Press Releases

ABUJA, August 31, 2026 — The Inspector-General of Police is recording fresh operational wins as officers across fifteen states rescued kidnap victims, neutralized armed bandits and kidnappers, and recovered firearms,...

The Nigerian Army has confirmed an attempted breach of its official X (formerly Twitter) account, marking the second cybersecurity incident involving a Nigerian military social media platform in just two...

Lagos, Nigeria — The Nigeria Police Force has again demonstrated the value of international intelligence cooperation, rescuing two Colombian women who were lured to Lagos, held captive, and stripped of...

    KADUNA — The Kaduna State Police Command has announced a series of arrests and weapon recoveries across the state, including the apprehension of a suspected gun runner caught...

  KANO — The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Police Command, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, PhD, has announced a renewed security offensive targeting recurring gang-related violence in Gobirawa and Tudun...

  Abuja — August 24, 2026 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's newly unveiled All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has run into a wave of criticism just two days after...

  PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — August 24, 2026 Former Liberian President George Weah has delivered a pointed rebuke to Africa's political class, warning that leaders who win office through the...

  Abuja — The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has released its latest weekly operational report, showing continued gains in the fight against violent crime nationwide as Inspector-General of Police, IGP...

Since his appointment as Acting Inspector-General of Police on February 24, 2026 — and his subsequent confirmation as substantive IGP by the Nigeria Police Council on March 2 — Olatunji...

    WASHINGTON — Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued a sharp condemnation Friday of two fresh attacks in Nigeria that have...