66 articles tagged with “security”
Suspected armed men attacked the Celestial Church of Christ in Uso, Owo Local Government Area, kidnapping five worshippers during a midnight service, marking the latest security breach targeting religious gatherings in Nigeria's southwest.
Multiple deadly attacks by armed groups have forced mass displacement in Bauchi and claimed lives in Benue, while former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai remains in custody after bail denial by anti-corruption officials.
A Nigerian fashion designer was killed in Brooklyn, a pilot died in a South African aircraft crash, and a shooting occurred at Mar-a-Lago, underscoring persistent security vulnerabilities across international settings.
A deadly breach at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate and violent attacks in Nigeria's Ebonyi State underscore escalating security challenges, while Lagos emergency services report over 1,000 road accident rescues in 2025.
A Nigerian fashion designer killed in New York, a kombi driver arrested for child rape in Zimbabwe, and a fatal security breach at Trump's Florida resort mark a 48-hour span of violent incidents spanning three continents.
A series of kidnappings, murders, and armed attacks across multiple Nigerian states has intensified public frustration with deteriorating security, prompting highway blockades and renewed calls for government intervention.
A spate of violent incidents across multiple African nations over the weekend has highlighted deteriorating security conditions, with authorities grappling with banditry, institutional theft, and vigilante violence.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio praised the Tinubu government for improvements in Nigeria's economy and security, though independent assessments present a more complex picture of the administration's performance.
At least 38 people were killed in a terrorist attack in Zamfara State, while separate kidnapping incidents in Ondo and the Southeast highlight Nigeria's deteriorating security situation.
Eleven civilians died in renewed bandit attacks in Nigeria's Zamfara State, while the arrest of Zimbabwe's former first son in Johannesburg highlights the region's divergent security challenges—from rural terror to elite impunity.
Multiple Nigerian states have introduced emergency measures including nighttime curfews and school closures as armed attacks, herder killings, and banditry escalate across the country's middle belt and northern regions.
Amnesty International reports 323 deaths in the first 20 days of February across six Nigerian states, as bandit attacks, kidnappings, and police violence compound the nation's security crisis.
As police operations dismantle criminal networks in Delta State, persistent attacks in the South-East and revelations about insecurity's domestic roots in Katsina expose the complex nature of Nigeria's security crisis.
A terrorist assault in Zamfara state killed at least 30 people while political violence during party elections in Ondo state left four dead, prompting President Tinubu to summon the state governor as security concerns escalate nationwide.
Kogi State schools resume operations following an emergency mid-term break prompted by security concerns, as religious and political leaders seek solutions to Nigeria's deepening security crisis.