Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced a significant breakthrough in its ongoing campaign against high-profile criminality, resulting in the arrest of fifty (50) suspects linked to terrorism, kidnapping, and armed robbery. Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, disclosed this during a press briefing held on April 13, 2026, at the...
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Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed circulating rumours about the safety of some examination centres in a North Central state ahead of the 2026 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination, assuring candidates and parents that robust security measures have been put in place nationwide. In a statement issued...
Tragedy struck the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) following a deadly Improvised Explosive Device (IED) incident that claimed the lives of a Commanding Officer and six other soldiers after troops successfully repelled a terrorist attack in Monguno, Borno State. Troops of Sector 3, Joint Task...
Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C, Owerri, have intercepted a massive consignment of illicit drugs worth over ₦1 billion, concealed within legitimate goods along the Okada/Ofosu Expressway in Benin City. The Comptroller of the Unit, Bishir Balogun, disclosed during a press briefing...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced an investigation into reports of alleged civilian casualties following an airstrike conducted in Jilli community on Saturday, April 11, 2026. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said the...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and Amnesty International have strongly condemned the deadly airstrike on Jilli market in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State, describing the incident as tragic and demanding urgent accountability. The airstrike, which reportedly killed scores of traders and injured many others, has sparked widespread...
The Air Component of Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), in a carefully planned and intelligence-driven operation, has successfully conducted a precision air strike on a known terrorist enclave and logistics hub located near the abandoned village of Jilli in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno...
Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, has conducted a comprehensive operational visit to Sapele following the abduction of the Local Government Chairman, reinforcing the Command’s determination to secure his safe and unharmed release. The visit according to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe,...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has ecorated 38 senior officers with the rank of Wing Commander during a colourful ceremony held at the NAF Officers’ Mess, Abuja. Describing the promotion as a well-earned recognition of discipline, character, and sustained excellence in service, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Friday, 10 April 2026, reaffirmed the determination of the Nigerian Army to defeat all security threats confronting the nation, with the continued support of citizens. The COAS made this known during an operational visit to Yobe State, where he...
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Headquarters Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) has dismissed what it described as false and exaggerated reports circulating across some television stations and social media platforms following the recent foiled terrorist attack on troops in Benisheikh, Borno State. The military said the narratives, often accompanied by unrelated pictures and videos, were...
In a decisive blow against terrorist elements operating on the Plateau, troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE, in conjunction with local vigilante groups, successfully neutralized a significant number of terrorists during a coordinated clearance operation across Daba and Seri villages in Wase and Kanam Local Government Areas of Plateau State....
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 21 kidnapped victims and dismantled several bandits’ camps during a coordinated clearance operation in Daji Madam Forest in Plateau State. Security sources said the operation was conducted in the early hours of April 9 by troops of 33 Artillery Brigade, led by...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, April 9, 2026 arrested 31 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation at an internet fraud academy, situated in Becki Estate, Karu, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The suspects, comprising two kingpins and interns, were nabbed while undergoing internet fraud...
Amid persistent insecurity in parts of Southern Kaduna, residents and community leaders have called for decisive action as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, Shehu Umar Nadada, led a high-level operational tour across affected areas in the state. The tour, which covered Kachia, Sanga, Jere, Zango,...
Scores of people, including insurgents, civilians, security operatives, and a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have died following coordinated night attacks by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Pulka community of Gwoza Local Government Area and Benesheikh town, headquarters of Kaga Local Government Area, Borno State, reliable sources...
Detectives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 25-year-old man, Abubakar Musa, over the alleged murder of two persons and attempted killing of three others during a violent knife attack in Olámbe area of Ogun State. The suspect, identified as Abubakar Musa, was apprehended by operatives of...
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have arrested one Osagie Destiny Etinosa for alleged N11 million fraud. The suspect, who was arrested through an open source intelligence, had been parading himself on Instagram account @ officialking _ etto. as a football...
Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, April 7, 2025 arrested one Fatima Muhammed for an alleged Naira mutilation. The suspect was arrested following a viral video circulated on tiktok where she was seen cleaning mucus from her nose using N500 Naira note....
Nigerian Navy has intensified efforts to strengthen indigenous shipbuilding capacity and modernize its operational capabilities through strategic partnerships with global defence technology firms. Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while receiving the Managing Director of ASELSAN Nigeria Limited, Amadou Thiam, during...