United States (US) has delivered military equipment to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) under an existing defence cooperation agreement with Nigeria, in what both countries describe as another step toward strengthening efforts against terrorism and other security threats. The delivery was confirmed by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM),...
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Justice C.N. Nwabulu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, convicted and sentenced a fake spiritualist, Solomon Odigie Moses, to one year imprisonment. Moses was arraigned on one-count charge bordering on cheating and posing as a spiritualist, thereby defrauding and obtaining the sum of $1,100(One Thousand,...
Lagos State Police Command has received 2,000 Cowry Cards from the Lagos State Government to support the transportation needs of police personnel serving across the State. The cards were presented by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Lagos State on Transportation and Logistics, Hon. Hassan Adekoya, to...
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has traced the circulation of a false notice purporting to be an official communication from OPay Digital Services Limited and falsely announcing the shutdown of the company’s operations, leading to the arrest of Hafsat Abubakar and the recovery of three mobile...
Benue State Police Command has arrested 46 suspects over Tuesday’s alleged attack on the convoy of the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, along the Makurdi-Gboko Federal Highway. Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiogbu, who addressed journalists in Makurdi on Wednesday, said investigations into the incident...
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence, Operations, and Investigation Unit attached to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) National Headquarters have uncovered a fraud syndicate, arresting one suspect while efforts remain underway to apprehend the principal culprit. The Force spokesman, CSP Ani Iniedu, confirmed this in a...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the strategic redeployment of senior officers to key command, operational and staff appointments across the Nigerian Army (NA), as part of ongoing efforts to enhance operational effectiveness, strengthen leadership and align the Service’s command structure with Nigeria’s...
The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on crude oil theft and illegal refining activities in the Niger Delta, dismantling an illegal refinery site in Rivers State and recovering about 350 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), commonly known as diesel. The operation was carried out by...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, backed by the Nigerian Air Force and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have successfully repelled an attempted attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a military location in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The...
Four people have been killed and more than 1,000 livestock stolen after suspected terrorists launched coordinated attacks on four villages in Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The affected communities—Doma, Gidan Tudu, Tsamiya and Lofa—were attacked on Tuesday, forcing many residents to flee their homes. Several displaced villagers...
Lagos State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its campaign against violent crime with the arrest of four suspected armed robbers and the recovery of several items believed to have been stolen from victims. The suspects were apprehended by operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit...
Imo State Police Command has clarified circumstances surrounding the viral video showing the assault of a young woman and her brother in Okigwe, announcing the arrest of two suspects allegedly involved in the incident. The command said the armed men captured in the widely circulated footage were not police...
Delta State Police Command has recorded fresh breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against crime, recovering a locally made firearm after a failed robbery attack in Effurun and arresting a suspected drug peddler with quantities of suspected illicit substances in Agbor. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed the developments...
Nigeria Police Force, through the Oyo State Command, has uncovered a child-stealing and human trafficking network operating across state lines, rescuing 17 children and arresting seven suspects following an intelligence-led investigation. Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, CSP Anietie Iniedu, confirmed this in a statement issued to newsmen on...
Justice Muhammed Danjuma of the Court of Appeal, Abuja on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, affirmed the conviction and sentence of a former Managing Director of Nigeria Export Import Bank (NEXIM), Robert Orya by Justice F.E. Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Abuja. Orya was convicted and...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has continued to boost personnel morale and support career progression with the decoration of 40 Airmen and Airwomen with their new ranks at the 053 NAF Camp, Abuja, on Monday, 7 September 2026. Decorating the personnel, the Commander, 053 NAF Camp, Air Commodore Imoke,...
Nigerian Navy personnel have uncovered another attempt by suspected illegal refiners to revive their operations in Egbema-Ndoni, Rivers State, recovering about 33,000 litres of products suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, AGO. The latest raid, carried out on Sunday, September 6, 2026, is significant because it came...
Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspects over the alleged mob killing of a motorist, Basit Kolade, following a road traffic incident on Freeman Street, Lagos Island. The command said the incident occurred at about 10:40 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2, and has since been classified as a...
Edo State Police Command has rescued a 66-year-old kidnapping victim, Mr. Obareki Emmanuel, during a coordinated security operation in the Ibeakuma Forest, while launching a full-scale investigation into a separate robbery attack at the residence of the Edo State Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Hon. Kennedy Odion....
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 10 suspected vandals in separate operations across Abuja as part of ongoing efforts to protect public infrastructure from criminal activities. The operations, carried out in Kubwa, Wuye and the National Mosque area, led to the recovery of armoured electrical cables and...