A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Idris Wase yesterday alleged that there were times when members of the Boko Haram insurgent and armed robbers found their way into the military during recruitment exercises. Wase made the allegation while speaking on behalf of the North Central caucus of the House of Representatives during a debate on the security situation in the country. Against this background, he said the issue of sabotage within the security sector must be properly addressed through a comprehensive review of the recruitment of personnel into the various security services. Wase said there…
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President Bola Tinubu Wednesday declared a state of emergency on security nationwide. TheHintsNews reports the move by the president may not be unconnected to the rising case of insecurity in the country. Tinubu in a statement he personally signed directed the Department of State Service (DSS) to immediately deploy all the forest guards already trained to flush out the terrorists and bandits lurking in our forests He noted: “Today, in view of the emerging security situation, I have decided to declare a nationwide security emergency and order additional recruitment into the Armed Forces. “By this declaration, the police and…
All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Dr. Maryam Shetty has expressed confidence in Nigeria’s ability to overcome its current security challenges, declaring that the nation will survive through the strength of its people. Shetty, speaking from Mecca, acknowledged the severe difficulties facing the country but maintained that Nigerians possess the resilience needed to navigate the crisis. Her comments followed series of high profile kidnappings and attacks that have intensified national anxiety and pressured President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In response to surge of insecurity in the country, President Bola Tinubu has ordered a security overhaul, including withdrawing police officers from protecting VIPs,…
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have successfully foiled an ambush by terrorists and rescued a kidnapped victim during a coordinated operation around Oshokoshoko and Obajana in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi state. Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lt. Hassan Abdullahi in a statement issued Tuesday explained that in the early hours of 25 November, 2025, following credible information on the movement of bandits crossing the Oshokoshoko Obajana corridor with abducted persons, troops deployed at the Kabba Patrol Base working jointly with Other Hybrid Forces conducted a special ambush operation to intercept the…
The 24 schoolgirls abducted by terrorists in Maga, Kebbi state last Monday have regained freedom. TheHintsNews reports that terrorists struck at the school at dawn on November 17 and abducted the girls, moments after a military detachment left the premises. The Kebbi incident triggered some other copycat kidnappings in Eruku in Kwara State and Papiri in Niger State. All 38 kidnapped victims in Eruku were freed on Sunday. The same day, the Niger State chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria said 50 of the missing students of the Catholic School in Niger have been found in their parents’…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned one Oti Jonathan Idowu for an alleged N23 million theft before Justice O.A. OKunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Idowu, alongside his company, Boundless Multi Service Solution Nigeria Limited, is being prosecuted on 11-count charges bordering on stealing to the tune of N23 million. The defendant pleaded “not guilty” to the charges when they were read to him. In view of this, prosecution counsel, A. M. Dambuwa, asked the court for a trial date and also prayed for the remand of the first defendant…
The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, has successfully repatriated a 61-year-old Turkish national, Acar Huseyin, to the Republic of Turkey to face his outstanding prison sentence. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin in a statement issued Tuesday said Huseyin, who was convicted for fraud by the Istanbul Anadolu High Criminal Court earlier this year, fled Turkey shortly after judgment in an attempt to evade serving a sentence of 14 years, 8 months, and 10 days. He subsequently travelled through the Middle East into Nigeria. Hundeyin added that in July 2025, Interpol NCB…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday announced that the long-awaited Abuja–Kuje road would be completed and delivered by June next year. Wike, who disclosed this during an inspection of ongoing works in Kuje Area Council, said the contractor, Arab Contractors, had committed to meeting the new deadline, while the FCTA had also met its own obligations to keep the project on track. He recalled that the contract, awarded in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic, had stalled until the current administration intervened. His words: “We are very impressed with the level of work…
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has described the abduction of over 315 students and teachers from St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger State as the most horrifying in recent history. The National Chairman, Falalu Bello in a statement issued Tuesday said in just a few days, the country has descended further into chaos, marked by brazen mass abductions, targeted killings, and coordinated terror attacks across several states, including Kebbi, Zamfara, Kwara, Kano, Bauchi, Yobe, Sokoto, Borno, and Niger. He added that what is unfolding is nothing short of a systematic assault on the sovereignty of the nation and the…
Nigeria, a nation brimming with potential, rich in culture, and blessed with a vibrant populace, is grappling with a crisis that strikes at the very heart of its existence.The pervasive devaluation of Nigerian lives, the rise of kidnapping and banditry, fueled by a complex interplay of socio-economic factors, political negligence, and a breakdown in law and order, has created a climate of fear and insecurity, eroding the fundamental right to life and dignity for millions of Nigerians. The alarming rise of kidnapping and banditry once confined to specific regions, have spread into a nationwide epidemic, casting a long shadow…