Security
BREAKING: Ado LG Imposes Immediate Dusk-to-Dawn Curfew in Ukwonyo Ward After Violent Attack
Ado, Benue State – February 15, 2026 The Executive Chairman of Ado Local Government Area, Engr. Sunny Oche, has ordered the immediate imposition of a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Ukwonyo Ward, Utonkon District, following what authorities described as an unprovoked act of brigandage that resulted in the destruction of properties and posed serious threats to…
TROOPS OF OPERATION HADIN KAI SUSTAIN OFFENSIVE PRESSURE, NEUTRALISE TERRORISTS, RECOVER ARMS AND LOGISTICS ITEMS
By Onwe Wisdom, Pan Afric Reporters Troops of Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have continued to sustain offensive operations across the theatre under Operation DESERT SANITY V, recording significant operational successes. In Sector 2, troops, in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force, successfully neutralised scores of terrorists during…
UK – BASED MEDIA OUTLET VISITS OPERATION HADIN KAI, HAILS OPERATIONAL SUCCESSES
By Onwe Wisdom, Pan Afric Reporters A United Kingdom–based media delegation from Channel 4 News, led by its Senior Producer and Team Leader, Mr Freddie Gower, has visited the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), in Maiduguri, Borno State. In his remarks, Mr Freddie Gower according to…
Ado LGA Chairman Condemns Church Kidnapping, Announces Immediate Security Reinforcement
By Onwe Wisdom, Pan Afric Reporters The Executive Chairman of Ado Local Government Area, Engr. Sunny Oche, has strongly condemned the recent kidnapping incidents within the Local Government, particularly the shocking abduction of worshippers at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church in Ojije community during a night vigil. He describes the attack as…
Nwifuru To Amasiri: Produce Heads Of Beheaded, 4 Missing Persons As Gov. Threatens Tougher Sanctions
By Alex Odeh, Pan Afric Reporters The Ebonyi State Government has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the people of Amasiri community in Afikpo Local government area to produce the heads of four persons allegedly beheaded and return four other persons abducted during recent violent attacks against Okporojo Oso Edda village in Edda Local government…
NASSJoint Committee Rejects Proposed Nigerian Air Force Budget
By Onwe Wisdom, Pan Afric Reporters The NASS Joint Committee on AIRFORCE has rejected the proposed budget of the Nigerian Air Force, citing its inadequacy to effectively sustain the level of firepower required to combat insurgency across the country at this critical time. The Committee noted that the proposed allocation is insufficient to meet…
Nigeria–U.S. Deepen Security Ties as AFRICOM Commander Visits Abuja
By Onwe Wisdom, Pan Afric Reporters Nigeria and the United States has continued to strengthened their longstanding security partnership following a high-level visit by the Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Dagvin Anderson, to Abuja from February 8 to 9. During the visit, Gen. Anderson according to a press release…
PRESS RELEASE: Apex Ufia Sociocultural Body Raises SOS Over Escalating Kidnappings in Ado LGA, Benue State
The Ufia Development Association (UDA), the apex sociocultural body of the Ufia people, issues this urgent Save-Our-Souls appeal to the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Benue State Government over the worsening security crisis confronting Ufia communities in Ado Local Government Area. Under the leadership of its National President, Mr. Tony Omerigwe, and in…
NIGERIA–UNITED KINGDOM DEEPEN DEFENCE COOPERATION TO MITIGATE CONTEMPORARY SECURITY CHALLENGES
By Onwe Wisdom, Pan Afric Reporters In a strategic effort to strengthen Nigeria’s response to evolving security challenges through sustained international defence collaboration, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General OO Oluyede today, 6 February 2026, received Dr Richard Montgomery, the United Kingdom High Commissioner to Nigeria at Defence Headquarters, Abuja. The CDS appreciated the…
CLARIFICATION ON SPECULATIONS REGARDING PRESENCE OF US TROOPS IN NIGERIA
By Onwe Wisdom, Pan Afric Reporters The Defence Headquarters has noted recent media reports and public speculation suggesting the presence or deployment of United States troops in Nigeria. The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) according to press release e-signed by the Director, Defence Information, SAMAILA UBA Major Generalstate states that Nigeria maintains a long-standing…