Security

By Ebinum Samuel Says it’s people-centred intervention to uplift communities, strengthen national security, and secure Nigeria’s future Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel Targeted intelligence, swift response, and coordinated Bush Combing operations, according to the Edo state police Command spokeswoman, ASP Eno Ikoedem have continued to yield results for the Edo State…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel Over 9,939kg Loud, Colos, Skunk seized in Lagos, Niger, Edo, Anambra, Ondo raids; 12,500 ampoules of pentazocine injection recovered in Kano A Brazil based Nigerian businessman Uche Franklin…
Read More...

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, has called on Lagosians to remain vigilant and avoid manipulation by individuals disguising criminal activities as civil agitation, National…
Read More...

Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the elevation of one (1) DIG, two (2) AIGs and over twenty-six thousand Inspectors following its 3rd Plenary Meeting held today, Thursday, 29th January…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel Seizes bags of explosives heading to Kano, Kaduna; Edo village head, 72-year-old grandpa, others in custody as Agency recovers tons of illicit drugs in raids across Borno, Jigawa, Kwara, Ekiti, Lagos, Ondo,…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel Charges them to dismantle drug cartels, intensify sensitization advocacy nationwide ​ABUJA, NIGERIA – Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.…
Read More...

By Ayo Oyoze Baje Quote: "They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God." -John 16:2 ►(New…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission through its spokesman, Torty Kalu said it has noted with concern a recent report published by Sahara Reporters on January 21, 2026, titled “‘We’ve Done Everything Required’: Police…
Read More...

Five soldiers have been killed when a Boko Haram suicide bomber rammed into a military convoy in the Timbuktu triangle in Borno State, while an unspecified number of troops were injured. Security sources…
Read More...

Kurmin Wali community in southern Kaduna has been thrown into panic following the mass abduction of 177 Christian worshippers, the second attack in a week. On Sunday, gunmen attacked three churches in the community and…
Read More...

The identities of the 177 persons kidnapped from ECWA Church and Cherubim and Seraphim Churches 1 and 2 at Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday have been revealed. The list paints…
Read More...

No fewer than six persons, mainly students returning to school, have been confirmed dead following a boat mishap at Buruku crossing in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State. Many others are also still missing after…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel Honours 166 NDLEA personnel, 17 Commands at bi-annual CCEO awards and commendation ceremony; charges officers to go all out against drug cartels, barons ABUJA, Tuesday, 20th January 2026 – Chairman/Chief…
Read More...

Lagos, January 18, 2026 – Police Operatives under the Area ‘M’ Command, Idimu, Lagos, have arrest two Togolese brothers, working as domestic workers, over alleged theft of luxury items and cash valued about ₦118…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel As Agency recovers illicit drugs from his hideout, nabs ex-convict, female online vendor, others in Jigawa, Lagos, Ogun, Edo, Delta, Oyo, FCT, Enugu, Kwara raids ABUJA — Operatives of the…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd), has lauded the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, and Head of the Central Results Delivery…
Read More...

The family of a 23-year-old student k!lled in protests in Iran have said that they had to sift through hundreds of young people’s bodies to find her. Rubina Aminian, 23, a fashion student at Shariati College in Tehran, was…
Read More...

The Edo State High Court, Criminal Court 2, has ordered the remand of several youths arrested during the recent protest in Ekpoma at the Ubiaja Correctional Centre. The decision followed an application by the prosecution…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Edo State Police Command, through its spokeswoman, ASP Eno Ikoedem, has clarifeid the true position of events surrounding the protest that occurred in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel Dispatch rider, others nabbed; tons of illicit drugs recovered in raids across Edo, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Taraba, Niger, Oyo   Barely three years after he was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to two years…
Read More...

By Idowu Ajanaku Quote: "Governor Aiyedatiwa's contributions to the progress, growth and development of Ondo State, formerly as Deputy Governor, Acting Governor, and now Governor, are a pragmatic testament to his visionary…
Read More...

