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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered the remand of Danladi Umar, the former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned the former anti-graft judge on a four-count charge bordering on bribery and abuse of office. Justice Peter Kekemeke directed that Umar remain at the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Bello Bodejo, the national president of Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned the pastoralist leader on a 12-count charge involving money laundering and terrorism financing. The anti-graft agency accuses Bodejo of illegally receiving $ 2.63 million in cash. Justice…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of ten individuals for currency abuse in the South-South region. A federal court found the defendants guilty of violating laws that protect the national currency from defacement. This swift judicial outcome underscores a widening state campaign against practices that long defined Nigerian social gatherings. Enforcement…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized 2,530 kilogrammes of illicit drugs and arrested 382 suspects in Taraba State. State Commander Javanson Kwalma announced the cumulative results of the anti-narcotics campaign during a security briefing on Thursday. Operatives intercepted massive quantities of cannabis sativa, tramadol, codeine syrup, and methamphetamine over the first half of…
A brutal wave of inter-communal violence between herders and farmers has claimed at least 48 lives in Niger State. Armed herder militias launched a coordinated dawn raid on the Kamuku ethnic community in Tegina, located within the Rafi Local Government Area. The attackers hacked or burned 42 villagers to death, targeting mostly women, children, and…
Nigerian army troops killed six suspected terrorists during a fierce gunfight in the troubled hills of Plateau State. Soldiers operating under the Joint Security Task Force intercepted the heavily armed group during a routine clearance patrol. The operational command confirmed that the encounter followed a precise intelligence tip-off regarding militant movements between rural borders. A…
The Lagos State Police Command has intercepted forty-seven sacks of military camouflage uniforms and eighty cartons of illicit drugs in a major intelligence-led operation. State Commissioner of Police Fatai Tijani disclosed the significant breakthrough during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Tuesday. Detectives from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit intercepted the illicit cargo…
Nigerian troops successfully neutralized an armed abduction attempt and rescued 22 hostages during dual tactical operations across Sokoto State. The coordinated counter-terror strikes, executed by the joint task force under Operation Hadarin Daji, targeted known bandit strongholds in the North-West zone. Major General Bamidele Alabi, the Commander of the Joint Task Force, confirmed the operational…
Armed men have launched a deadly assault on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Plateau State. The attackers stormed the elite facility in Kuru near Jos late on Monday night. Three security operatives lost their lives whilst defending the nation’s foremost policy centre. This bold raid on a highly guarded federal establishment…
The Nigeria Customs Service has intensified its nationwide border crackdown on illicit agricultural imports, intercepting smuggled vegetable oil products worth 1.31 billion naira. Comptroller-General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi confirmed that the service recorded 65 distinct seizures in 2025 and an additional 23 interceptions during the first half of 2026. The combined duty-paid value of the…