The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a couple, identified as Fred and Goodness, for allegedly staging their own abduction and extorting ₦10 million in ransom from their families and…
Ghanaian security agencies have arrested 53 Nigerian nationals following a coordinated crackdown on suspected cybercrime operations across multiple communities in the Greater Accra Region. The arrests followed an intelligence-led operation…
The United States has delivered a consignment of military supplies to Nigerian security agencies as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen security operations across the country. The delivery was confirmed…
Indonesia has become the first country to block access to Elon Musk’s social media platform X, citing concerns over the spread of non-consensual and pornographic images generated through its artificial…
United States President Donald Trump has warned that Washington could carry out further military strikes in Nigeria if what he described as the continued killing of Christians in the country…
United States immigration authorities have detained Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s former finance minister, who is wanted in his home country on suspicion of corruption, according to his legal representatives. Ofori-Atta, 66,…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed Divine Hope Orphanage and Less Privileged Home, located in Kagini, Abuja, following allegations of illegal child trafficking and serious violations of child…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of illicit drugs concealed in coffee sachets and book parcels destined for Zambia and the United Kingdom, as…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a former convict and three cargo agents following the interception of a consignment of cocaine concealed in liquid starch sachets and…
The Federal Government has filed fresh money laundering charges against former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, over alleged financial…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a female drug syndicate leader, Shodunke Yetunde Simbiat, in her Lagos residence after recovering 23.5 kilograms of cocaine concealed…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has intensified traffic control measures across the state with the introduction of an intelligence-led operational strategy aimed at ensuring free flow of traffic…
Troops of Sector 2 of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have intercepted two pickup vans suspected to be conveying logistics supplies…
A civil society organisation, the Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD), has called for the immediate shutdown of the Nigeria Police Force facility popularly known as Tiger Base…
The Imo State Government, in collaboration with the state police command, has demolished a hotel, a mortuary and several residential buildings in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area over alleged links…
Thai Immigration Police have arrested a Nigerian man in Bangkok after a covert operation led to the seizure of 40 ecstasy pills and 10 grams of cocaine allegedly being supplied…
The Lagos State Police Command has shut down a large-scale fake pharmaceutical operation discovered on the top floor of a multi-storey building in the Ojo area of the state. The…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has cautioned Nigerians against falling for a false social media post circulating on Facebook, which claims that the agency has commenced a new recruitment exercise.…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and armed robber, identified as Godspower Cletus, after he attempted to withdraw a N1 million ransom at a POS terminal…
Burkina Faso’s military authorities have confirmed the detention of 11 Nigerian soldiers and the seizure of a Nigerian Air Force C-130 transport aircraft after what they described as an unauthorised…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State says it has not received any official communication confirming reports that about 100 students abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary…
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has commended local communities for engaging in peace agreements with bandits, noting that the initiative is beginning to deliver tangible improvements in security across the…
Microsoft is under scrutiny in the European Union after a formal complaint alleged that the company stored data on Palestinians, which was reportedly used by the Israeli military for surveillance.…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspected drug trafficker in Ningi Local Government Area, recovering a significant quantity of illegal substances valued at more than ₦12 million. The…
Published: December 3, 2025 | By Francis Ugwu President Bola Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Musa as Nigeria’s new Defence Minister, pending Senate approval, in a move that has generated…
The Nigerian Senate has taken a significant step toward creating a unified national emergency response system, passing the National Emergency Toll Service (NETS) Establishment Bill 2025 at its second reading.…
Plateau State lawmaker and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Idris Wase, has raised alarm over the infiltration of Boko Haram members and other criminals into Nigeria’s…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed nonstop aerial monitoring over forests in Kwara, Kebbi, and Niger States as part of an intensified effort to curb the rise in kidnappings and…
Thirty-eight churchgoers abducted last Tuesday in Eruku, Kwara State, have been safely released following a coordinated operation by Nigeria’s security agencies, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that police officers assigned to protect Very Important Persons (VIPs) be withdrawn and redeployed to focus on core policing duties across the country. The…
The United States has signaled growing alarm over violent attacks targeting Christians in Nigeria as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, at the…
Security agencies in Kwara State have intensified operations against armed groups, leading to the arrest of a suspected armourer believed to be repairing weapons for bandits operating across the state.…
Niger State authorities have mobilized a joint operation of police tactical units, military personnel, and other security agencies to locate and rescue students kidnapped from St. Mary Secondary School in…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Kebbi State in response to the abduction of 25 schoolgirls. The move aims to…
Authorities in Cross River State have arrested a local teacher, Onun Ikoli, 52, and his wife, Itam Onun, following the discovery of 360 bags of marijuana weighing 4.706 tonnes at…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, also known as Chisco Bee, a wanted drug lord who operated under the guise of a businessman and…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reappointed Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for a second five-year term, reinforcing confidence in his…
The Ondo State Police Command has successfully rescued 15 young women after uncovering a sex trafficking network operating under the guise of employment and social media content creation. The victims,…
The Federal Government has dismissed 115 officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) after uncovering a series of violations that have raised concerns about integrity and accountability inside Nigeria’s…
Nigeria’s fight against drug abuse has taken a major leap as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) uncovered a sophisticated illegal laboratory manufacturing Colorado, a dangerous synthetic…
Nigerian rapper Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips, has finally addressed the swirling rumors about his encounter with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), revealing that his arrest…
In a landmark move set to transform international payments across Africa, Flutterwave, the continent’s largest payments platform, has teamed up with Polygon Labs to make Polygon PoS the backbone of…
A joint operation by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Army turned violent on Monday when suspected drug traffickers ambushed the team in Ukpuje, a community…
A renewed call to embrace homegrown innovation echoed across the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) Annual General Meeting in Lagos as government and industry leaders united to push for the…
The political landscape in Kano has been shaken as the state government officially files a lawsuit against former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, two of his sons, and several associates over…
The Nigerian stock market recorded a strong rebound on Thursday, adding about ₦350 billion in value as renewed investor confidence lifted major banking and industrial sector stocks. The rally marked…
The ₦110.4 billion corruption trial involving former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has been adjourned yet again as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presented new evidence before the…
The Kaduna State Police Command has achieved a major victory in its ongoing campaign against kidnapping and banditry, arresting twenty-six suspected kidnappers and recovering locally made firearms, dangerous weapons, and…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has taken a bold step to clean up the Nigeria Police recruitment system by unveiling a whistleblowing policy aimed at exposing bribery, fraud, sexual exploitation,…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit and expired medicines valued at over N15 billion in Ibadan, Oyo State, in what it described…