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The DSS impersonation arrest in Abuja has raised fresh concerns about criminals posing as security personnel to extort members of the public. The Department of State Services (DSS) arrested a man identified as Moferewa Maiye on Wednesday…

Bin-Per attack has sparked grief and anger in Plateau State after gunmen reportedly killed 24 residents in an overnight assault. Women from Bin-Per community in Ruff, Kombun District of Mangu Local Government Area took to the streets on…

Nigeria and the United States had a high-level meeting in Washington, D.C., focused on security, counter-terrorism and fundamental freedoms. The bilateral working group brings together senior officials from both countries to review…

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested three more suspects allegedly linked to the kidnapping of a Nasarawa State University dean. The DSS arrests took place on Friday night, days after security operatives…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has presented four vehicles to the Chief Imam of Ilorin and other Islamic leaders in the Ilorin Emirate, even as several communities continue to face deadly attacks by suspected bandits. The Kwara…

No fewer than 176 abducted women and children have regained their freedom following the deadly attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. The Kwara victims were abducted during the February 3, 2026…

A relative of Hon. Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza has revealed that the family paid about ₦50 million and provided five bottles of Maltina and five packs of Dudu fruit juice before the abducted Kebbi judge was released by armed bandits. The…

Lagos NURTW official reportedly dies after an armed attack, prompting renewed concern over public safety and violent crime in the state. The Organising Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers…

Security forces have intercepted suspected illicit supplies allegedly linked to terrorist networks operating around the Lake Chad Islands. Troops from Sector 3, Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a suspected…

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal says he refused to pay a N300 million ransom after his brothers were abducted in 2019, arguing that ransom payments encourage more kidnappings. Speaking on Thursday at the ARISE News and THISDAY…