By Ankeli Emmanuel (Sokoto)

Worried by the increasing degree of insecurity in Sokoto State, especially in the Eastern Senatorial district and its environs lately, Sokoto State Government has convened a multi-stakeholders meeting geared towards finding a lasting solution to the menace.

• * Sign Cooperation Agreement To Improve Policing Services In Both Countries

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, signed a Cooperation Agreement with his Sierra Leonean counterpart, Dr. Ambrose Michael Sovula, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Contrary to some media reports that the Police Special Investigation Panel (SIP) probing the alleged indictment of DCP Abba Kyari by the FBI has submitted its final report, the police authorities, on Tuesday, denied the report, saying that investigation is still ongoing.

• * As Police Urges Public Trust, Confidence In The Joint Security Team

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central)

The abducted Niger-North zonal Chairman (zone C) of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Aminu Musa Bobi, has been released by his abductors and subsequently rescued unhurt after almost a week in captivity.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief/Defence Correspondent)

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has said that despite contemporary security challenges, the Nigerian Army under his leadership, is being repositioned to conduct its operations efficiently.

• * Says 'I Would Have Resigned If Govt Had Paid Ransom'

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief, North Central)

Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Idris, on Friday, August 13, 2021, recalled his four days experience in the den of suspected armed bandits who abducted him from his house at Baban-Tunga village in Tafa Local Government Area last Sunday.

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief, North Central)

Kidnapped Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Muhammad Sani Idris, has just regained freedom after spending four days with his abductors, suspected to be armed bandits.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief/Defence Correspondent)

The Nigerian Army has said its attention has been drawn to a trending publication by some online news mediums in which facts were allegedly twisted or misrepresented in that report to achieve an alleged pre-determined purpose.

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief, North Central)

Barely forty-eight hours after the abduction of an APC Chieftain, the Niger state government has confirmed the kidnap of the Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Idris.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Chief of Army Staff, (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has solicited the support of traditional rulers in Northwest Nigeria for reliable and actionable information that will aid troops in combating the menace of banditry.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief/Defence Correspondent)

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, in his efforts to cater for the welfare of troops and boost their morale, has flagged off welfare flight for troops of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) who are proceeding on a pass to and fro the theatre of operations to other parts of the country.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief/Defence Correspondent)

Participants of Army War College Nigeria(AWCN) Course 5/2021 are currently on a Geo - Strategic tour to the Republics of Liberia and Niger.