The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed dozens of terrorists and destroyed a key stronghold in Borno State. The operation was carried out on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at Bula Madibale in the Gezuwa area. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, NAF spokesperson, confirmed the strikes in a statement released on Thursday. He said the raid followed …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have jointly issued a stern warning to Nigerian youths, urging them to shun internet fraud, drug abuse, and other criminal activities that are tarnishing the country's global image and jeopardising opportunities for law-abiding citizens. Speaking at a youth-focused event held …
From the sunlit streets of Accra to the sprawling townships of Johannesburg, a quiet storm has taken hold—a storm that knows no borders, spares no one, and spares no conscience. Nigerians, once welcomed as traders, students, and neighbours, now move cautiously, their steps shadowed by fear. Every market stall, every classroom, every home abroad carries …
Blood streamed down his face. Deep gashes marked his hands. Mubarak Bello, 38, had just survived a brutal machete attack outside his home in Sabon Unguwa, Katsina State, Nigeria. “Even yesterday they attacked me. I wounded two people, and they also wounded me. I don’t know how long I can withstand this pressure,” he said …
The FCT Police Command on Friday rescued two individuals lying in their pool of blood at Chicken House Junction, Wuse 2. The rescue operation followed a distress call to the police on Friday morning. According to the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, officers immediately mobilized to the scene, rescued the victims who …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 2,248,000 tramadol pills worth N3.99 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Spokesman Femi Babafemi said on Sunday that operatives arrested an Indian businessman, Gupta Ravi Kumar, along with three Nigerians—Ogunlana Noah Olanrewaju, Olushola Idrees Kayode, and Bakare Korede Muheebb. The shipment, disguised as …
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Adewale Ajao, has linked Nigeria’s rising insecurity to the steady erosion of cultural values and community ethics. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting themed “You Against Crime” in Abuja, Ajao lamented that many Nigerians, especially the youth, no longer uphold cultural practices that once promoted social discipline and …
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday confirmed that authorities have taken a suspect into custody over the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university. “I think we have him,” Trump told reporters, adding that someone who knows the suspect had turned him in, assisting law enforcement in the swift apprehension. The …
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has neutralized a notorious gang leader linked to the armed robbery at Zone E Extension, Apo Resettlement, on June 23, 2025, during a follow-up operation that also led to the recovery of firearms and ammunition. According to the Command, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, acting on credible intelligence, …
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has tracked at least 1,440 government-funded projects worth over N271 billion across Northern Nigeria under its constituency and executive project tracking initiative. ICPC Chairman, Musa Aliyu, SAN, disclosed this on Thursday at a press briefing in Kano, revealing that 767 projects in the North-West were …
