“Shoot Bandits, Terrorists on Sight; Don’t Wait for Orders”, Defence Minister Orders Soldiers

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria“Shoot Bandits, Terrorists on Sight; Don’t Wait for Orders”, Defence Minister Orders Soldiers

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 9, 2026

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has ordered security personnel to immediately engage armed bandits and terrorists wherever they are encountered, warning that any operative who fails to act under the pretext of awaiting orders would be regarded as working with the criminals. Musa issued the directive on Wednesday in Sokoto while commissioning 62 operational vehicles and other security equipment worth ₦27.127 billion procured by the Sokoto State Government to strengthen security operations...

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Tinubu Gives ICPC Marching Order To Probe the PFIPC Controversy

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Gives ICPC Marching Order To Probe the PFIPC Controversy

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2026

Following PFIPCover the establishment of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) to launch a comprehensive investigation into the agency’s activities. Tinubu gave the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the investigation be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted to him within 30 days. President Tinubu stated that...

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President Tinubu vows to reposition Nigerian Army

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu vows to reposition Nigerian Army

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration’s resolve is to reposition and strengthen the Nigerian Army by deploying emerging technologies and strengthening operational capabilities across all theatres of operation. The President made the declaration at the closing ceremony of the 163rd Nigerian Army Day Celebration, held on Monday at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said the measure is to improve military planning, combat readiness, and the nation’s response to evolving...

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Rural Electrification Agency deploys 20 solar-powered mini grids to Adamawa 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRural Electrification Agency deploys 20 solar-powered mini grids to Adamawa 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2026

The Rural Electrification Agency has approved 20 solar-powered mini grids and are currently being deployed across Adamawa State to provide electricity to underserved communities. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe disclosed this on Monday at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Kofare, Mbamba and Saminaka Solar Hybrid Interconnected Mini Grid in Adamawa state. He said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains committed to improving electricity supply across the country, describing the...

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Government will not negotiates with bandits- Council Chairman 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernment will not negotiates with bandits- Council Chairman 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2026

The chairman of Talata Mafara Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Yahaya Abubakar Yari, has insister that criminals have no genuine demands that would justify peace talks.  He said negotiations with bandits should be held only with armed groups that take up arms over specific political or social grievances. Speaking to BBC Hausa, Yari cited the example of former rebels in Colombia, saying they ended their armed struggle after the government addressed their concerns. “They...

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NIPSS Attack: Suspect Arrested At Treatment Facility 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNIPSS Attack: Suspect Arrested At Treatment Facility 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 6, 2026

One of the suspects in connection with the recent attack on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area, has been arrested by troops deployed to Plateau State after the incident. The suspect, identified as Paul Kolsen, was reportedly apprehended while receiving medical treatment for a gunshot wound that security operatives believe he sustained during the attack on the government policy institution when security forces repelled the...

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Armed Youths Robb 36 Serving NYSC Corps Members In Adamawa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaArmed Youths Robb 36 Serving NYSC Corps Members In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 5, 2026

The Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed that armed youths have into Corpers’ Lodge, at Specialist Hospital, Yola and robbed about thirty-six (36) corps members of their valuables, including mobile phones. In a statement by the spokesman of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, however said four suspects in connection with robbery have been arrested. The statement explained that on 27th June, 2026, the suspects, armed with dangerous weapons, criminally trespassed into the lodge and...

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Kogi Govt Recovers Over 1,000 Rustled Livestock From Late Battijo’s Gang

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKogi Govt Recovers Over 1,000 Rustled Livestock From Late Battijo’s Gang

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 4, 2026

The Kogi State Government, in collaboration with the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Hybrid Forces from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police Force, local vigilantes and hunters, has recovered over 1,000 rustled livestock in sustained security operations targeting the remnants of the criminal network of the late bandit kingpin, Kachalla Ibrahim Battijo and other cattle-rustling syndicates operating within the state and across the...

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Nigeria’s Security Crisis and the Reestablishment of Indigenous Metallurgical Capacity

ColumnsNational SecurityNigeriaOpinionNigeria’s Security Crisis and the Reestablishment of Indigenous Metallurgical Capacity

PilotnewsJuly 3, 20261

“Nigeria’s challenge is not capability, but the courage to reclaim its indigenous defense legacy” —Dr. Declan Onwudiwe Nigeria’s escalating insecurity, manifested in terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and rural violence, has exposed a troubling reality: Africa’s most populous nation remains heavily dependent on foreign arms for its security. Yet Nigeria once possessed extensive indigenous metallurgical and weapons-production capabilities. Reviving that capacity, under strict regulation and state oversight, may be one of the country’s most overlooked security options....

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Insecurity: Adamawa State Gov’t Relocates NECO examination centres 

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaInsecurity: Adamawa State Gov’t Relocates NECO examination centres 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 3, 2026

Adamawa State government has taken precautionary measure to safeguard students and teachers and relocate NECO examination centres in some vulnerable schools to safer places. The step by government followed abduction of students of Government Day Secondary School Lassa in Askira-Uba of Borno State last Monday while writing NECO Examinations. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Development of the ministry, Hajiya Aisha Mohammed Umar, in a statement on Wednesday evening, said the relocation is...

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