann, in a ruling delivered at the Plateau State High Court 1 on Tuesday in Jos, pronounced a death sentence — by hanging or lethal […]

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55 h. ago Nigeria records highest oil output since 1989, hits 355,000bpd – NEPL

NNPC’s subsidiary, NEPL, boosts Nigeria’s oil output to a record 355,000 barrels per day, the highest daily production level recorded since 1989. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-records-highest-oil-output-since-1989-hits-355000bpd-nepl/

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55 h. ago Insecurity: Nigeria needs leaders committed to protecting human lives – Peter Obi

“No country aspiring to growth, stability, and prosperity can accept this level of violence as normal....

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57 h. ago Nigeria, China strengthen agricultural cooperation to boost agro

Nigeria’s efforts to modernise its agricultural sector received a significant boost as a high-level delegation led by the Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, and the Director-General of the Nigeria–China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Mr Joseph Tegbe, began a series of strategic engagements with prominent agribusiness enterprises in Beijing, China. The delegation visited Beijing Doudian […]

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60 h. ago Yuletide: NSCDC warns against vandalism of critical infrastructure in FCT

The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Dr. Olusola Odumosu, has assured residents of the FCT of a hitch free Christmas and New Year celebration. 

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61 h. ago Coup Now ‘Almost Impossible’ In Nigeria Due To Military Reorientation – Enenche

  A former Director of Defence Information, Major-General John Enenche (rtd), has said that it is “almost impossible” for a military coup to take place in Nigeria now, citing decades of democratic reorientation within the Armed Forces and lessons from the country’s past experience with military rule. Speaking on Channels Television’s current affairs programme, ‘Sunday […]

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62 h. ago Nigeria, India Advance Defence Partnership As Indian Defence Adviser Visits COAS Shaibu

  The strategic defence partnership between Nigeria and India received a significant boost on on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, when the Indian Defence Adviser to Nigeria, Colonel Manoj Singh, paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, at the Army Headquarters in Abuja. According to a statement signed […]

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