Army rescues 1,023 kidnap victims, recover 189 guns in the northwest in 2025
Dec. 31, 2025 The Nigerian Army has rescued 1, 023 kidnapped victims, recovered 189 AK-47 guns and 4,338 rounds of ammunition during various operations in the North West in 2025….
Troops apprehend suspected suicide bomber, intercept IED materials in Borno
Dec. 31, 2025 The Joint Task Force, North East (JTF NE), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has recorded a significant operational success with the arrest of a suspected suicide bomber and…
Nigeria records overall $4.60 bn balance of payments surplus in Q3 2025 – CBN
Dec. 31, 2025 Nigeria recorded an overall Balance of Payments (BOP) surplus of $4.60 billion l in the third quarter of 2025, marking a turnaround from the deficit position in the…
Alleged $9.7m terrorism financing: EFCC files fresh charge against Bauchi commissioner, others
Dec. 30, 2025 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, filed a fresh charge against Yakubu Adamu, Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, and others bordering on alleged terrorism…
Air offensive overwhelming bandits in Zamfara — Military source
Dec. 30, 2025 Sustained aerial operations by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have overwhelmed bandit networks in Zamfara and adjoining areas, forcing surviving criminal elements into disarray and desperation. A…
Amotekun arrests 39 suspects fleeing Sokoto in Ondo Forest
Dec. 30, 2025 The Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, says it has arrested 39 suspects who allegedly fled Sokoto State and relocated into forest reserves in the state….
Court orders temporary forfeiture of illegally moved N1.1bn allegedly linked to Kano State govt.
Dec. 30, 2025 The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of over N1.1 billion allegedly moved out of the Kano State Federation…
From $17bn to $2bn: Implications of reduced US funding of UN activities
The US is offering just €1.7 billion ($2 billion) in humanitarian funding — far less than the $17 billion in previous years — while demanding a radical overhaul of…
Court sends Malami, son, co-defendant to Kuje prison
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF); his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, and a co-defendant…
Another Nigerian, Ijaoba, nabbed in US for drugs, armed robbery
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says it has arrested a Nigerian national, Ibrahim Tunde Ijaoba, for his alleged involvement in armed robbery and drug peddling. Ijaoba is…