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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 …

The Edo State Police Command has intensified his struggle against the cult, capturing 28 suspected of being a cult during the coordinated attack on a criminal hiding place throughout Benin City. In a statement released on Friday, the Commander of the Commander of the Command, Moses Yamu, revealed that the operation, which took place on June 4, 2025, between 16:00 …

President Kenya, William Ruto, has regretted the fact that Kenya’s woman has left their man and married a Nigerian man. Ruto, which made the statement funny at a wedding ceremony, pointed to what he described as a real trend from Kenya’s woman who chose the Nigerian couple, and jokingly questioned why Kenya men seemed to lose. He further suggested that …

The Nigerian Air Force Operations Component (Nafin) Hadin Kai (OPHK), on Thursday, succeeded in destroying a camp owned by the West African Province (ISWAP), eliminating a number of their top commanders in the process. Analyst counter-signs and security in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama who shared reports about X on Friday, said the achievement was achieved after sustainable bombings …

Residents of the city of Benin, the capital of the state of Edo, have shouted at the Governor of Monday Okpebholo to take immediate action because the flood has taken over the main paths in the city, making life difficult and destroy their homes and livelihoods. The governor himself was not abandoned in a mob of wapper because he also …

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, charged two people, Benjamin Bawin and Miracle Awaje before the Judge A.Bello for the failure to declare their assets as required by the EFCC Establishment of the 2004 Law. The defendants refused to declare their assets when the asset declaration form was given to them in the commission office after their …

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arrested 12 alleged internet fraudsters in the state of Akwa Ibom and Kaduna The Head of the EFCC media and advocacy, Dele Oyewale, revealed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said three suspects were arrested in Uyo while nine was chosen in the Sabo area in the State of …