The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 77,792 drug offenders, including 128 major barons. It also secured 14,225 convictions and seized over 14.8 million kilograms of illicit substances in the past five years. This was announced by NDLEA Chairman/CEO Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) at the 11th Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CCEO) Awards …
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Burkina Faso’s former transitional president and alleged mastermind of multiple coup attempts, has been arrested in Togo and expelled, local sources confirmed. Damiba led the 2022 coup that ousted then-President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, only to be overthrown eight months later by military leader Ibrahim Traoré, who remains in power. Reports indicate …
The Congolese army has regained control of Uvira, a key city in South Kivu, following the withdrawal of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. M23 had captured Uvira in early December but announced on Thursday that it would place the city under the oversight of the international community. Despite the announcement, residents reported that rebel police and military …
Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has been taken into custody by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) shortly after securing his release from Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. A video circulating online captured the moment DSS officials arrested the former minister after he completed his bail conditions and exited the facility. …
The Nigerian Army has dismissed online reports claiming soldiers are planning a mutiny over pay and allowances. Colonel Apollonia Anele, the Army’s spokesperson, described the reports as “false, misleading, and deliberately sensational.” She stressed that soldiers remain loyal to the Constitution and the Commander-in-Chief. “Mutiny is a grave offence under military law and goes against …
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ex-Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has called for the immediate prosecution of suspects arrested over the murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Quarters, Kano. Ganduje condemned the killings, describing the incident as tragic, inhuman, and deeply disturbing, while commending …
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out Meta Platforms Inc. and X Corp. as defendants in the amended cyberstalking case filed against activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore. The court removed the two foreign technology companies following an application by counsel to the Department of State Services …
Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has attributed last week’s deadly attack on Kasuwan Daji Market in Borgu Local Government Area to a fight among bandits over the illegal cattle trade. Several people were killed, and others were abducted during the assault. The governor who spoke after a courtesy visit to the Emir of Borgu, …
President Bola Tinubu has honoured Nigeria’s fallen heroes and reaffirmed his support for the Armed Forces as the country marked the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance and Celebration Day. In a statement he personally signed and released on Thursday, the President remembered officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces who paid the ultimate price in …
The Jigawa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recorded major breakthroughs in 2025, seizing illicit drugs valued at over ₦2.8 billion. The state commandant, Mr. Hassan K. Kabaju, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the command’s performance for the year. He said NDLEA operatives arrested 577 suspects across the state. The …
