President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved sweeping changes in the leadership of Nigeria’s Armed Forces in a decisive move to strengthen the country’s security architecture. General Olufemi Oluyede has been appointed the new Chief of Defence Staff, replacing General Christopher Musa. Major-General W. Shaibu becomes Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke assumes the position of Chief of Air Staff, while Rear Admiral I. Abbas is the new […]

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has pledged to strengthen intelligence sharing and coordination with the Department of State Services (DSS) to tackle rising security threats, violent extremism, and inter-communal tensions across the country. This resolution was reached during the Forum’s fifth meeting held in Abuja from Thursday night to early Friday, chaired by Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. In a communiqué read by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the NGF […]

The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has arrested at least 11 suspected high-level members of terrorist groups in Nigeria as part of a major transnational crackdown on terrorism financing. The arrests were made under Operation Catalyst, a two-month coordinated effort across six African countries — Nigeria, Angola, Cameroon, Kenya, Namibia, and South Sudan — aimed at dismantling networks involved in terrorism funding and related illegal activities. According to a statement […]

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has approved disciplinary actions against 31 officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) for various offences, including misconduct, indiscipline, and criminal activities. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the Service Public Relations Officer, Assistant Comptroller of Immigration (ACI) Akinsola Akinlabi, in Abuja. According to Akinlabi, the decision followed the review of recommendations from the Board’s Disciplinary and […]