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FRSC–Indian University Training: Building Resilient Personnel for Safer Roads and Stronger Security Management

FRSC–Indian University Training: Building Resilient Personnel for Safer Roads and Stronger Security Management By Ohaeri Osondu The recent training programme organised by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in collaboration with Rashtriya Raksha University Gujarat in India on stress management and emotional well-being for personnel of the Corps and other security agencies has no doubt,

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National News State of the Nation

Nigeria, US Deepen Defence Cooperation, Counter-Terrorism Partnership at Washington Talks

Nigeria, US Deepen Defence Cooperation, Counter-Terrorism Partnership at Washington Talks Nigeria and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence relations and deepening cooperation in the fight against terrorism and other security threats. The commitment followed high-level bilateral engagements between Nigerian and US officials in Washington, D.C., aimed at enhancing military-to-military relations,

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Politics & Government Security

Tinubu Charges INEC, Security Agencies to Ensure Credible Osun Poll

Tinubu Charges INEC, Security Agencies to Ensure Credible Osun Poll President Bola Tinubu has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure a peaceful, transparent and credible governorship election in Osun State scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026. Fifteen candidates are contesting the governorship election, including the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke

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DSS DG Bags Award for Advancing Strategic Intelligence, National Security

DSS DG Bags Award for Advancing Strategic Intelligence, National Security The Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU) has honoured the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, with its “Golden Era Pillar of Critical and Strategic Intelligence for National Development Award.” The award was presented to Ajayi on Thursday in

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NEWS Security

Sokoto Approves N1.76bn for 1,000 Motorcycles to Boost Security Operations

Sokoto Approves N1.76bn for 1,000 Motorcycles to Boost Security Operations The Sokoto State Government has approved N1.759bn for the procurement of 1,000 Bajaj motorcycles to strengthen the operational capacity and mobility of security agencies in the fight against banditry across the state. The approval was one of the resolutions reached at the sixth regular meeting

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IGP Disu Deploys DIG Mohammed to Coordinate Security for Osun Guber Poll

IGP Disu Deploys DIG Mohammed to Coordinate Security for Osun Guber Poll The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has deployed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Ishyaku Mohammed, to Osun State to coordinate security operations for the state’s governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026. The deployment is part of measures by

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NEWS Security

Troops Nab Suspect Linked to Naridon Village Attack in Kaduna

Troops Nab Suspect Linked to Naridon Village Attack in Kaduna Troops of Sector 3, Operation Enduring Peace, have arrested a 48-year-old man suspected of involvement in the recent attack on Naridon Village in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The suspect, identified as Salihu Miakailu, was arrested at about 8:00 p.m. on Monday, August

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IMN Annual Procession: Troops Deploy Along Kano–Zaria Highway to Maintain Security

IMN Annual Procession: Troops Deploy Along Kano–Zaria Highway to Maintain Security Troops of the 4 Demonstration Battalion have intensified security monitoring of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) participating in their annual religious procession along the Kano–Zaria highway in Kaduna State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that at about 7:30 a.m. on August

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Wike orders demolition of suspected criminal hideout in Abuja

Wike orders demolition of suspected criminal hideout in Abuja The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the immediate demolition of an illegal settlement near Karmajiji in the Kukwaba District of Abuja, following intelligence reports identifying the area as a suspected hideout for criminals. Wike issued the directive on Friday during an

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Foreign Affairs Security State of the Nation

Rethinking Security In The U.S.–Nigeria Partnership

The recent inauguration of the United States–Nigeria Joint Working Group on Religious Freedom and Security marks a defining moment in the evolving strategic partnership between the two countries.Convened in Abuja last month under the co-chairmanship of Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, and the U.S. Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Allison Hooker, the

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