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NDLEA Raises N6.1bn From Sale Of Drug Barons’ Forfeited Assets

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

NDLEA generated over N6.1 billion from auctioned properties confiscated from convicted drug traffickers across Nigeria. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt a major financial blow to drug trafficking syndicates, raising over N6.1 billion from the auction of properties confiscated from convicted drug kingpins across the country. The...

Cult Supremacy Battle Claims 10 Lives In Kwara, Police Arrest Two Suspects

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

Ten people were reportedly killed in rival cult clashes in Ilorin, while police arrested two suspects over the violence. About 10 persons have reportedly been killed while two others sustained serious injuries when two rival cult groups engaged themselves in a supremacy battle in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. Already, the...

Jega, Nine Eminent Nigerians Urge FG To Appoint Special Envoy To Tackle Sahel-Linked Insecurity

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

Eminent Nigerians urge federal government to appoint Sahel envoy, linking regional instability to rising insecurity in Nigeria. Eminent Nigerians, including Attahiru Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Fatima Balla, ex-Nigerian ambassador to Botswana, have called on the federal government to urgently appoint a special envoy...

Atiku: General Rabe’s Death Shows Tinubu’s Failure On Security

NewsDeskNgJun 15, 2026June 15, 20260

Atiku says General Rabe’s death in captivity exposes worsening insecurity and reflects the government’s security failures. Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said President Bola Tinubu’s incompetence and cluelessness have reopened the scars of Chibok girls abduction and also made the efforts of the nation’s...

Abiodun Declares Ogun On High Alert, Unveils Tech-Driven Security Plan Amid Rising Insecurity

NewsDeskNgJun 14, 2026June 14, 20260

Governor Dapo Abiodun places Ogun on high alert, pledges tech-driven security response against terrorism, kidnapping, and banditry threats. Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has declared that his administration is on high alert against rising security threats across the country and unveiled plans to deploy technology-driven solutions to strengthen the...

Umahi Says Tinubu Reviving Colonial-Era South-East Road Projects

NewsDeskNgJun 14, 2026June 14, 20260

Works minister David Umahi says long-abandoned regional road projects in South-East are now being executed under the Renewed Hope Agenda. Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has said several major road projects conceived during the colonial era but abandoned for decades are now being actualised under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed...

Petition Alleges Cyberbullying Of Okpebholo, Oba Of Benin

NewsDeskNgJun 14, 2026June 14, 20260

Group seeks UK probe into alleged online harassment and defamation targeting Okpebholo, Oba of Benin, others. A coalition has petitioned British authorities to investigate a United Kingdom-registered company and its Nigerian-born director over allegations of cyberbullying, online harassment and defamation targeting several prominent Nigerian public figures. The petition, submitted to...

Democracy Day: Zulum Reflects On Seven-Year Journey, Pledges Lasting Peace And Prosperity For Borno

NewsDeskNgJun 13, 2026June 13, 20260

Zulum reviews seven years of achievements in security, education and healthcare, pledging lasting peace and prosperity for Borno. Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has used his final Democracy Day address at the helm to take stock of seven years of governance, highlighting significant gains in security, reconstruction, education and...

First Lady Tinubu Canvasses Fairer, More Promising Future For Every Nigerian Child

NewsDeskNgJun 13, 2026June 13, 20260

Oluremi Tinubu urges Nigerians to reject child labour and safeguard every child’s right to education, dignity and wellbeing. Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has canvassed for a fairer and promising future for every Nigerian child. In a message issued on Friday to mark 2026 World Day Against Child...

We’re Ready For State Police, Says Aiyedatiwa, As Oshiomhole, Falae Call For National Security Overhaul

NewsDeskNgJun 13, 2026June 13, 20260

Aiyedatiwa says Ondo is ready for state police as Oshiomhole and Falae advocate broader security reforms. The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, and elder statesman, the Olu-Abo of Ilu-Abo, Oba Olu Falae, called for deeper democratic reforms, stronger security coordination and sustained commitment to democratic governance....