By Our Reporter UYO (CONVERSEER) – A new naval base is to be established at the Ibeno axis on Akwa Ibom State. The development is to boost further safety of maritime infrastructure in the State. This was disclosed during a courtesy visit on Governor Umo Eno, by the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has nominated the former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa (Retd.), as the new Minister of Defence, a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman disclosed on Tuesday in Abuja. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu conveyed Musa’s nomination as the successor…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government under the Ministry of Interior has approved the promotion of 24,202 senior officers across the paramilitary agencies. The promotion follows the meeting of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), chaired by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. Briefing after the meeting, Secretary…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect. In a letter dated 1 December 2025, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds. President Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation….
By Christian Njoku CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian Forest Security Service (NFSS) on Thursday warned that increased military and police recruitment will not end the country’s worsening insecurity. This was disclosed by DC Michael Eteng, Deputy Commander, NFSS Cross River Command, in an interview with our correspondent in Calabar. Eteng, said recent claims of 10,000…
By Frank Ulom LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Staff Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Limited, Cross River State Command, has secured two major national honours at the 7th National Cooperative Awards Show, Symposium, Dinner and Patrons Investiture Ceremony held on Sunday, 23 November 2025 at Givers Hall, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. The…
By Our Reporter PORT HARCOURT (CONVERSEER) – The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, has dismissed as false and malicious recent online allegations claiming that 90 Battalion, Koko, is engulfed in internal power struggles, welfare neglect and financial exploitation. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Danjuma…
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…
