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  ECOWAS declares state of emergency in West Africa The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared a state of emergency in the region. Omar Touray, president of the ECOWAS commission, relayed the declaration on Tuesday during the 55th session of the mediation and security council, at the ministerial level in Abuja. The meeting was convened following the string of coups and botched mutinies in the sub-region.

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 ARMY,   EFCC in Fresh Synergy against Graft in Edo The Commander,  4 Brigade,  Nigerian Army,  Brigadier General A. O. Balogun has pledged the support of the Nigeria Army to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  in its fight against corruption, economic and financial crimes.    Balogun made this pledge on Monday December 8, 2025 while on  a courtesy visit to the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Commission.  According to the General, who recently assumed office as the Commander of 4 Brigade, Benin City,  the EFCC needs the support of every Nigerian given its role as the foremost anti-corruption agency in Nigeria. The General further noted that the Commission needed the support of critical stakeholders to successfully block or trace the movement of funds to nip financial offences in the bud. "If we can detect the flow of funds, we can nip such crimes in the bud." He disclosed that the Commission and the military has...

 NIGERIA POLICE FORCE CONDUCTS PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING ON PREVENTING THE RECRUITMENT AND USE OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT The Nigeria Police Force has conducted a week-long Pre-Deployment Training on Preventing the Recruitment and Use of Children in Armed Conflict held at the Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja. The programme was declared open by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, represented by AIG Aminu Baba Raji, AIG Training and Development and fully equipped officers with child-sensitive policing during internal security operations. The programme was delivered in partnership with the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security, featuring international facilitators and certified Nigeria Police Trainers-of-Trainers. Officers were trained to detect and prevent child recruitment and to recognize that children associated with armed groups are primarily victims deserving confidentiality, empathy, and protection. In his remarks, ...

 Tanzania marks muted Independence Day amid tensions Police have been deployed in Tanzania’s major cities on Tuesday amid fears of security concerns as citizens heeded the government’s call to stay home for Independence Day celebrations in the Eastern African nation. Activists have called for protests over the contested elections held on October 29, which led to days of protests in which hundreds of people were killed and more than 2,000 were detained. The demonstrations lasted three days as protesters called for the cancellation of results declaring the reelection of President Samia Suluhu Hassan with more than 97% of the vote. Police trucks and officers on foot patrolled Tuesday morning in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, the administrative capital Dodoma and the northeastern city of Arusha, while roadblocks were erected near key government installations including Hassan's heavily guarded offices in Dar es Salaam and Dodoma, Reuters reported. No public transport There was no...

  PRESIDENT TINUBU SEEKS SENATE CONSENT ON TROOPS DEPLOYMENT TO BENIN REPUBLIC President Bola Tinubu this Tuesday transmitted to the senate a request seeking its consent to deploy Nigerian troops on peace mission to Benin Republic. In the communication the President explained that the deployment is to provide support in the country as requested by President Patrice Talon, following the recent failed coup attempt. The deployment is in line with the protocol of the regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. It is also in tandem with section 30 sub 5 of Nigeria's constitution in consultation with Nigeria Defence Council. The request has been referred to the committee of the whole for immediate consideration. Nigeria had earlier provided air intervention following the unconstitutional breach in Benin.

 SECURITY UPDATE IN ANAMBRA: CP ORUTUGU EMPALCES  STRICT POLICE/SECURITY OPERATIVES IDENTIFICATION MEASURES, ORDERS ARREST OF PERSONS USING THE UNIFORMS OF SECURITY AGENCIES ILLEGALLY  The Anambra State Police Command has announced a new set of enforcement measures aimed at strengthening public security and curbing the increasing misuse of the uniforms of security agencies within the State. The Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc mnips PhD, today 9th December 2025 disclosed the development, following security assessments indicating that unauthorized individuals have been using the uniforms of the Police and other security agencies to perpetrate crime, intimidate residents and evade lawful scrutiny. The CP notes that the new directives are designed to ensure proper identification of all security personnel on duty and to eliminate the activities of impersonators who intend to endanger public safety. He also emphasized that any individual found wearing, selling, or...

 Tanzania tells its citizens to stay home today independence day because of protests Tanzania’s prime minister urged people to stay at home on Tuesday, when activists have called for protests against the government's response to the demonstrations around October elections. Though the United Nations and the opposition says hundreds of people died during the recent protests, the Tanzanian government states that the said-death toll is exaggerated. The protests were fuelled by the exclusion of leading opposition candidates. President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner of the presidential poll with nearly 98% of votes. 'Rest and celebrate' The government has acknowledged people were killed, without providing its own death toll, but it has rejected allegations that police used excessive force. After calls circulated last month on social media for protests on December 9, the day mainland Tanzania won its independence from Britain, Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba announced ...

Uganda police pledge to investigate reports of officers 'caning' Bobi Wine and his supporters Uganda's national police service said on Monday that it would investigate reports that officers had beaten pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine and his supporters at a campaign rally for next month's election. Wine, 43, said in posts on X on Saturday that security forces had hit him in the face with a cane and that other supporters at the rally in the northern city of Gulu had been treated in hospital after being beaten. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, is seen as 81-year-old veteran President Yoweri Museveni's main challenger in the vote on January 15. "Reports of some officers caning civilians during the event have been received. These actions are regrettable, undesirable and unfortunate," the police said on their website. Police pledge an investigation "Any actions found to be inconsistent with agreed standards of behaviour will be investigated,...

 ICC sentences Darfur Janjaweed militia leader to 20 years Judges at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a Janjaweed militia leader convicted of committing atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region to 20 years in prison, Reuters reported. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was convicted in October on 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, torture and the orchestration of rape and other atrocities carried out by Janjaweed militias in Darfur more than 20 years ago.