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The Deputy Principal of Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of ​​Borno State, Paul Namaske, has narrated how military air support and quick intervention of ground troops managed to rescue him and some students after they were abducted by terrorists during an attack on the school. Speaking in a one minute 20 second video obtained on …

Officers of the Oyo State Police Command have rescued two kidnapped children in Ibarapa East Local Government Area, arrested four suspected members of an inter-state kidnapping syndicate and recovered a stash of sophisticated firearms during a separate intelligence-driven operation. The command disclosed the development in a statement issued on Monday by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, explaining that …

A known terrorist commander, Kachalla Maha, has claimed that members of the Nigerian security forces deployed to hunt him are secretly working for his network and disseminating classified operational information ahead of military offensives. The allegation was contained in a viral audio recording in which the wanted kingpin allegedly had a conversation in Hausa with a government-linked intermediary identified only …

Terrorists, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram group reportedly attacked a school in Lassa town in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of ​​Borno State. The attack occurred on a busy market day, throwing the community into chaos as heavily armed rebels, said to be wearing military camouflage and riding motorbikes, reportedly stormed the city unchallenged. Reports emerged, that at …

The Nigerian Bar Association, Abeokuta branch, has ordered its members to boycott courts in the Ogun state capital for three days to protest what it described as anti-justice policies introduced by the state judiciary. The boycott, scheduled from July 6 to 8, 2026, will affect proceedings at the Ogun State High Court, Court of Customary Appeal, Magistrates’ Courts and Customary …

The Benue State Police Command has arrested 10 suspects in connection with the murder of the Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in the state, Ardo Risku Mohammed, and another victim, Yakubu Isa. The command said the arrests followed intelligence-led operations conducted by its tactical teams on the night of Friday, June 27, in Otukpo Local …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called for a thorough, transparent and impartial investigation into the killing of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Ardo Risku, insisting that all those involved in the attack must be brought to justice. The sultan, president of the board of directors of …

Daud Olatunji The Onipokia of Ipokia Kingdom in Ogun State, His Royal Majesty, Oba Yisa Olusola Adeniyi Olaniyan, has died after spending over five years on the throne. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the first-class monarch, who ascended the throne in August 2020 as the 46th Onipokia of Ipokia Kingdom and paramount ruler of Ipokia Local Government, passed away in the …

The Oyo State Government has announced the immediate suspension of the dusk to dawn curfew previously imposed in 10 local government areas bordering the Old Oyo National Park, saying that residents can now return to normal daily activities even as security agencies continue to carry out operations against kidnappers in the area. The decision was revealed on Saturday in a …

… Police account for more than 70% of stolen guns …Delta and Abia are the major states with the highest losses …Gun thefts increased in 2026, report warns Daud Olatunji A new security report has revealed that Nigerian security agencies lost no fewer than 282 rifles to terrorists, bandits and other armed groups in 94 separate attacks between 2021 and …