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Southern groups knock Buhari's pro-North security appointments

President Muhammadu Buhari has come under fire by Southern groups over what they described as "lopsided" appointments of heads of the various security agencies in the country. They said the pattern of the appointments by the President did not reflect federal

Transformation photo of viral dancing security guards surfaces

Popular clergyman and humanitarian, Apostle Chineyere Chibuzor has shared transformation photos of viral dancing security guards, one year after he relocated them abroad. You may recall that last year, two Chicken Republic security guards had gone viral after

Nigeria To Partner With Turkey On Border Security

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said that Nigeria is ready to collaborate with Turkey in the area of border security. Ozoya Imohimi, the Director of Information & Public Relations at the ministry, in a statement on Friday, said the Minister

4 Important Things You Should Know About Online Security

The increase in cyber crime is an issue which has been well documented throughout 2017. As cyber criminals continue to craft new ways to get at unsuspecting victims and as the world continues to move towards the 4th industrial revolution, which will feature

Heathrow Airport Security Staff Nabbed with Cocaine Inside Toilet

A security official at the Heathrow Airport has been arrested in an airport toilet by British officials after seven kilograms (15 pounds) of cocaine was seized. The National Crime Agency said on Saturday that the 30-year-old man, from London, was arrested

Police Arrest Bank Security Guard Planning Robbery with Militants

A bank security guard has been arrested by the police for allegedly conspiring with suspected militants to rob the bank and four others in Lagos State. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the suspects had planned to launch attacks on banks located close to creeks in

10 LUTH doctors injured in clash with security men

Ten members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), were allegedly injured by some security men during a clash in the hospital. Adebayo Sekunmade, president of the association, disclosed this to reporters

Breaking: Tinubu declares state of emergency on food security

⁣ President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, declared a state of emergency on food security.⁣ Tinubu also approved that all matters pertaining to food and water availability and affordability, as essential livelihood items, be included within the purview of the National

Islamic group warns Wike against security deal with Israel

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has cautioned FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, against a recent plan to partner with Israeli security experts. MURIC gave the warning in a statement by its executive director, Prof Ishaq Akintola, in Abuja on Thursday. "The Minister

Security operatives fired direct shots at me - Fubara

Governor Similanyi Fubara of Rivers has broken his silence on the crisis rocking the state. Addressing some of his supporters at the assembly complex on Monday morning, the governor accused security agencies of compromise. He spoke after Edie Edison, his strong

JUST IN: Senate Summons Security Chiefs Over Plateau Killings

The Senate on Saturday summoned the heads of security agencies over the gruesome killings of more than 100 persons on Christmas eve in Plateau State. At least 145 persons were killed in bandits' attacks on 23 villages in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi local government

Joint Security Team Arrests Five Suspected Kidnappers in Ekiti

Crime A combined team of the police, Amotekun, OPC, NSCDC and local hunters on Tuesday being embarked on a bush combing operation through Oke-Osun, Ikere/Igbo-Okah to the thick forest around Iju/Ikere boundary as part of effort to rid Ekiti State of insecurity

Tambuwal directs security agencies to arrest, prosecute fertiliser middlemen

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has directed security agencies to arrest and prosecute fertiliser middlemen across the state. Tambuwal gave the directive in Shuni town, Dange/Shuni Local Government Area of the state on Sunday at the launch of the sale

Police Move Evans To Abuja, Tighten Security In Cell

Police authorities have moved the notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans, and his accomplices to the Force Investigation and Intelligence Department, Garki, Abuja for further investigations. Punch correspondent learnt on Friday that

BREAKING: End SARS: Buhari issues order to security operatives

President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the shooting, killings and the on-going vandalism in various parts of the country. Recall that some Nigerians were shot at and some killed at the Lagos toll gate on Tuesday. There have also been several cases of vandalism

Wike seeks security vote for FCT to tackle insecurity

The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday, March 18, urged the Senate to approve security votes for the territory to ensure seamless response to security threat. This is even as Wike defended the sum of N1,147,780,610,283.00

Kwara Approves N10,000 For Students, Security Agents

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed that students of Kwara origin enrolled in public-owned tertiary institutions receive N10,000 each. The governor also approved a N10,000 stipend for certain categories of security agents who serve as

DSS raises security concern as tribunal delivers judgment tomorrow.

Ahead of the planned two-day warning strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to protest the impact of petrol subsidy removal on the masses and barely 48 hours to the much-awaited judgment by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), the Department