Nigeria’s Police leadership has confirmed a nationwide personnel recall involving 11,566 officers previously attached to VIPs, directing their redeployment to frontline security operations.
Former lawmakers warned that negotiations with criminals would embolden violent groups, citing global examples where similar talks failed and worsened insecurity.
The market reversed its bullish trend, shedding N444bn after sharp declines in major stocks. Activity, however, strengthened with higher trading volume and value.
Edo State has intensified surveillance across highways and communities after a viral banditry threat, with Governor Okpebholo deploying a multi-agency security response to protect residents.
Nigeria faces a growing security emergency as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declares a nationwide security mobilisation, orders massive recruitment, and warns that the nation will yield no ground to terrorists amid rising regional instability and echoes of Nigeria’s past CPC designation.
A trader, Alhaji Mustapha Musa, has been killed by suspected robbery attackers who invaded his home in Suleja, Niger State, in a violent midnight assault that left his family in shock.
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has staged a nationwide protest over the killing of a teacher in Oyo, demanding improved school security and the release of abducted staff and students amid rising teacher safety concerns.
The National Bureau of Statistics says several food items, including tomatoes, beans, garri, onions and ginger, recorded month-on-month price increases in April 2026 despite some year-on-year declines.
Ademola Adeleke has dismissed reports of alleged kidnapping incidents in schools across Osun, describing the claims as false and assuring residents of strengthened security measures.