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Officers from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted consignments of high-potency illicit drugs ingeniously hidden in water purifiers imported from Europe, as part of a series of coordinated operations across the country. The agency revealed that the discovery was made on May 26, 2026, at a courier facility in Lagos, where officers discovered no less than three kilograms …

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has formally emerged as the presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) ahead of the 2027 general elections, promising radical economic reforms, transparent governance and a citizen-centric leadership model if elected president of Nigeria.. Makinde, who accepted the party’s nomination on Friday in Ibadan, said his decision to run was anchored on what he …

Nigerian Army troops under Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued 31 kidnapped victims and neutralized five terrorists in coordinated offensives in Zamfara and Katsina states, in what authorities have described as a sustained drive against banditry in the northwest. The army also confirmed the destruction of several terrorist camps and the recovery of firearms, ammunition and motorcycles during the multi-pronged operations. …

The abducted Deputy Principal of Community Grammar School, Ahoro-Esiele, in Oriire Local Government Area of ​​Oyo State, Mrs Folawe Alamu, has made an impassioned appeal to President Bola Tinubu, Governor Seyi Makinde and other stakeholders to urgently negotiate with the kidnappers holding her, pupils and teachers captive. In a rescue video circulating online on Thursday, the visibly shaken school administrator, …

At least four people were killed and 10 others injured in a car crash along the Ilesa–Akure Expressway in Osun State on Thursday. Public Enlightenment Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun State. Agnes Ogungbemi confirmed the accident to journalists on Friday in Osogbo. Ogungbemi said the accident occurred at around 10pm on Thursday at the Omi-Asoro …

The Committee for Defense of Human Rights (CDHR) has issued a sweeping mobilization directive to its branches and affiliated structures in the South West, calling for full participation in a planned mass protest against the continued captivity of abducted school children, pupils and teachers in Oyo State. The rights group condemned what it described as the “prolonged and unacceptable” detention …

At least five people died in a single-vehicle accident along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ogun State on Thursday. Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Route Commander Inspector Afolabi Odunsi, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta. He said 10 other people were injured in the accident which occurred at around 11.12 He added that a …

Police operatives attached to the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, have arrested three members of a criminal syndicate that stole motorbikes in Lagos and Ogun States. This was disclosed by the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Mr Olohundare Jimoh in a statement issued by the Zone spokesperson, DSP Gbenga Afolayan, Wednesday in Lagos. Jimoh …

Nemesis succeeded in apprehending three suspected kidnappers in Edo State when they were arrested after one of the victims identified them at a market in Jattu market, in Etsako West Local Government Area of ​​Edo State. A security operations team was sent to retrieve them after the information was provided. The suspects were arrested by a joint team of the …

The Ogun State chapter of the Muslim Congress (TMC) has congratulated Muslims in Ogun State and across Nigeria on the celebration of Eid-Ul-Adha 2026, urging worshipers and political leaders to embrace the spirit of sacrifice, obedience and spiritual rebirth as lessons of the festival. The group said the celebration of Eid, rooted in the obedience of Prophets Ibrahim, Ismail and …