The Police Command in Lagos State on Monday said it has confirmed the identity of officers accused of extorting N3.3 million from a couple in Lagos, and have consequently detained them. The command identified the…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The attention of the Police Service Commission has been drawn to reports of illegal charges of up to Fifteen Thousand Naira (₦15,000) or more being collected by some cyber cafes and their agents from…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel Wanted female drug kingpin ‘Mama Kerosine’ arrested in Ibadan; large consignments of opioids, skunk recovered in Borno, Lagos, Kwara, Jigawa raids   Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Nigerian Air Force, under the Joint Task Force South West, Operation AWATSE, has arrested drug suspects and recovered assorted narcotics during an intelligence-led operation in Lagos, handing them over…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel  ‎ ‎The Delta State Police Command has decisively quelled violent disturbances orchestrated by 43 hoodlums and criminal elements who attempted to hijack the New Year Eve celebrations in parts of Asaba metropolis…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel NDLEA recovers tons of skunk, opioids in Ekiti, Edo, Cross River, Gombe, Taraba, FCT, Lagos raids; nabs wanted businessman linked to Tincan port ‘Loud’ shipment A notorious drug trafficker Nwobodo…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel A Texas United States based security research and strategy organization has named the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) as…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5 with Headquarters in Benin City,and, comprising Delta and Edo State Police Commands, *AIG Salman-Dogo Garba, psc* has ordered the strategic…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, this afternoon in Abuja, decorated one of the nation's foremost security operative, Olufemi Abaniwonda with his exalted new rank of Assistant…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Delta State Police Command, through the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Edafe Bright, said it has observed with concern a misleading online report published by Sahara reporters alleging that…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Anambra State Police Command, according to its spokesman, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, is set to hold a Christmas Carol of Nine Lessons and End-of-Year Party with the theme “Policing: A Shared Responsibility" today by…
Read More...

SUSTAINING SAFETY DURING YULETIDE: ANAMBRA POLICE ARRESTS FAKE ARMED VIGILANTE OPERATIVES ROBBING INNOCENT RESIDENTS IN AWKA. In furtherance of the ongoing investigations on a Case of Criminal Conspiracy and Armed…
Read More...

20th December, 2025 PRESS RELEASE DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND RESPONDS TO MISLEADING ONLINE REPORTS; REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE ON POLICE WITHDRAWAL FROM VIP DUTIES The Delta State…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel Commends Taraba university for anti-drug abuse initiatives, partnership with NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel  The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd), mni, received the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Mr. Olusegun Alebiosu, on a courtesy…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc MNIPS PhD, today, led key stakeholders, officers and men of the Command and concerned members of the public on a walk and…
Read More...

 By Ebinum Samuel  We remain resolute to frustrate drug syndicates targeting Nigeria, says Marwa The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured an order of a Federal High Court in Lagos to detain a ship, its captain and 20…
Read More...

  The Anambra State Police Command has recorded another major operational success as operatives of the Commissioner of Police (CP) Special Patrol recovered arms, suspected stolen cash, and other incriminating items during a hot pursuit in…
Read More...

The Edo State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on cult-related violence, neutralising a suspected cultist and arresting 27 others during a late-night raid that disrupted an alleged initiation ceremony. Public…
Read More...

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of 11 passengers who were among 18 kidnapped along the Benin–Akure highway near Obarenren village in Ovia North East Local Government Area. Police spokesperson,…
Read More...

“Edo State police have arrested a 49-year-old man for allegedly killing his 15-year-old son and secretly burying him in their family compound in Igueben LGA. Authorities say investigations are ongoing.” A…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel As NDLEA intercepts US, Canada, Sweden-bound opioids in black soup containers, designer wears; uncovers clandestine codeine syrup factory in Abia; arrests woman, son over 1,187kg skunk seizure in Ondo  …
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc mnips PhD, today 12th December 2025, held Command’s Strategic Officers’ Lecture at the Police Command Headquarters, Awka. The CP, according to the Command…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel Why we need traditional rulers to join the crusade against substance abuse -MarwaThe Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade has assured the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel  Retired Deputy Commanders General of Narcotics (DCGN) who served as directors in the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have paid a visit to the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd)…
Read More...

Elder statesman and founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Abubakar Tanko Yakasai, has dismissed claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria, insisting that Christians and Muslims have coexisted peacefully for…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel A new Police Public Relations Officer and the first female has assumed duty following the approval of her posting by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun . According to a press statement…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel In its avowal to crackdown on criminals operating in Edo state, the Command through a press release signed by the outgoing spokesman, CSP Joel Moses Yamu, confirmed the rescue of a Chinese, arrests of suspected criminals…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel As NDLEA destroys illicit drug warehouses in Ekiti, Ondo forests In series of intelligence-led operations across the country, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Edo State Police Command has strongly warn residents of the State against the sale, distribution, and use of firecrackers, popularly known as “bangers” "knockouts" The Command, through its…
Read More...

The Lagos State Environmental Taskforce today, continued its enforcement operation aimed at ridding the streets of illegal street traders, display of goods on the roads, and the activities of illegal ticketers. It also checkmated…
Read More...

The Edo State Police Command has announced a series of intensified measures to strengthen security across the state during the festive season. Commissioner of Police, Mr. Monday Agbonika, disclosed the plans in Benin City on Friday,…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Delta Staye Police Command said in its continued effort to curb cult-related activities and the proliferation of illicit firearms within Delta State, operatives of the CP-Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT), led…
Read More...

