The Kogi State Government has rolled out a series of stringent security measures targeting criminal activity in parts of Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area, including a ban on commercial motorcycle operations in selected rural communities, the closure of markets, restrictions on fuel sales, and a statewide prohibition on night travel after 7:00 p.m. The directives, which…
Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have launched an attack on Kautikari village in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, burning down both a primary and a secondary school. The incident comes shortly after pupils of Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira-Uba were reportedly abducted and remain unaccounted for nearly a month later. Security sources…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has alleged that individuals opposed to the success of President Bola Tinubu’s administration are sponsoring insecurity across Nigeria in an attempt to undermine the country’s democratic system. Akpabio made the remark on Saturday in Abuja during the public presentation of three books in honour of former Head of State, General…
Suspected kidnappers have abducted the traditional ruler of Ode Oriya Community in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Adeniyi Adelana, during an attack on his residence. The incident occurred at about 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2026, when armed men reportedly stormed the community and forcefully took the 60-year-old monarch to an unknown…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 41-year-old businessman based in São Paulo, Brazil, identified as Abugu Oliver Ikechukwu, for allegedly importing shirts and towels soaked in liquid cocaine into Nigeria. Abugu was apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, after arriving from Brazil via Addis…
Men of the Ebonyi State Police Command have arrested a man, identified as Nwali Nwibo, for allegedly spreading false information that bandits and Fulani herdsmen had invaded Nguzu Edda Community in Edda Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed the arrest in a statement, noting that it followed…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed that students and teachers abducted on May 15, 2026, in Oriire Local Government Area are still being held within the Old Oyo National Park axis, as security operations continue to secure their release. In an update issued on Friday, June 12, Makinde said the expansive 2,500-square-kilometre terrain of…
Former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has revealed that he never received security votes during his eight-year tenure as governor of the state. Fashola, who later served as Minister of Works, Power and Housing under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, made the disclosure on Friday while speaking at a panel session organised to…
The Borno State Government has reintegrated 720 repentant insurgents into society after they successfully completed the state’s deradicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration programme. The beneficiaries, classified as low-risk and minor clients under Batch 9 of the initiative, were sworn in on the Holy Quran before being released to return to their respective communities across the…
At least 16 farmers were killed and 13 others injured after armed bandits attacked farmlands in Goron Namaye district of Maradun Local Government Area, Zamfara State. The Chairman of Maradun Local Government, Hon. Sanusi Ahmed Dosara, confirmed the incident, stating that the attackers, who operated in large numbers, carried out the deadly assault…
