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The Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY), has launched Operation CLEAN SWEEP IV, a coordinated offensive aimed at intensifying pressure on terrorists and armed criminal elements operating across the North West. The Theatre Command said the operation combines ground and air operations to degrade terrorist capabilities, disrupt their movements and ...
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has intensified its traffic advocacy campaign by engaging transportation unions across the Ikeja axis of Lagos, seeking to reduce traffic violations through voluntary compliance rather than enforcement alone. The engagement, which brought LASTMA officials face-to-face with leaders and members of various transport unions, focused on responsible driving, proper ...
Inside Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has inaugurated the Fresh Food Hub at Pen Cinema, Agege, as part of efforts by the state government to strengthen food distribution and improve access to fresh produce across Lagos. The facility, inaugurated on Wednesday, is part of the state government’s ongoing expansion of mid-level agro-produce hubs aimed at ...
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The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has commenced a forensic investigation into the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Lotus Bank and Hackerbella Ltd over allegations of unauthorised use of students’ personal data to open bank accounts. The Commission disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its Head, Legal, Enforcement and Regulations, Babatunde ...
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Lagos State has shifted its approach to financing businesses in the creative sector, favoring low-interest loans over grants as part of efforts to promote sustainable enterprise and improve the survival rate of small and medium-sized businesses. The state said the approach is being implemented through the Lagos State Employment and Wealth Creation initiative (LASMEC), an ...
Crime
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has intercepted contraband and prohibited goods with a combined Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N365.16 million between January and July 2026. The seizures include expired noodles, foreign rice, illicit drugs, cigarettes, explosive materials and other restricted items. The Customs Area Controller, Seme Area Command, Comptroller Abdullahi Shuaibu ...
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A Nigerian Army-led joint security team has rescued 16 victims abducted by suspected kidnappers in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The victims were kidnapped on Sunday, August 9, 2026, when armed criminals reportedly attacked commuters along the Ojuwo–Ajengo–Memarebo and Ojiwo–Itobe roads in the area. Following credible intelligence that the victims had been taken ...
Crime
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Maiduguri Zonal Directorate, on Tuesday arraigned Muhammad Korimi Abdullahi before the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, over an alleged N186 million criminal breach of trust. Abdullahi was arraigned before Justice Maina Lawan on a six-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust contrary to Section 299 of the ...
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Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation WHIRL STROKE, have foiled an attack by suspected armed herders on Azege Village in Tombo Council Ward of Logo Local Government Area, Benue State, recovering an AK-47 rifle, ammunition and a mobile phone. The operation, which involved troops of Sector 1 of the JTF and personnel of ...
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Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have repelled an attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Gajiram, Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State. The attack occurred at about 12:20 a.m. on Monday when a large number of terrorists attempted to overrun the military position. The ...
Crime
Troops of the 82 Division/Joint Task Force South East, Operation UDO KA, in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), have arrested a suspected commander of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered four AK-47 rifles, seven magazines and 133 rounds of ammunition in Enugu State. The operation, according to a statement issued on Monday by ...
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Maiduguri Zonal Directorate, have arrested a man identified as Nuhu Dahiru for allegedly impersonating an EFCC operative and obtaining N3 million under false pretence. Dahiru was arrested at Tashan Bama, along Bama Road, Maiduguri, Borno State, following credible intelligence received by the Commission concerning his activities. ...
Inside Lagos
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), through its Project WISE initiative, in collaboration with the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), the Nigeria Police Force and military personnel, has commenced a joint enforcement operation to remove illegal traders occupying walkways and unauthorised spaces along the Ketu–Ile-Ile–Mile 12 axis. The enforcement operation, which was carried out on Monday, ...
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The Ogun State Police Command has rescued seven kidnapped victims, neutralised three suspected kidnappers and arrested 38 suspects in separate operations across the state. The command also recovered firearms, 75 rounds of live ammunition, vehicles, motorcycles, stolen property and other exhibits during the operations, according to a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public ...
Energy
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has dissolved the board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc (KAEDC) over the company’s worsening financial position and its failure to meet key market and operational obligations. The decision was contained in Interim Order No. NERC/2026/086, issued by the commission on Monday, August 10, 2026, pursuant to Sections 75–79 of ...
Crime
Suspected kidnappers disguised in military uniforms have killed a serving soldier and abducted 13 passengers in separate attacks on two commercial vehicles along the Okene-Auchi Federal Highway in Kogi State. The incident reportedly involved a green Toyota Sienna travelling from Abuja to Delta State and a white Toyota Hiace bus conveying passengers from Delta State ...
Crime
Troops of 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, have rescued a 50-year-old farmer, Mr Lucky Egbiki, who was abducted at his farm in Okehussan, Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State. The rescue operation, conducted under Operation KO SALO, followed credible intelligence on the farmer’s abduction and ...
Entertainment
Stakeholders in Nigeria's live entertainment industry on Thursday said technical expertise alone is no longer enough to succeed, citing the continued preference of some Nigerian artistes, including Afrobeats star Davido, for foreign production crews as evidence of the confidence gap facing local professionals. The concern was raised at the second edition of the Amplify Conference, ...
Judiciary
The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced four persons for offences bordering on illegal foreign exchange transactions and unlawful trading in naira notes. Justice F.N. Ogazi, who delivered the judgments on Friday, August 7, 2026, sentenced Ahmad Umar Baros to two months’ imprisonment, while Aminu Umar Injay, Yusuf Suleimon, and ...
Inside Lagos
The Lagos State Government has intensified its crackdown on the destruction of public infrastructure, directing security agencies to hunt down vandals targeting major transportation corridors while securing the arrest of a suspect caught dismantling road safety barriers. Reiterating the state’s zero-tolerance stance against infrastructure sabotage, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu strongly condemned the recent vandalism of the ...
