The Nigerian Defence Headquarters, DHQ, Friday night confirmed the killing of a wanted terrorist, by the name of Amir Abu Fatima, who had a bounty of 100 Million Naira placed on him. “The superior fire power of our gallant troops killed Abu Fatima alongside his bomb/IED making experts”, DHQ said in a special press statement…
In one of the largest pharmaceutical crackdowns in Nigeria’s history, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cleared banned, expired, and counterfeit drugs worth over ₦1 trillion from open drug markets across Lagos, Aba, and Onitsha. The enforcement operation, which ran from February 9 to March 27, 2025, targeted unregistered…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, arraigned one Oluwaseyi Hevleen Johnson before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Johnson alongside her company, XY Connects Global Investments Limited, is facing a two-count charge bordering on operating collective investment schemes…
Justice A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced one Nureedeen Siraj to jail for fraud. He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge, bordering on theft to the tune of N3,400,000.00 (Three Million, Four Hundred…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja to brief him on the recent surge in Boko Haram attacks across parts of Borno State. Speaking to journalists shortly after the closed-door meeting, Governor Zulum said he visited the…
…Services Intercepts 65 Stolen Vehicles, others The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) International Special Services has commended the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for its unwavering commitment to safeguarding borders and disrupting transnational organised crime through strategic partnerships and intelligence-driven operations. This recognition follows the recent recovery of 12 luxury vehicles by the RCMP Liaison Office…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos NDLEA operatives have intercepted six million opioid pills, including tamol, tapentadol, and carisoprodol, alongside 332,000 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup valued at ₦6.524 billion at Nigeria’s Port Harcourt and Apapa seaports. According to NDLEA, these seizures followed intelligence operations that identified new drug trafficking routes, leading to watch-listing and thorough examinations…
The chief of Air staff, Air Marshal Balla Hassan Abubakar, has called for stronger collaboration among African Air Forces in order to fight the growing spate of terrorism on the continent, focusing on key strategies. He said only if they work together that they can comfortably combat the surging insecurity in the region. Abubakar made…
Hussaini Ibrahim Kafi in Kano Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have successfully repelled a coordinated assault by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Damboa town in Borno State, neutralizing at least 16 terrorists in a fierce gun battle that began in the early hours of Friday. According to a statement by…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Katsina State Government has commended the Nigerian Army for a successful military operation that led to the neutralization of 21 terrorists and the recovery of weapons and rustled cattle in Shawu Forest, Ruwan Godiya, Faskari Local Government Area. The daring offensive was part of the ongoing Operation Forest Sanity III…
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