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Gunmen Kill 10 In Coordinated Night Attacks On Plateau Communities

NewsDeskNgFeb 24, 2026February 24, 20260

Ten residents are killed as gunmen launch coordinated night attacks on Plateau communities, injuring others and fleeing. Ten people are killed in coordinated Plateau attacks as gunmen raid villages, injure residents and trigger security response. Fresh violence has rocked Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State following coordinated attacks on...

Four Suspected Kidnappers Arrested, 21 Victims Including Three Toddlers Freed In Katsina Operation

NewsDeskNgFeb 22, 2026February 22, 20260

Joint security operation in Katsina frees 21 abducted victims, arrests four suspects, highlighting effective intelligence-led intervention. The Katsina State Government has announced the successful rescue of 21 kidnap victims during a joint security operation conducted in Dargaza Hills, Danmusa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The state government said...

Police Arrest 13 Over Ondo APC Congress Killings

NewsDeskNgFeb 21, 2026February 21, 20260

Ondo police detain 13 suspects following deadly Idanre ward congress violence that left two dead and others injured. The Ondo State Police Command has arrested 13 suspects in connection with the violent attack that claimed two lives and left several others injured in Idanre during the ward congress of the...

DSS To Arraign El-Rufai On February 25 Over Alleged Cybercrime And Breach Of National Security

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2026February 20, 20260

DSS will arraign former Kaduna governor Nasir el-Rufai on February 25, over alleged cybercrime and national security breach. The Department of State Services (DSS) is set to arraign former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, on Wednesday, February 25, over allegations of cybercrime and breach of national security. El-Rufai will appear...

Amotekun Intercepts Trailer Carrying 61 Suspected Criminals Into Ondo

NewsDeskNgFeb 15, 2026February 15, 20260

Amotekun intercepts trailer concealing 61 suspects in Ondo, says 95 currently in custody after coordinated operations. The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, has intercepted a truck conveying 61 suspected criminals into Akure, the Ondo State capital. The suspects were reportedly concealed inside a trailer loaded...

Gunmen Kidnap 12-Year-Old Secondary School Girl In Ibadan

NewsDeskNgFeb 12, 2026February 12, 20260

Masked gunmen abduct 12-year-old student in Ibadan as police launch investigation and intensify rescue efforts. A 12-year-old student of a private secondary school was on Thursday kidnapped in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Eyewitnesses said the abductors, who were masked, drove a vehicle without registration number plates and fired shots...

Emefiele Trial: EFCC Witness Says Banks Hoarded Redesigned 2022 Naira Notes, Causing Scarcity

NewsDeskNgFeb 11, 2026February 11, 20260

An EFCC witness told the court that commercial banks hoarded redesigned notes, contributing to the naira scarcity during Emefiele’s tenure. Chinedu Eneanya, a witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the ongoing trial of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Tuesday...

Drug kingpin arrested 12-year after killing 3 NDLEA officers

NewsDeskNgJan 19, 2026January 19, 20260

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a long-wanted drug kingpin, Lekan Jimoh, alias Kanmo-Kanmo, 12 years after he allegedly masterminded the killing of three of its officers during a botched arrest operation. Jimoh was picked up on Friday, in Owode, Ogun State, following intelligence-led operations by NDLEA tactical...

Agbese Celebrates SGF George Akume at 72, Praises Legacy of Service

NewsDeskNgDec 27, 2025December 27, 20250

A member of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has joined family members, political associates and well-wishers nationwide to celebrate the 72nd birthday of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, describing him as a statesman whose life exemplifies selfless service and enduring leadership. In a congratulatory...

Group warns against plot to arrest Atiku, Ameachi, El-Rufai, Aregbesola, others

NewsDeskNgDec 23, 2025December 23, 20250

… Says it signals push toward one-party state A civil society group has raised alarm over what it described as a coordinated plan to arrest and detain leading opposition figures, warning that the move forms part of a broader strategy to weaken opposition politics and entrench a de facto one-party...