Ilorin, Kwara State — July 17, 2025 A combined team of Police, Army, Forest Guards, and local hunters, supported by the Kwara State Government, has arrested over 25 suspected kidnappers and bandits, including a notorious criminal identified as Tambaya, during a major security crackdown across Ifelodun, Edu, and Patigi Local Government Areas. The development was…
Abuja, Nigeria — July 17, 2025 The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops under Operation SAFE HAVEN rejected a ₦13,742,000 cash bribe allegedly offered by terror suspects intercepted during an operation along the Jos–Sanga Road in Plateau State. Briefing journalists in Abuja on Thursday while giving updates on military operations conducted July 9–16, 2025, the Director,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will appeal the acquittal of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose in the alleged N6.9 billion money laundering case. The development follows a Federal High Court ruling in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, where Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke discharged and acquitted Fayose of all charges….
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone A, has handed over undeclared foreign currencies totaling $20,000 and 110,000 West African CFA Francs to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following a recent interception near the Seme Border. How the Interception Happened According to Hussaini Abdullahi, Public Relations Officer of the command, the…
Ahead of the upcoming Lagos State Local Government (LG) elections, the Lagos State Police Command has announced a 12-hour restriction on vehicular movement across the state. According to a statement released on Wednesday by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, and signed on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, the restriction will…
In a major win against cybercrime, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the conviction of 146 foreign nationals involved in various financial and cybersecurity crimes across Nigeria. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, during the International Cybersecurity Conference held at the Abuja Continental Hotel….
Jos Electricity Distribution Plc (JED) has condemned an attack by officers of the Nigerian Mobile Police Force (MOPOL) on its staff member in Makurdi, Benue State, following the disconnection of power supply to their barracks over an outstanding electricity debt of N112.4 million. In a strongly worded statement released on Sunday, the Head of Corporate…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a firm directive to the Nigerian Armed Forces, urging them to decisively crush all threats to Nigeria’s unity and territorial integrity, including terrorists, insurgents, bandits, and separatist agitators. Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at the grand finale of the 2025 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) held at Murtala…
The Rivers State Police Command has officially declared Aloni Olodi, Chief of Staff (CoS), and Hector Ekakita, Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Ahoada East Local Government Area, wanted over a violent assault on the council’s Sole Administrator, Goodluck Ihemnacho. In a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the attack took…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in a coordinated effort with the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), have neutralized 10 Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists during a fierce gun battle along the Rann–Gamboru Ngala axis, close to the Nigeria–Cameroon border. The successful counter-terrorism operation was disclosed on Monday night by the…
