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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 …

The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria has condemned the recent abduction of students in parts of Oyo and Borno states, describing the incidents as a disturbing reflection of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and a direct threat to the country’s education system. The incidents concerned reportedly occurred on Friday, May 15, 2026, at Ahoro Esinele in Orire Local Government Area of ​​Oyo …

A man was rescued alive after being buried in the rubble of a collapsed three-story building for more than nine hours. The three-storey building under construction collapsed in the Durumi 3 area, near Gudu Market, Abuja, on Saturday. At least five people were previously confirmed dead, while 10 others were rescued alive after a building under construction collapsed on Saturday …

A fire on Saturday engulfed parts of the Muhammad Sidi Bage Federal Secretariat in Lafia, Nasarawa State. However, the fire that broke out around 4pm on Saturday was contained with the combined efforts of the Federal and State Fire Services. A Federal Fire Service official told reporters at the scene that the cause of the fire, which affected the second …