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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has strengthened the operational capability of the Nigerian Army with the graduation of over 8,000 newly trained soldiers from the Nigerian Army Depot, Osogbo. Blueprint reports that this is part of deliberate efforts to strengthen manpower and improve ongoing operations against terrorism, insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and other emerging security threats …

… 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 …

The numbers are surprising, but the reality is much more terrifying. Between 2020 and 2025, fraudsters managed to loot N134.48 billion from Nigeria’s financial system — enough to build thousands of schools or hospitals. But there’s one thing your official report doesn’t reveal: the most devastating heists don’t involve sophisticated hackers in dark basements. It involves a bank employee with …

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the redeployment of senior officers in the Army, with appointments in key operational, command, training and staff areas. The reshuffle was announced in a statement issued on Saturday by Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele, who said it was part of efforts to strengthen national …

Popular TikTok content creator Habeeb Hamzat, widely known as Peller, has responded to Nigerian rapper Oludemilade Martin Alejo, popularly known as Ycee, following comments linking what the rapper described as “Peller culture” to what he called an “olodo riot” in Nigeria. The exchange, which dominated conversations on social media platforms, sparked a broader debate about the place of education, digital …

“The Charter is a promise to the world: That humanity can choose cooperation over chaos; law over lawlessness; dignity over domination; and hope over fear,” Guterres said. Signed on June 26, 1945, the Charter is the founding document of the United Nations. The treaty codifies key principles of international relations and outlines the UN’s goals of maintaining peace and security, …

That International Maritime Organization (IMO) said that 115 ships carrying around 2,500 crew had left the Gulf during the first three and a half days of the operation. The figures represent the first concrete steps in the evacuation launched this week rescued around 11,000 stranded sailors aboard 600 ships since the war between Israel and the United States against Iran …

Popular Nigerian content creator and TikTok personality, Amadou Elizabeth Aminata, popularly known as Jarvis, has come to the defense of her boyfriend, Peller, following controversial remarks by rapper Oludemilade Martin Alejo, better known as Ycee, describing what he termed “Peller culture” as an “olodo riot”. The controversy, which has dominated social media conversations in recent days, has sparked reactions from …

Mr Tayo Olademehin, Information Officer, Okitipupa Local Government Area of ​​Ondo State, has died. Olademehin, 54, died on Friday while attending the information workers conference in Abuja. Andrew Ogunsakin, the local government chairman, confirmed Olademehin’s death in a statement on Saturday in Okitipupa. Ogunsakin said the untimely death of the chief information officer was a painful and irreplaceable loss to …

Here are the top stories from across the country 1. Peter Obi’s ambitions falter, as court sets aside order for INEC to register NDC The presidential ambitions of former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi may have been derailed, as the Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Friday overturned an earlier decision directing the Independent National Electoral Commission …