NNPC Probe: EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture Of Private Jet By Abdullahi Yusuf The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 18, 2026, secured a final forfeiture order of a Hawker…
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DSS Receives Petition Over Alleged Threats, Extortion Against Zakari Kafin Hausa
The Department of State Services (DSS), Jigawa State Command, has received a petition over alleged threat to life, criminal intimidation, extortion, cyber harassment, and attempts to damage the reputation of a Jigawa-based…
Security operatives arrest kidnappers in Qua’an Pan LGA of Plateau, recover N8m ransom
From Tongnaan Bawa Jos The Joint security operatives in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State have arrested two suspected kidnappers and recovered N8 million ransom paid by the family of…
Plateau Killings: Court Remands Four Suspects in DSS Custody, Adjourns to April 30
From Tongnaan Bawa Jos A Plateau State High Court has remanded 4 suspects in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) over the March 28, 2026 killings in Angwan Rukuba…
Troops Kill Two Gunmen in Plateau Ambush, Recover Weapons
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE have neutralised two suspected armed gunmen during a coordinated ambush in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The operation, according to…
Customs intercept smuggled items worth N98.3 Million in Adamawa, Taraba
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa/Taraba state Custom Area command has seized 32,860 litres of smuggled petroleum motor spirit (PMS) packed in 1,288 Jerry cans of 25 litres capacity and 2,800 litres…
Adamawa: Police arrest two over alleged murder of friend at birthday party
From Umar Dankano, Yola The police has apprehended two young men over alleged murder of a 25 yr old man, Friday Isah in Mubi North local government area of Adamawa state. Spokesman…
Troops Neutralize Terrorists, Recover Arms in Plateau Offensive
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE, in collaboration with local vigilante groups, have neutralized several terrorists and recovered arms during coordinated clearance operations in Plateau State In a statement…
Troops Neutralise Criminal Threats in Jos North, Wase as Counter-Terrorism Deployment Records Early Gains
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace, have recorded significant operational successes in Plateau State following a fresh counter-terrorism deployment aimed at restoring peace in troubled…
Army Arrests 20 Suspects, Rescues Kidnap Victims in Coordinated Operations
By Hajara Abdullahi The Nigerian Army has arrested 20 suspects and rescued nine kidnapped victims in a series of coordinated operations across the North East, North West and North Central regions. This…
Military Kills 38 ISWAP Fighters in Repelled Attack on Borno Base
By Alhaji Yusuf, Damaturu Troops from Operation HADIN KAI have successfully repelled a coordinated attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants on a military forward operating base in Mandaragirau, Borno…
Army, DSS Arrest Suspected Gunrunner With 884 Rounds Of Ammunition In Kano
Army, DSS Arrest Suspected Gunrunner With 884 Rounds Of Ammunition In Kano By Zagazola Makama Troops of 3 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State…
Army troops, DSS arrest suspected gunrunner with 884 rounds of ammunition in Kano
Troops of 3 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), have arrested a suspected gunrunner in Kano State while transporting a large cache…
Court Issues Bench Warrant for Man Accused of Child Defilement in Plateau
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos A High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a man, Dafwat Jelkyes, who is standing trial over allegations of…
Kano Police Command Arrests Suspect For Inciting Public Disorder
Kano Police Command Arrests Suspect For Inciting Public Disorder By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspect(name withheld) for circulating vedio and audio clips containing statements capable of…
EFCC Arraigns Ex-NRC MD for Alleged $385,000, N165.438m Money Laundering in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC). Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet…
Kano Court Jails Woman Seven Years for N5.6m Fraud
Justice Maryam Sabo of the Kano State High Court sitting in Kano has convicted and sentenced Ebonine Rita Uzoamaka to seven years imprisonment for obtaining the sum of N5,600,000.00k( Five Million, Six…
Troops Arrest Two Boko Haram Logistics Suppliers, Neutralize Commander in Adamawa
By Umar Dankano, Yola In its continued efforts to restore peace and harmony in the North-East, troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in collaboration with local vigilantes, have…
Gangsters, Abductors, Impersonators in Police Net as Investigation Continues — SUV Recovered, Says Yobe Police
From Auwal Salim, Damaturu The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a four-man criminal syndicate allegedly involved in fraud, impersonation, and abduction, as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen intelligence-led policing in…
Father Lauds DSS For Rescuing 3-Year-Old Son Four Days After Kidnap
Father Lauds DSS For Rescuing 3-Year-Old Son Four Days After Kidnap By Abdallahi Yusuf Malam Haruna Hamza, father of a 3-year-old child,has commended the Department of State Services(DSS) for rescuing his son,…
Stolen Motorcycle Recovered, Suspect in Police Custody
From Auwal Salim, Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has recovered a stolen motorcycle and apprehended a suspect in connection with the theft incident in Damaturu, the state capital. According to the…
Bandits Storm Catholic Church in Benue, Abduct 9 Worshippers
The Benue State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the abduction of nine worshippers at Ojije, in Utonkon district of Ado Local Government Area, Benue State. The State Police Public…
HURRAC Condemns Renewed Killings By Bandits,Extremist Groups in Nigeria,Warns Situation Unacceptable
HURRAC Condemns Renewed Killings By Bandits,Extremist Groups in Nigeria,Warns Situation Unacceptable By Abdallahi Yusuf The Human Rights Research and Advocacy Centre (HURRAC) has strongly condemned the recent wave of brutal killings, kidnappings…
EFCC Arraigns former University VC for N19.7million Fraud in Katsina
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, arraigned a former Vice chancellor of the Federal University Dutsinma, Professor Armayau Hamisu Bichi before Honourable Justice Musa Danladi…
Terrorists kill scores in Kwara village attack – lawmaker
By: Zagazola Makama Scores of persons were killed in a terrorist attack on Woro Village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, the lawmaker representing Kaiama in the State House of…