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The Nigerian police have confirmed the elimination of seven abductees and arrests of five robbery suspects in coordinated security operations throughout the Delta and Kaduna states. The operation also caused the recovery of stolen vehicles and firearms. In a statement issued on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the police praised the operation driven by strong …

The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the Brutal Retired Murder Major Joe Ajayi, who was killed by his kidnappers despite the N10 million ransom payments made by his family to secure his release. Spokesman for the command, SP Williams Ovye-Waya, revealed that the development on Monday in Lokoja, revealed that the 76-year-old man was kidnapped from his home in …

Allegations of criminals on Sunday killed a Nigerian Navy officer, Lieutenant-CDR. M. Buba, in the State of Kaduna. Spokesman for the State Police Command, Mansir Hassan, confirmed the incident to journalists on Monday at Kaduna. Hassan said the criminals attacked the Navy officer with a knife and robbed his cellphone near the Kawo overpass around 5:00 in the morning on …

The senior priest of the house in the Rock Church in Lagos, Father Paul Adefarasin, has denied the accusation that he held a weapon in Tiktoker on a road in Lagos. A viral video has made a round on social media on Friday which shows Reverend Adefarasin holding a metal object while talking to a pedestrian who recorded it, with …

The National Medicine Law Enforcement Agency (Ndlea), has intercepted the delivery of illegal drugs that are packaged as green tea in the import warehouse of Murtala Muhammated International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. A statement on Sunday by the Director, Media & Advocacy Agency, Femi Babafemi, stated that confiscation carried out on Thursday, June 5, 2025, was based on credible intelligence …

President Bola Tinubu joined the mourning nation for the disappearance of Mike Ejeagha, a legendary folklorist, songwriter and musician of Igbo, who died on Friday, at the age of 95. The president, in a declaration signed on Saturday by his special councilor on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and fans of …

Nigerian troops under the Hadin Kai (OPHK) operation have expelled coordinated terrorist attacks in Borno, giving heavy blows for rebels who tried to control military positions in Buratai and Mallam Fatori. In a statement issued on Thursday, Captain Reuben Kovangiya, Acting Deputy Director of the Army Public Relations for OPHK, confirmed that the attack attempt, which occurred on June 5, …

The Nigerian extractive industry transparency initiative (Neiti) has condemned an increase in the abuse of freedom of information (FOI) with what is described as cheating and facial organizations disguised as NGOs and civil society groups to harass, intimidate, and squeeze public officials. Speaking during a high-level round table on Thursday at the Neiti House in Abuja to mark 14 years …

The State Government of Oyo said that he had begun the long-awaited N4.8 billion disbursement as a victim of a destroying explosion that shook Bodija Estate, Ibadan, on January 17, 2024. This development was officially announced on Thursday at a Press Briefing which was held jointly by the Bodija Estate Residence ‘Association (BERA), Dejo Oyelese Vigilante Group, and representatives of …

Fire on Friday tore around 300 shops in the popular mobile market at Kano State. Market Chair, Jamilu Gama, confirmed the incident to journalists in Kano. He said the goods, including telephone and accessories, were worth millions of naira were destroyed by Inferno which lasted about seven hours. Gama said: “Items worth hundreds of millions of naira missing in this …