Europeans spent over $12bn in 2017 on illegal Cannabis purchase – EU
Europeans spent at least 11.6 billion euros ($12.7 billion) in 2017 on illegal cannabis purchases, confirming marijuana as the largest drugs market in the 28-country European Union, the bloc’s anti-drugs…
Army bombards mountain, rescues octogenarian, three women, children from Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army troops deployed at Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno has subdued Boko Haram terrorists and rescued an Octogenarian, three women and four children held captives by the…
Policeman who supplies drugs to Boko Haram insurgents nabbed; Customs officer is supplier
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Yobe, said it had arrested a policeman and a drug trafficker (names withheld) for allegedly conniving and supplying 59kg of prohibited Tramadol…
Pastor, schoolgirl abducted in Borno by Boko Haram regain freedom
Babagana Zulum, Borno State gov. A 58-year-old man, Moses Oyeleke, and a schoolgirl, Ndagiliya Ibrahim Umar, have been released from Boko Haram captivity and reunited with their families. The…
Military hands over 86 Boko Haram child fighters to Borno gov’t
Troop on patrol in N/East The Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) has handed over 86 Boko Haram child fighters who voluntarily surrendered to troops of Operation Lafiya Dole to the…
10 Nigerian soldiers killed, 9 injured in deadly Boko Haram ambush
No fewer than 10 Nigerian soldiers have been killed and nine severely injured in an ambush by suspected Boko Haram fighters in restive northeast Nigeria, military sources said Thursday. Another…
Take decisive action against Boko Haram, armed herdsmen, ISWAP – Soyinka tells FG
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has asked the Federal Government to take decisive action against Boko Haram, armed herdsmen, and the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP)….
Court orders army to suspend ongoing Operation Positive Identification
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Nigerian Army and its Chief of Army Staff (COAS) to suspend the ongoing Operation Positive Identification by the army. Justice Rilwanu…
Boko Haram: Soldiers behind torture video will be apprehended – Army
Army troop on duty in N/East The Nigerian Army has promised to investigate a torture video showing the extrajudicial killing of a suspected Boko Haram terrorist, which has gone…
Army vows to investigate personnel involved in extra judicial killings, other misconduct
COAS, Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai The Nigerian Army (NA) has vowed to investigate, apprehend and sanction its personnel who are involved in professional misconduct such as extra judicial killings and…