Troops of 3 Battalion (Motorised) have arrested five suspects and intercepted suspected logistics allegedly destined for terrorist couriers and vendors during a targeted operation in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. The operation was carried out at about 5:35 p.m. on August 28, 2026, in the Ladari and Gamboru Garage areas of Gamboru-Ngala. One…
President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the rescue of 21 people, including 15 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and six other victims, who were abducted last week in Kogi State. The victims, comprising eight males and 13 females, were rescued on Monday from the forests of Ofu Local Government Area during a coordinated Search and…
The Senate of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State, has expelled six students for gross examination misconduct after they were found to have rewritten an examination at a lecturer’s private residence. The decision was reached during the university’s 167th Regular Senate Meeting held on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at the university auditorium. The development…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man, Usman Abubakar, for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl in the Tsakanin Bayara area of Bauchi metropolis. The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, August 29, 2026. According to Habib, the suspect was arrested after the girl’s 48-year-old father reported…
The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old security guard, Ndifreke Godwin, over the alleged sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl in Calabar, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, August 30, 2026, stating that the incident occurred along Tinapa Road in Calabar.…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reported the recent xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Black Africans in South Africa to the African Union (AU), calling for urgent continental action. Tinubu warned that the recurring incidents threaten African solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence, urging African leaders to address the situation. The President made Nigeria’s position known through…
A Nigerian woman, Oyarazi Bint Isah, has advised men to consider marrying more than one wife, arguing that it could help prevent loneliness and misery in old age. In a post circulating on Facebook, Isah said she was moved to tears after seeing a friend of her father. “Dear men, abeg make una marry…
A woman has been killed in an attack allegedly carried out by suspected Fulani bandits in Batok 2 Village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident reportedly occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on August 28, 2026, when troops of Sector 6, Operation ENDURING PEACE, responded to reports of sporadic gunfire in the community,…
The Taraba State Police Command has arrested two women accused of abducting three young girls in Jalingo and attempting to transport them to Adamawa State. The suspects, reportedly from one of the South-Eastern states, were arrested at a filling station while travelling in a commercial vehicle with the three children. According to reports, the driver…
The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to uphold its policy barring transgender Americans from serving in the military, in the latest major legal battle involving transgender rights to reach the conservative-leaning court. The administration is appealing a ruling by a federal court in Washington, DC, which sided with a group of transgender…
