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COAS Orders Troops To Crush Terrorists, Bandits In Kwara, Neighbouring States

NewsDeskNgMay 29, 2026May 29, 20260

Army Chief orders troops to intensify operations against terrorists, kidnappers and bandits in Kwara and nearby states. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has ordered troops of Joint Task Force North Central, Operation Savannah Shield, to intensify operations against terrorists, bandits and kidnappers in Kwara State...

Police Arrest Five Suspected Kidnappers Of Schoolchildren In Ondo

NewsDeskNgMay 29, 2026May 29, 20260

Police say five suspects linked to the abduction of two schoolchildren in Ore have been arrested. Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested five suspected kidnappers linked to the abduction of two schoolchildren in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were arrested by the...

Court Remands Gololo Over Alleged Cyberstalking Of Akpabio

NewsDeskNgMay 26, 2026May 26, 20260

Federal High Court remands retired General Garba Gololo in Kuje prison over alleged cyberstalking and defamatory video claims. A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of retired Major General Garba Gololo at the Kuje Correctional Centre after he pleaded not guilty to a seven-count charge bordering on...

Court Grants Tunde Ayeni N200m Bail In Alleged N15.7bn Fraud Trial

NewsDeskNgMay 26, 2026May 26, 20260

Court grants former Skye Bank chairman bail despite EFCC opposition in alleged multi-billion naira fraud prosecution case. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has admitted former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Tunde Ayeni, to bail in the sum of N200 million,...

NSCDC Uncovers Alleged Multi-Billion Naira Railway Theft Ring, Seals Chinese-Linked Steel Companies Nationwide

NewsDeskNgMay 26, 2026May 26, 20260

NSCDC sealed Chinese-linked firms over alleged railway vandalism and recycling of stolen infrastructure materials nationwide. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has launched one of the biggest crackdowns on economic sabotage in recent years after sealing all operational facilities belonging to Inner Galaxy Steel Company and Jiuxing Integrity...

NDLEA Arrests 63-Year-Old Chinese Woman With 31kg Cannabis At Lagos Airport

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

NDLEA arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman and seized opioid drugs valued at over N2.1 billion in Lagos. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman, Ting Hung Kiong, over an alleged attempt to smuggle 31 kilogrammes of “Canadian Loud,” a synthetic strain of...

Tears In Ogbomoso As Slain Teacher Buried After Deadly Oyo School Attack

NewsDeskNgMay 22, 2026May 22, 20260

Mourners gathered in Ogbomoso to bury teacher Joel Adesiyan, killed during last week’s deadly school attack in Oyo. Family members, colleagues and sympathisers on Friday gathered in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, to bid farewell to Joel Adesiyan, one of the teachers killed during last week’s deadly attack on schools in the...

Makinde: We’re Doing Everything To Rescue Oriire LG Abductees

NewsDeskNgMay 18, 2026May 18, 20260

Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde says security forces have intensified operations to rescue victims of Orile LG abductions. Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde says one abducted teacher has been killed as security forces intensify operations to rescue victims Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Sunday said his government has been doing everything...

Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Abduct Students From Borno School

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2026May 15, 20260

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly abducted several students after attacking schools in Borno during classes on Friday. Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly abducted an unspecified number of pupils from a primary and secondary school in Mussa village, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, in the latest attack...

EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO Over Alleged N36m Fraud In Lagos

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2026May 15, 20260

Social media influencer Blessing CEO appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged N36 million fraud charges. Social media influencer and relationship commentator Okoro Blessing Nkiruka has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N36 million fraud case in Lagos. The influencer, also...