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480bn Meth Case: Court Rejects Bail For 3 Mexicans, 7 Nigerians

NewsDeskNgSep 4, 2026September 4, 20260

Federal High Court rejects bail applications by three Mexicans and seven Nigerians facing trial over alleged methamphetamine production. Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has refused to grant bail to 10 defendants facing trial over their alleged involvement in the production of methamphetamine at a clandestine laboratory...

Police Arrest Man With 1,500 Sachets Of RUTF In Katsina

NewsDeskNgSep 2, 2026September 2, 20260

Police intercept 1,500 sachets of RUTF meant for free treatment of malnourished children in Katsina. The Katsina State Police Command has arrested one Muhammad Aliyu, over alleged criminal conspiracy and diversion of 1,500 sachets of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF). The RUTF, packed in three sacks, was intercepted by police surveillance...

Troops Destroy ISWAP Camp In Adamawa, Kill 21 Terrorists In Rescue Operation

NewsDeskNgAug 29, 2026August 29, 20260

Troops dismantle ISWAP camp in Hong, Adamawa, killing 21 terrorists and recovering weapons during search-and-rescue operations. The military said troops of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), dismantled an Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) camp in the Kopre Mountain general area of Hong Local Government Area,...

Kano Records Nearly 5,000 Human Trafficking Returnees In Three Years

NewsDeskNgAug 21, 2026August 21, 20260

Nearly 5,000 returnees arrive in Kano as NAPTIP, CS-CRIN and media join forces to tackle human trafficking. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, the Civil Society Organisation for Conflict Resolution in Nigeria, CS-CRIN, and media practitioners have united to intensify the fight against human trafficking...

NSCDC Arrests Suspected Motorcycle Theft Syndicate In Nasarawa

NewsDeskNgAug 17, 2026August 17, 20260

NSCDC arrests four suspects over alleged motorcycle theft, identity alteration and fraudulent ownership documents in Lafia. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Nasarawa state Command, has apprehended members of a alleged motorcycle theft and documentation syndicate operating in Lafia, the state capital. The command’s Public Relations and Strategic...

Benue Killings: APC Rep Seeks Tinubu’s Urgent Military Intervention, Wants JTF, Army Barracks

NewsDeskNgJul 29, 2026July 29, 20260

A member of the House of Representatives representing Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency of Benue State, Hon. Onyeche Blessing Onuh, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently deploy more security personnel to halt the renewed killings in parts of his constituency. The lawmaker, who also chairs the House Committee on...

Oriire School Kidnapping: Court Sentences Three To Life Imprisonment, Adjourns Trial

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2026July 23, 20260

Federal High Court sentences three school to life imprisonment over Oriire kidnapping as trial continues on remaining terrorism charges.‎ ‎Justice Salim Ibrahim of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for their roles in the kidnapping of school children and teachers at Oriire Local...

Ansaru Commanders Get Life Sentences After Admitting To Terrorism

NewsDeskNgJul 20, 2026July 20, 20260

Two Ansaru commanders receive life sentences after pleading guilty to terrorism, kidnapping, terror financing and other related offences. ‎Mahmud Usman and Abubakar Abba commanders of Ansaru, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group, have been handed life sentences by a Federal High Court for terrorism.‎‎Both men arrested by the Department of State Services...

FCT Police Bust Kidnap Logistics Ring, Recover AK-47, Rescue Abducted Victim

NewsDeskNgJul 20, 2026July 20, 20260

The FCT Police Command on Monday disclosed a string of arrests and recoveries in separate operations that disrupted kidnapping logistics networks, rescued a kidnap victim, and netted suspects linked to armed robbery and car theft across the Federal Capital Territory. CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi said the successes underscore the value...

Police Arrest Man Over Alleged Murder Of Wife In Nasarawa

NewsDeskNgJul 18, 2026July 18, 20260

Police arrested a Nasarawa father of two after he allegedly beat his 20-year-old wife to death following a domestic dispute. The Nigerian Police Force, Nasarawa State Command, has arrested a father of two identified as Musbawu Amodu for allegedly beating his 20-year-old wife to death over ‘failure to prepare food’...