The Nigeria Customs Service has handed over 399 seized rifles to the Office of the National Security Adviser, in a major inter-agency move aimed at keeping illegal weapons out of circulation. The firearms were recovered at the Tincan Island Port Command, where Customs officials also discovered hundreds of additional rifle […]
Nigeria and the United States are reviewing their counterterrorism partnership as senior security and government officials from both countries meet in Washington, D.C., to assess progress and agree on the next phase of security cooperation. Nigeria’s delegation is being led by the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, while the […]
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has raised alarm over the alleged procurement of thallium sulphate, a highly toxic compound, by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). In a post shared on š¯•¸, El-Rufai published a letter addressed to NSA Nuhu Ribadu, demanding clarification on reports that […]
The Nigerian presidency has sharply criticized former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai following his controversial admission on national television that someone tapped the National Security Adviserā€™s (NSA) phone for him to listen to private conversations. Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, condemned the […]
American lawmaker Riley Moore has cautioned that strengthening separatist movements in Nigeria would worsen insecurity and place Christian communities at greater risk. Moore, who visited Nigeria in December 2025 on a fact-finding mission, met with National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, and religious leaders to […]
In a surprising turn of events, Kano State Deputy Governor Aminu Gwarzo has retracted his statement accusing the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, of interfering in the Kano emirate tussle. At a press conference on Sunday evening, Gwarzo apologized to the NSA, acknowledging that he was misguided in making […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the security apparatus of the country, the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, and the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS) Yusuf Bichi to work with governors to apprehend those hoarding foodstuff. This was […]
