The Edo State Police Command has intensified security operations in Ekpoma following disruptions during a protest, with a total of 52 suspects arrested for alleged acts of violence and criminality.Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Agbonika, fdc, personally led the heavy deployment of personnel in Ekpoma, accompanied by the Commander Mechanized 4 Brigade, Brigadier General Ahmed…
Lagos, Nigeria – January 12, 2026 – Security challenges continue to dominate headlines in Nigeria’s northwest and north-central regions, where banditry, abductions, and jihadist activities persist despite intensified efforts by local and international forces.On December 25, 2025, the United States conducted precision airstrikes—using over a dozen Tomahawk missiles launched from naval assets and MQ-9 Reaper…
Benin City, Edo State – In a significant breakthrough for security operations in Edo State, the Nigeria Police Force has successfully rescued nine kidnap victims unhurt during a landmark drone-assisted raid, marking the first use of drone technology in such a rescue mission in the state.The operation took place in the early hours of January…
Lagos, January 10, 2026 – Jihadist violence across Africa shows no signs of abating as 2026 begins, with militant groups expanding southward from the Sahel into coastal West African states and stepping up operations in urban peripheries of key conflict zones. Data and reports from late 2025 highlight a merging of previously separate insurgencies, raising…
Lagos, Nigeria – December 31, 2025 – In a ceremony aimed at boosting morale and rewarding excellence, the Commissioner of Police for Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, has decorated thirty-five (35) newly promoted senior officers. The promotion exercise, which impacted officers within the command, saw thirty (30) Superintendents of Police (SP) elevated to the…
BREAKING: Anthony Joshua Survives Horrific Crash on Lagos-Ibadan ExpClarion Newschannel – Abeokuta, Ogun State, December 30, 2025The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed that world-renowned boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a road traffic accident on Monday, December 29, 2025, at about 11:00 am in Makun, Ogun State.The incident took place along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway,…
Clarion Newschannel Security Update – December 29, 2025 Four days after a dramatic Christmas Day operation, details continue to emerge about U.S. airstrikes targeting Islamic State-linked militants in northwest Nigeria’s Sokoto State – a rare direct American military intervention on Nigerian soil.President Donald Trump announced the strikes on December 25 via his Truth Social platform,…
Jos, Plateau State – December 28, 2025 (Clarion Newschannel) – In a chilling reminder of Nigeria’s escalating kidnapping crisis, armed gunmen abducted 28 travellers – including men, women, children, two princes and a prominent religious leader – in Plateau State’s Wase Local Government Area last week.The victims were travelling in a bus from Zak community…
Abuja, December 26, 2025 – Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, has called on residents to remain calm following reports of an airstrike conducted as part of ongoing counterterrorism efforts in collaboration between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the United States.In a statement, Senator Tambuwal said: “I have noted the reports…
Abuja, December 26, 2025 – The Federal Government of Nigeria, in close coordination with the United States, has carried out precision strike operations against two major Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist enclaves in the Bauni forest area of Tangaza Local Government Area, Sokoto State.Intelligence reports confirmed these sites were serving as assembly and staging points for…