The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has suspended its withdrawal of services across Oyo State public schools. This follows renewed engagements with the state government and assurances over measures to improve security after the abduction of teachers and school teachers in Oriire LGA. The union announced the suspension in a […]
Crime
Rivers Police recover pistol hidden in loaf of bread, arrest suspect
Police Operatives in Rivers State have recovered firearm concealed inside a loaf of bread and arrested a suspect in Port Harcourt. The command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Blessing Agabe, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Friday in Port Harcourt. Agabe said the firearm was recovered during a routine stop-and-search […]
NDLEA nabs Mexican, 4 others, uncovers industrial scale meth lab
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have struck yet another decisive blow against transnational drug syndicates following the discovery and dismantling of a fortified, industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory operated by a Nigerian-Mexican cartel deep within the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area, Oyo State. […]
Police-led Joint Security Patrol Team Neutralizes Four Suspected Armed Gang Members, Recovers GPMG, AK-47 Rifles, IEDs, Other Exhibits In Anambra
Police-led Joint Security Patrol Team, Aguata Sector, recorded a major operational success on the evening of 23rd June 2026 following an armed confrontation with suspected secessionist armed gang along the Ogboji–Ajalli Road in Orumba South LGA of Anambra State. During the operation, security operatives neutralised four members of the armed […]
World Drug Day: NDLEA Rehabilitates 102, Arrests 559 Suspects In Anambra
By Chukwuka Ugokwe, Awka The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has rehabilitated a total of 102 and arrested 559 suspects over drug related offences between July 2025 and June 2026. Anambra State Commander of the Agency, Charles Onubogu, made this disclosure during a press briefing staged to […]
Oyo Govt announces 16-hour curfew in 10 LGAs
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has approved the declaration of a 16-hour curfew in 10 local government areas of the state. A memo issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Musibau Babatunde, said the curfew takes effect from Wednesday, June 24, 2026. The curfew, which is […]
Agunechemba Neutralizes Anambra Terror Gang
The Agunechemba unit from FOB Aguata in Anambra State, reportedly on the night of Tuesday, 23rd of June, 2026, neutralized three members of a terror group that has caused considerable turmoil in the region, while several others managed to flee with gunshot injuries. The gang had been masquerading in federal […]
United States Names Nigerian, Firms as Alleged Terrorist Financiers Linked to ISIS
The United States of America has released the identities of a Nigerian national and three Nigeria-based companies designated as alleged financiers of the terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The designation forms part of a broader U.S. action targeting three individuals and six entities worldwide, accused […]
Court sentences culprit to death over 2014 Nyanya bomb blast
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, sentenced a 37-year-old man, Zakaria Garba, to death by hanging over his involvement in the 2014 Nyanya Motor Park bomb explosions. Justice James Omotsoho, in a judgment delivered in the just-concluded Abuja mass trial of suspected terrorists, also handed down life imprisonment […]
Police Killing: Protesting Youths Set Police Station Ablaze in Ekiti
Angry youths have set the Isan Police Station in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State on fire following the alleged shooting of a young man by police officers. The protest erupted after a video showing a man lying in a pool of blood circulated widely on social media, particularly […]