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Troops of the Nigerian Army under 17 Brigade, Katsina, have recovered 529 rustled livestock following a fierce gun battle with suspected terrorists in Kafur Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina. Capt. Abayomi Adisa, the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 17 Brigade Nigerian Army, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Katsina. According to ...
The Nigeria Customs Service, Tincan Island command, has intensified its fight against illicit pharmaceuticals, handing over three containers of expired drugs to NAFDAC. Comptroller Frank Onyeka, Customs Area Controller at Tincan Island, disclosed this during the formal handover on Friday in Lagos. Onyeka reaffirmed the command’s commitment to public health and national security, pledging a ...
By Olakunle Oke Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has directed the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) to launch an immediate investigation into a court registrar and a defendant following allegations of evidence tampering in a N10 billion fraud trial. The order was issued ...
The security situation in the Agbomoba Community remains tense following a botched abduction attempt on two brothers, Mr. Osifo Osasenaga Best and Mr. Osayomore Osifo, by suspected armed herdsmen. The incident occurred on October 13, 2025, near the brothers' residence along Sapele Road. The assailants intercepted the duo while they were driving, but the kidnapping ...
Pa John Egharevba, the head of the Egharevba family, has raised a public alarm regarding the persistent harassment and extortion his family members have reportedly faced at the hands of youth groups in the Ogida area of Benin City. Speaking to journalists, Pa Egharevba traced the origin of the family’s ordeal to August 2023, following ...
By Olakunle Oke The Edo State Police Command, in collaboration with other security agencies, has arrested six suspected kidnappers during a daring overnight operation deep inside Agbede Forest in Etsako East Local Government Area of the state. The raid, carried out in the early hours, followed actionable intelligence provided by a rescued kidnapping victim who ...
The Police Command in Ogun has arrested a suspect, Gafaru Rasaki, over alleged exhumation of human remains at a cemetery in Sagamu area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Office, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi said that operatives of the Shakura ...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully reactivated its Super Puma helicopter, NAF 565, which had earlier been grounded due to unserviceability, in a move aimed at strengthening operational capability and sustaining airpower across the country. The aircraft was restored through the combined efforts of retired Air Commodore T.A. Badru, the Air Officer Commanding Mobility ...
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Kannywood actress Samha Inuwa over alleged abuse of the Naira. Inuwa was taken into custody on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, following the circulation of a viral video on social media showing her allegedly using Naira notes to wipe mucus from her ...
A calculated attempt to evade justice through internal sabotage and a cross-state escape has ended in the arraignment of Bello Saheed Samuel, an investment firm employee accused of orchestrating a ₦90 million insider fraud. The suspect, who served in the finance department of the unnamed firm, appeared before the Federal High Court in Lagos facing ...
Stories by Olakunle Oke Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja has demanded receipts before admitting documents in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello. Bello is facing a 19-count charge of money laundering brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), involving the alleged diversion ...
The Anti-Fraud Unit of the Airport Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man linked to a $35,000 (approximately N48.5 million) scam, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. In a statement, the Public Relations Officer of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Lagos Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Adeola Mohammed, said the suspect, identified as Precious Onudhona, a ...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in Jigawa Command rescued 147 victims of human trafficking in the state in 2025. The NAPTIP Commander in the state, Mr Abdulkadir Turajo, made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, on Tuesday. Turajo said the victims had ...
By Austine Emmanuel Banditry has once again struck the heart of Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna State, as armed assailants abducted two sisters from the Maraban Rido community during a violent late-night raid on Monday. The victims have been identified as Deborah Edward, a recently discharged member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), ...
By Olakunle Oke The Department of State Services (DSS) arraigned former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulazeez Malami, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged terrorism financing and unlawful possession of firearms. The defendants were docked before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on a five-count charge bordering on aiding and abetting ...
By Olakunle Oke Alarmed by Nigeria’s rising drug crisis, the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), has called for urgent national support for a new Alternative Development Programme designed to end illicit cannabis cultivation while lifting rural communities out of poverty. Marwa made the appeal on ...
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Hon. Justice Joseph Olubunmi Kayode Oyewole, JCA, as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The confirmation on Tuesday was a sequel to the presentation and consideration of the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire, ...
The Nigeria Police Force has launched a public appeal for information leading to the arrest of Akinloye Oluwasegun Akande and his partner, Ayoade Awoniyi, following their escape from police custody. Akande, whose last known address is No. 25 Durojaiye Crescent, Otun Akute, Ogun State, is being sought in connection with alleged violations of Nigerian laws ...
A chilling historical account has resurfaced detailing a wave of targeted killings and brutal assaults in 2012 that forced several People’s Democratic Party (PDP) local delegates into a decade of hiding. The violence is reportedly rooted in a December 2011 reconciliation meeting held at the Premier Hotel in Ibadan, where several delegates allegedly witnessed a ...
...as Court halts protest Stories by Olakunle Oke The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has advised the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to reschedule their planned protest slated for Tuesday, February 3, 2026, citing security concerns and intelligence warnings of possible infiltration. The two labour unions had earlier announced plans to ...
Stories by Olakunle Oke In a major blow to the leadership of the Boko Haram terrorist group, troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have eliminated a senior commander, Abu Khalid, alongside 10 other fighters during a decisive night operation in Borno State. Abu Khalid, identified by intelligence sources as the second-in-command of the ...
By Olakunle Oke The Bauchi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested five suspected railway track vandals and detained a truck conveying vandalised rail materials along the Bauchi–Jos Road. The interception followed an intelligence-led operation, which uncovered a truck transporting vandalised railway tracks allegedly removed from Gital town in ...
By Olakunle Oke Troops of the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, under Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have intensified operations against kidnappers and other criminal elements operating in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, assuring residents and commuters of improved safety on major roads across the state. The renewed offensive followed ...
