A 30-year-old Italy-based businessman Joseph Cyril has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) Enugu for ingesting 98 wraps of cocaine while heading to Italy via Addis Ababa and France. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this...
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Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has recorded another major success in the ongoing fight against terrorism after a precision airstrike in Borno State killed nine fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), including a senior commander identified as Abu Khalid Al Muhajir. The operation was carried...
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) rescued 33 kidnapped passengers in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, following a swift response to credible information on the kidnap of commuters by terrorists. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West)...
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force Special Tactical Squad–Force Intelligence Department have neutralised a suspected notorious bandit kingpin, Ojiogu Elumah Martin, alias “Acid,” in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The Force spokesman, CSP Anietie Iniedu, confirmed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday. CSP Iniedu...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY), recorded fresh successes against terrorists in separate operations across Zamfara State on 7 Aug 2026. Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Media Information Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, confirmed this in a statement issued...
Benue State Police Command has arrested five Pakistani nationals and recovered 35 mobile phones during separate intelligence-led operations carried out in Otukpo and Ugbokolo areas of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Orchia Peter Aondongu, disclosed the development in a statement, saying the arrests followed actionable intelligence received by...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday night arrested three more persons suspected to be members of the kidnapping ring that abducted the dean of agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Professor Samuel Avengbe Okunsebor. The university don was rescued by DSS operatives two days after some gunmen...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested one Odigie Moses, a self-acclaimed spiritualist for alleged sextortion to the tune of $1,100 (One Thousand, One Hundred Dollars). He was arrested in Ekpoma, Edo State. The suspect, who misrepresented himself on Zelle, a social media platform as possessing spiritual healing powers, was...
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Police, as well as Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), for rescuing five kidnapped students of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, in Remo North Local Government Area of the state. The students, who were...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the deployment of Commissioners of Police to State Commands and strategic formations across the country following the approval of his recommendations by the Police Service Commission. The approval is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged soldiers graduating from Exercise RESTORE HOPE X to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, discipline and operational excellence as they prepare to serve in the Nigerian Army’s newly established divisions, formations and units. The COAS gave the charge...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced the successful rescue of the seven people abducted during the recent attack involving students of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade. The governor made the announcement in a post on his official X account on Thursday, saying all the victims were rescued alive after...
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand in Kuje Correctional Centre of a retired officer of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam. The retired officer was arraigned for, among other things, supporting a proscribed terrorist organization, Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). He was...
Federal Government has described the newly approved salary increase for personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria as a major step towards improving troop welfare, boosting morale and strengthening the country’s security operations. The commendation came from the Honourable Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (Rtd), and the...
A joint security team comprising the Nigerian military, the Department of State Services (DSS) and operatives of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC), on Wednesday, rescued 308 kidnapped victims across Kwara, and Niger States. A security source disclosed that the operation, one of the largest and most successful, also included...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the successful rescue of 308 Nigerian citizens who were abducted in different attacks in Niger and Kwara states. One hundred and sixty-three of those rescued were abducted from Woro Community in Kaiama LGA, Kwara State, and 145 from Niger State. The victims were...
Nigerian Army identifies wanted senior ISWAP/ISIS Terrorist leaders operating around Lake Chad Basin
Nigerian Army identifies wanted senior ISWAP/ISIS Terrorist leaders operating around Lake Chad Basin
Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have recorded another significant breakthrough following recent successful offensive operations against ISWAP/ISIS terrorists in the Lake Chad region of Northern Borno State. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN...
Nigerian Army has taken two of its personnel into custody over their alleged involvement in providing unauthorised security at the wedding ceremony of social media personalities Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, and Jarvis. The wedding, held in the Lekki area of Lagos over the weekend, drew widespread attention...
Sustained offensive operations by troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have continued to exert significant pressure on terrorist elements operating across the North East theatre, resulting in the voluntary surrender of 17 family members of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) in separate incidents in Borno State. Acting Military...