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News Nigeria » Security: Nigeria’s president replaces top security officials as he struggles to restore stability

News channel or source: https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-security-sahel-tinubu-coup-e61f289e04048214fcfb93d953c1303f
Published on: Friday 24 October 2025

Nigeria’s president has replaced top security officials as his government grapples with unabated violence in the conflict-hit north and struggles with myriad security challenges.

News Nigeria » Security: Nigeria’s security in capable hands, says Gen Musa

News channel or source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/10/nigerias-security-in-capable-hands-says-gen-musa/
Published on: Thursday 30 October 2025

I am humbled by the privilege to have served our great nation, and I can proudly say Nigeria’s security is in capable hands,” he said.” ...

News Nigeria » Security: Nigeria replaces top security officials days after coup plot denial

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nigeria-replaces-top-security-officials-days-after-coup-plot-denial/ar-AA1P8EaE
Published on: Friday 24 October 2025

Move by Nigeria’s president comes after army denied rumours of coup plot amid reports military officers were arrested.

News Nigeria » Security: 45,000 police, 10,250 NSCDC personnel - Massive security for Anambra election unfolds

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/45000-police-10250-nscdc-personnel-massive-security-for-anambra-election-unfolds/ar-AA1Pwib2
Published on: Thursday 30 October 2025

Based on the resolution of the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES), the NSCDC alongside other security agencies on election duty will monitor the election process and ...

News Nigeria » Security: Gunmen ambush security patrol in Nigeria’s northwest, killing 8

News channel or source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/gunmen-ambush-security-patrol-nigerias-northwest-killing-8-126607226
Published on: Thursday 16 October 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria -- ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen ambushed a security personnel in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state and killed at least eight people, the state's governor said.

News Nigeria » Security: Nigeria: Delta govt targets $69mln for security fund

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/delta-govt-targets-n100bn-for-security-fund/ar-AA1PwpSE
Published on: Friday 31 October 2025

He extended similar commendation to heads of other security agencies working tirelessly to maintain peace in the state ...

News Nigeria » Security: Sahel terror group JNIM hits Nigeria for the first time – a sign of expansion plans

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/396939/sahel-terror-group-jnim-hits-nigeria-for-the-first-time-a-sign-of-expansion-plans/
Published on: Friday 31 October 2025

The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) has claimed an attack it carried out in northern Nigeria, on the border with Benin. It is the first time these al-Qaeda-linked jihadists have ...

News Nigeria » Security: Nigeria: When Senate Balances Transparency and Security in Screening Service Chiefs

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/when-senate-balances-transparency-and-security-in-screening-service-chiefs/ar-AA1PyF7y
Published on: Thursday 30 October 2025

In a rare show of transparency, the Senate on Wednesday held an open screening for President Bola Tinubu's Service Chief-nominees, allowing Nigerians a rare glimpse into high-level security ...

News Nigeria » Security: Trump said ‘radical Islamists’ are killing Christians in Nigeria. What’s the truth?

News channel or source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/trump-nigeria-christians-ted-cruz-b2856364.html
Published on: Friday 31 October 2025

Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He stated he ...

News Nigeria » Security: Mohammed Idris: US Lawmakers Relying On False Data To Claim Christian Genocide In Nigeria

News channel or source: https://www.arise.tv/mohammed-idris-us-lawmakers-relying-on-false-data-to-claim-christian-genocide-in-nigeria/
Published on: Thursday 30 October 2025

Mohammed Idris says US lawmakers are using false data to allege a Christian genocide in Nigeria. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has faulted some United States ...

News Nigeria » Security: Trump Declares Nigeria A ‘Country Of Particular Concern’ Over Alleged Killings Of Christians

News channel or source: https://www.channelstv.com/2025/10/31/trump-declares-nigeria-a-country-of-particular-concern-over-alleged-killings-of-christians/
Published on: Friday 31 October 2025

United States President, Donald Trump, has declared Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged killings of Christians.

News Nigeria » Security: Gov Radda Unveils Reforms At Nigeria Energy Summit

News channel or source: https://leadership.ng/gov-radda-unveils-reforms-at-nigeria-energy-summit/
Published on: Wednesday 29 October 2025

Katsina State governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to clean energy transformation and sustainable growth, ...