SECURITY

The Lagos State Police Command has launched a special tactical unit, codenamed the “Command Sweepers Squad,” as part of intensified efforts to tackle rising criminal activities and strengthen security operations...

The United Nations has warned that nearly 35 million Nigerians could face acute hunger between June and August as worsening economic pressures, conflict and inadequate humanitarian funding deepen the nation’s...

The Christian Association of Nigeria has strongly condemned the abduction of schoolchildren, teachers and school officials during coordinated attacks on schools in Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government...

The Defence Headquarters has rejected reports alleging that civilians were killed during a recent military airstrike on Tumfa market in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The military insisted...

Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian military of carrying out an airstrike that killed at least 100 civilians at a crowded market in Zamfara State, describing the incident as part...

Amnesty International has called on Nigerian authorities to investigate reports that at least 150 people, mostly children, died in an army-run camp in Kwara State, while the military has dismissed...

Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), supported by its Air Component, have dismissed reports of civilian casualties following a recent airstrike in Borno State,...

The Nigerian Army has buried soldiers killed in action during ongoing counter-insurgency operations in Borno State, laying them to rest on Friday at the Maimalari Military Cantonment Cemetery in Maiduguri....

The first group of U.S. military personnel has arrived in Nigeria, marking the start of a planned deployment of about 200 American intelligence analysts, advisers and trainers to support Nigerian...

Nigeria’s military said on Thursday that its security partnership with the United States is focused on capacity building, intelligence sharing and logistics support, following public speculation that U.S. troops had...