Kogi State Police Command Takes Proactive Step to Address Farmers/Herders Clashes

Kogi State Police Command Takes Proactive Step to Address Farmers/Herders Clashes

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The Kogi State Police Command, led by Commissioner of Police CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, convened a stakeholders' meeting to address recurring clashes between herders and farmers in the state. The meeting brought together Local Government Chairmen, traditional rulers, youth representatives, and security officials. This was contained in a press statement signed byASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat,Police Public Relations Officer in the State Command Key issues discussed […]

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Military step up security patrols in Jos amid rising tensions

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The military in Plateau State Nigeria have intensified operations in the city of Jos following renewed tensions in Plateau State, carrying out stop-and-search exercises and targeted patrols across key areas. According to a statement signed by Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE, troops launched a coordinated security sweep on Friday aimed at preventing further escalation of violence […]

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Nigeria Police step up vigilance amid Middle East tensions

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigeria Police Force has reassured Nigerians that security agencies remain on high alert despite escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, insisting that the country’s internal security situation is stable and under control. In a statement signed by the Ag. Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, the police said the Ag. Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, had ordered enhanced, intelligence-led policing nationwide to prevent any spillover […]

March 2, 2026 24

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WCO chief praises Nigeria’s cargo clearance study as major step toward faster, safer trade

By Zainab Uzomah The head of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), Ian Saunders, has hailed Nigeria’s new Time Release Study (TRS) as a significant reform that could speed up cargo clearance, strengthen border security and improve the country’s trade competitiveness across Africa. Speaking on Monday at Tin Can Island Port in Lagos, Mr Saunders said the study gives Nigeria “specific and objective insights” into how goods move through its ports, […]

January 28, 2026 13

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COAS orders troops to step up offensive against criminals in 2 Division area

https://youtu.be/4tfFJ5DU4JM By Zainab Uzomah The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has instructed troops under the 2 Division to intensify offensive operations and clear out criminal groups operating across the division’s area of responsibility. In a statement issued on 22 December by Colonel Appolonia Anele, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, the Army chief delivered the directive during his maiden operational visit to Odugbo Barracks in Ibadan on […]

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Lagos Assembly speaker: Meranda may step down as Akande panel shortlists seven

Lagos Assembly speaker: Meranda may step down as Akande panel shortlists sevenThe speakership crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly might be resolved soon as the intervention of heavyweights in the All Progressives Congress may be leading to a headway. The impeached Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa and the current Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, might be stepping aside for another lawmaker to lead the House The development follows the intervention of the […]

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Rivers crisis: Fight for your people or step aside, Kenneth Okonkwo tells politicians

A chieftain of the Labour Party, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said any politician who is not ready to stand for the people who voted for him or her because of fear of being killed should step aside. The former LP campaign spokesperson stated this while reacting to the drama that preceded the just-concluded Rivers State Local Government Area elections held on Saturday. In an interview with Soar TV on Saturday, Okonkwo […]

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South-East leaders step up moves to free Nnamdi

Igbo leaders on Wednesday sustained their pressure on the Federal Government for the release of the embattled leader of the Independent Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, with a visit to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, in Abuja. Senators from the South-East numbering 15, led by a former Abia State Deputy Governor, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, met with the AGF to plead with President Bola Tinubu for Kanu’s release. […]

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