The Nigerian Army has rebranded the Joint Task Force (JTF)- Operation Safe Haven to Operation Enduring Peace to guarantee peace in Plateau state and its environs. The Media and Information Officer of security outfit Major Samson Zhakom, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday on Saturday. He said the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher…
The Kaduna State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into an alleged meeting of factions of political parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP), linked to the former governor of the state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, which reportedly degenerated into violence and sporadic gunshots. The state…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Earlier this month, the United States government released a sobering assessment of Nigeria’s human rights record in its 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Among the stark revelations was the shamefully low national minimum wage of ₦70,000—a figure described as “woefully inadequate” amid rising inflation, a weakened naira, and an…
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday filed charges against nine suspected terrorists linked to killings in Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue and parts of Plateau state. The charges were at an Abuja Federal High Court In the the charges marked FHC/ABJ/CR/453/2025, the DSS alleged that the suspects, arrested across ethnic and…
Two people were reportedly killed while 100 others were abducted in an attack by bandits on Gamdum Mallam and Ruwan Rana villages of Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara state. The criminals who rode on motorbikes were said to have stormed the communities on Saturday, August 23, shooting sporadically. Muhammadu MaiAnguwa, village head of Gamdum…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Tuesday, handed over 128 victims rescued from kidnappers in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of tZamfara state. Speaking while handing over the victims to the Zamfara state government, Ribadu vowed that the federal government would sustain its onslaught against terrorists and kidnappers until they are completely…
