By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons (VIPs) in the country. “Henceforth, police authorities will deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties,” the President said in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the…
By Joe Udo VIRGINIA (CONVERSEER) – United States Congressman representing Virginia’s Second District, Rep. Riley M. Moore, has condemned the abduction of more than 300 children and 12 teachers from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State, calling on the Nigerian government to take decisive action against armed groups operating in the region. The attack,…
By Joe Udo WASHINGTON, D.C. (CONVERSEER) – Congressman Riley M. Moore has held discussions with a high-level Nigerian delegation in Washington, D.C., focusing on the rising persecution of Christians and the persistent threat of terrorism across Nigeria. The meeting, held on 19 November 2025, brought together senior Nigerian government officials led by the National Security…
…warns that terrorism now threatens all of West Africa By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Alieu Omar Touray, has warned that terrorism has spread beyond the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin to threaten all of West Africa, with early-warning data showing 450 attacks and more than 1,900 deaths in…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Senate is urging Nigeria’s Armed Forces to, with immediate effect, recruit at least 100,000 personnel to tackle insecurity in parts of the country. It is also to set up an ad hoc committee to look into the funding, expenditure and outcome of the safe school programme. These and…
By Joe Udo BIRNIN KEBBI (CONVERSEER) – Security operatives have intensified search and rescue efforts following the abduction of 25 students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko District of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The attack occurred in the early hours of Monday, 17th November 2025, when armed bandits reportedly…
UYO (NAN, CONVERSEER) – The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging relevant agencies to clamp down on covered numbered plates and unregistered vehicle users in the state. The resolution followed a motion on urgent public importance moved by Mr Uwem Imoh-Ita, the member representing Mkpat Enin Constituency. In the resolution, the…
By Joe Udo ILORIN (CONVERSEER) – A Nigeria Police officer, Ibrahim Muhammad, has regained his freedom after spending three months in captivity following his abduction by armed bandits in Patigi, Kwara State. According to Zagazola Makama, Muhammad was rescued by the Department of State Services (DSS) on 9th November at about 5:00pm. Converseer reports that…
…flags 20 states as high-risk for travel By Joe Udo LONDON (CONVERSEER) – The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has issued an updated travel advisory warning its citizens of escalating insecurity across Nigeria. The advisory, published on GOV.UK, highlights rising incidents of kidnapping, violent crime, terrorism, and intercommunal clashes nationwide. British nationals…
…operation to last till January 2026 By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has commenced a large-scale operation to clamp down on criminal elements across Abuja and its environs as part of renewed efforts to maintain peace and security. The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Miller G. Dantawaye,…
