Gunmen abduct 25 people in twin attacks in Nigeria’s Kwara state – Police say
Suspected bandits attacked a police station and a traditional ruler’s palace in Nigeria’s Kwara state early on Sunday, abducting at least 10 people and setting part of the palace on…
Alleged multi-billion naira infrastructure theft: NSCDC seals 2 expatriate companies
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sealed all branches of Inner Galaxy Steel Company and Jiuxing Integrity Industrial Ltd for alleged involvement in financing terrorism in Nigeria….
Police Recover N60m Stolen Goods in Lagos-Ogun Sting Operation
The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, has apprehended nine suspects linked to two major criminal syndicates specialised in stealing and diversion of goods in transit, with the recovery of…
Fake Native Doctor Jailed 31 Years Over N5m “Ritual” Scam
A High Court sitting in the Onitsha on Monday sentenced a self-acclaimed native doctor, Akinyola Ogundale, to 31 years imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretence and fraudulent conversion. Delivering…
Wetin Air Peace Do Sef? By Azuh Arinze
In Nigeria, there is a peculiar national habit: we celebrate people and institutions only briefly before pulling out a microscope to inspect every crack in the wall. Sometimes criticism…
Ribadu factor in Nigeria-US security relation, by Jackson Ude
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has continued to confound critics not by shouting and media posturing, but by effective leadership at the cusp of the nation’s security…
Army nabs 13 illegal miners in FCT, recover arms, foil attacks nationwide
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested 13 suspected illegal miners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), dismantled mining equipment, and recovered tools during a raid on an illegal site…
N200m Fake Drugs, Sacks of Empty Product Packs Confiscated in Kano Joint Taskforce Crackdown
The Kano State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting public health and curbing the circulation of substandard drugs. This follows the seizure of counterfeit medicines worth over N200 million…
Troops rescue 92 kidnap victims, foil terrorists’ IED ambush in Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have rescued 92 kidnapped civilians and foiled an improvised explosive device (IED) ambush in a swift rescue operation along the Buratai–Kamuya road in Biu…
NDLEA nabs Italy-bound 29-year-old engineer with drugs
At the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, a 29-year-old building engineer, Babatunde Prosper Afekhide was on Wednesday 21st May arrested by NDLEA operatives while attempting to board an Ethiopian Airlines…