Troops of Operation Safe Haven have destroyed suspected terrorist hideouts and recovered arms during a fighting patrol in Yankari forest and surrounding areas of Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Security sources, according to Zagazola Makama, said the operation was carried out at about 5:30 p.m. on March...
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Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umar Zulum, has cut short his visit to Saudi Arabia to console with victims of the recent triple suicide attacks in Maiduguri. Governor Zulum on Thursday visited the victims receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) and the State Specialist Hospital,...
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Turaki, has called on Nigerians to embrace peace and remain vigilant in safeguarding the nation’s democracy as the country approaches a critical political transition. Turaki made the appeal shortly after the Eid-el-Fitr prayers, stressing the importance of unity, tolerance, and...
Borno State Police Command has announced a series of security measures ahead of the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations, including a temporary restriction on tricycle (Keke Napep) movement, as part of efforts to ensure a peaceful and secure festive period. In a statement issued on Thursday by the police spokesperson, ASP Nahum...
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, alongside the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Wednesday, arrived Maiduguri on an operational assessment visit to the Headquarters Theatre Command, Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), barely 24 hours after recent suicide bomb...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the elimination of several terrorists during a failed infiltration attempt in Malam Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State. The operation, carried out in the early hours of Wednesday, was executed in close coordination with troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation...
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has raised fresh concerns over internal complicity in the protracted insurgency in the North-East, urging residents of Borno and Yobe to take ownership of the fight against terrorism. Oluyede’s position, articulated after a high-level security meeting in Maiduguri, signals a strategic...
BY AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna The Kaduna State Police Command has announced comprehensive security arrangements to ensure a peaceful and hitch-free Eid-el-Fitr celebration across the state. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, the Command said it has deployed tactical commanders, intelligence operatives and...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has presented cheques to One Thousand and Seventy-Five (1,075) beneficiaries and next-of-kin of deceased police officers under the Group Life Assurance and IGP Family Welfare Schemes, at a ceremony held at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The cheques, amounting to a total sum...
Fresh violence linked to fighters loyal to Bello Turji has left at least two people dead and forced residents of Bargaja town in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State to flee their homes. Locals who spoke on the incident said the attack, which occurred over the weekend, triggered...
BY AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna Bandits have killed one person and abducted seven others during an early morning attack on Sabon Gyero community in Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Residents said the attackers stormed the community in large numbers in the early hours of Monday, invading...
Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have raided a suspected kidnappers’ hideout, arresting one suspect and recovering an AK-47 rifle during the operation. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lafia. According to the...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a shipment containing 339,800 bottles of codeine-based syrup at the Apapa seaport in Lagos, as part of a series of operations that also led to the recovery of large consignments of opioids and the arrest of several suspects...
Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE has arrested a high-profile suspected criminal during an intelligence-driven operation in Agasha Village of Guma Local Government Area, Benue State, following a report of an attack on a local resident. The operation was launched on 13 March 2026 after security agencies received credible information...
Troops of 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, under the operational command of Headquarters 82 Division Nigerian Army, have recorded another operational breakthrough in ongoing security operations in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State, as part of sustained efforts to consolidate earlier successes recorded against armed criminal elements in...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) in the early hours of Friday successfully thwarted attempted terrorist attacks on troops’ positions at Azir Bridge in Sector 2 and Banki in Sector 1. Media Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East)Operation HADIN KAI, Lt...
Management of the College of Nursing and Midwifery Jalingo in Jalingo, Taraba State, has dismissed allegations circulating on social media that it extorted ₦5,250 from students benefiting from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Reports that recently went viral online had claimed the college made it compulsory to deduct...
Nigerian Navy has destroyed an illegal crude oil storage site in the Bonny axis of Rivers State as part of its ongoing crackdown on crude oil theft and illegal bunkering in the Niger Delta. The operation was carried out under Operation DELTA SENTINEL, a maritime security initiative aimed at...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have recorded significant operational successes across various theatres of operation within the last 24 hours neutralizing 18 terrorists arresting 37 suspects and recovering several weapons and logistics items during a series of intelligence-led operations conducted nationwide. The operations which spanned multiple states also led...
Troops of the 13 Brigade Nigerian Army have successfully repelled an ambush by suspected armed criminals while responding to a distress call arising from a communal dispute in Odonget Community, Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State. The incident occurred on 12 March 2026 when troops deployed at...