The Federal Government has approved the establishment of a new Nigerian Army depot in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s security architecture. With the approval, the number of army depots in Nigeria has increased to three, joining the existing facilities in Kaduna and Osogbo, which have served the country for decades. The new depot is aimed at boosting the operational capacity of the Nigerian Army […]

The Nigerian Air Force has stated that military force alone is insufficient to achieve lasting peace in the country, emphasizing that diplomacy and strategic partnerships are essential in addressing Nigeria’s complex security challenges. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, made this position known in a goodwill message delivered on his behalf by Air Commodore E. P. Bindul at the first anniversary and General Assembly of the International […]

Heavy security presence was recorded on Saturday at Ebunoluwa Hall in Osogbo, the venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary ahead of the 2026 Osun State election. A total of 1,660 delegates are expected to participate in the exercise to elect the party’s governorship candidate. Security operatives drawn from the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Department of State Services (DSS) […]

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has attributed the significant progress recorded in the solid minerals sector to the digital reforms introduced under the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration over the past two and a half years. Alake made this known in Abuja during the inauguration of the OneGov Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS) at the Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), a key agency under the Ministry. He described […]