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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday heard fresh allegations of a plot to infiltrate the presidential villa and cut off electricity supplies as part of an attempt to topple the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The revelations emerged during the ongoing trial of six defendants accused of conspiring to stage a coup, as the prosecution provided a video …

Three people suffered injuries when part of the under-construction Zaria Central Mosque collapsed on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses told reporters that the injured people, believed to be construction workers, were immediately evacuated to a hospital in Zaria for treatment. There were no casualties in this incident. The construction site was then closed, while workers were seen clearing debris from the collapsed section. …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered and dismantled a massive transnational methamphetamine production network operating from a clandestine forest laboratory in Ogun State, in what officials describe as one of the most significant anti-drug operations in recent times.. The agency said the operation led to the seizure of illicit drugs and precursor chemicals worth more than ₦480 billion, …

Officers of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a couple said to be running a child theft syndicate in Mowe area of ​​Ogun State. Police also rescued a four-month-old baby stolen about two days earlier and two others, one of which was stolen in 2024 from its parents. The police also arrested a husband and wife who were suspected …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has blown up a transnational methamphetamine production factory in Ogun State jointly operated by a Nigerian drug cartel and Mexican collaborators Ten suspects were reportedly arrested with illegal drugs and chemicals worth over N480 billion recovered during the operation. NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), disclosed this on Wednesday …

Family members, colleagues, union leaders and sympathizers on Monday gathered in Adigbe, Abeokuta, Ogun State, for the eighth day Fidau prayer held in honor of the late union president, Comrade Alhaji Basheer Ayobamiji Obabiyi. The prayer session, organized by the family of the deceased in collaboration with Islamic clergy, attracted a large turnout of relatives, friends and associates who gathered …

Zainab Abioye The Ogun State Police Command recorded a total of 2,559 criminal cases across the state between January and March 2026, with theft and theft emerging as the most prevalent crimes, according to official crime statistics obtained by the command. Data released by the Police Public Relations Department showed that 830 cases of theft and other theft-related crimes were …

The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia declared Tuesday 26 May 2026 as Arafat Day, while Eid-el-Adha will be celebrated the following day, Wednesday 27 May. The announcement followed the sighting of the crescent moon marking the start of Dhul Hijjah 1447AH in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. According to a statement published by the Saudi Press Agency, Monday, May 18, …

A Nigerian Army officer, identified as Lieutenant Isma’il Abdullahi Chafe of the Nigerian Army, has reportedly been killed in a suspected terrorist ambush in Sokoto State, just weeks before his planned wedding. The late officer, attached to the 248th Reconnaissance Battalion at Illela Barracks, was said to have been ambushed on Saturday, May 16, 2026 by armed assailants believed to …

….Helicopters, SEAL Team 6 among the forces deployed in operation …Armed forces recover devices linked to terrorist financing network Daud Olatunji It was supposed to be a quiet night over the Lake Chad Basin, but within minutes the darkness exploded in a coordinated storm of rotor blades, gunfire and precision strikes. In a rare joint military operation that extends across …