The Department of Road Traffic Services, popularly known as the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO), says it will take its legal battle to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal upheld a judgment stopping the agency from impounding…
Read More...

 Commits to Gender Inclusivity, Openness, and Federal Character Compliance By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission (PSC), according to its spokesman, Torty Njoku Kalu, has convened a strategic stakeholders meeting with the Nigeria…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) Nigeria has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the reappointment of Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National…
Read More...

Gunmen abducted 19 people in Rivers and Imo states, including five students from Rivers State University, yesterday. This happened on the same day that the House of Representatives requested the federal government to apprehend the…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel ‎ ‎Stakeholders in Nigeria’s security architecture on Tuesday renewed the call for stronger institutional collaboration as a critical tool for counter-terrorism and crime control at a one-day inter-agency lecture and awards…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel  The FCT Police Command, according to its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed that acting on credible intelligence and supported by digital forensic reconstruction, has arrested four members of a notorious armed…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Delta State Police Command today, convened a high-level stakeholders’ peace meeting involving representatives of Okwama, Okoloba, and Akugbene communities to address emerging tensions arising from…
Read More...

Lieutenant A.M. Yerima, the Nigerian Navy officer who became popular after his encounter with FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has married his heartthrob in Kaduna. The wedding video began circulating online this week,…
Read More...

 By Ebinum Samuel   The Police Service Commission (PSC) said it has become aware of false information circulating on various social media platforms and unofficial websites, claiming that the Commission has opened a portal for recruitment…
Read More...

Matilda Omonaiye The Police in Anambra have confirmed the recovery of two female bodies believed to be among three Cameroonian women reportedly kidnapped in the state. According to police authorities, the bodies were found…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Anambra State Police Command, through its spokesman, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, has reassured the public especially residents of Anambra that it is not taking lightly the panic-inducing voice notes and…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a social media network used to distribute illicit substances packaged as imported Christmas cookies and…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel  The Edo State Police Command says its has been drawn to a video currently circulating on social media alleging the kidnapping of a couple in Aviele. The Command, according to the imafe maker,CSP Joel Moses Yamu, wishes to…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel  Security expert Bone Efoziem has called for increased technological measures to monitor and secure Nigeria’s porous land, air, and sea borders. Speaking at the 2025 Annual Lecture and Awards Ceremony of the Crime Reporters…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel  Over 6,800 Nigerians were killed in the first half of 2025, a figure highlighting the country’s worsening security crisis, Engineer Mustapha Kazeem Lusty said while delivering the keynote address at the 2025 Annual Lecture…
Read More...

By Ebinum SamuelThis is a clear statement you’re no longer untouchable, we’ll smoke you out of your hiding, Marwa warns drug baronsOperatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) continued their offensive action against drug…
Read More...

  Residents of Egbe town in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State are living in fear following reports that bandits have adopted a disturbing new method in their operations spraying chemical substances in homes to sedate victims…
Read More...

  The Delta State Police Command has disowned the information that the Girls’ Secondary School, Utagba-Ogbe, Kwale, was invaded on 24th November 2025 at around 9.30am. In a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel As NDLEA launches heavy crackdown on DTOs nationwide: arrests 9 kingpins; recovers tons of illicit drugs in flight boarding pass, others; nabs ladies for selling Colos-laced brownies online In a…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel Nigeria is not, and will never be your foothold, Marwa warns drug cartelsBarely six months after 10 Thai sailors and their ship were convicted and fined $4.3millionfor bringing 32.9kg cocaine into Nigeria, operatives of the…
Read More...

 By Ebinum SamuelAssures NDLEA ’ll build on past successes in his 2nd tenure as CISLAC boss Rafsanjani, Gen. Olukolade, others commend Agency’s efforts Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…
Read More...

   Popular American rapper Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, widely known as Nicki Minaj, has spoken out about the rising attacks on Christians in Nigeria.The award‑winning rapper said Christians in the country are being “targeted and killed en…
Read More...

  A Nigerian man, Chiowa Obeigbe, who was living in the United Kingdom, has reportedly been found dead in his apartment in Gloucester.The news was shared on Monday by another UK-based Nigerian, Benjamin Kuti, popularly known as Oluomo of…
Read More...

  Nigeria has raised concerns over its exclusion from a United Nations event hosted by U.S. rapper Nicki Minaj, which focused on the alleged persecution and killings of Christians in the country.Speaking on Tuesday, Syndoph Endoni, the…
Read More...

By Ebinum Samuel The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd mni, says the Commission recognizes the important role of coherent communication in effective policing. DIG Argungu noted that…
Read More...