The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered an alarming drug distribution network targeting secondary school students, arresting two elderly men aged 84 and 75 for allegedly supplying illicit substances to teenagers in Abia State, in what has raised fresh concerns over the growing penetration of narcotics into NigerianContinue Reading

Nigeria has recorded another significant breakthrough in its intensifying war against wildlife trafficking, with security and environmental enforcement agencies arresting four suspected members of an ivory trafficking network and recovering elephant tusks weighing more than 130 kilogrammes in a coordinated operation spanning Lagos and Ogun states. A statement on MondayContinue Reading

Ondo State Governor, His Excellency, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has commended the Judiciary and security agencies for securing the conviction and death sentence of the four suspects responsible for the June 5, 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. The Governor described the court verdict as a victoryContinue Reading

Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have successfully rescued 23 kidnapped passengers following a swift counter-kidnapping operation along the Ayegunle–Bunu Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The rescue operation was launched in the early hours of 1 June 2026 after suspected bandits barricaded the highway and abductedContinue Reading

Gunmen on Sunday night killed two police officers in an ambush along the Amansea–Ndiora–Ndiukwuenu–Awa–Ufuma Road in Anambra State. The officers were returning from an assignment when the assailants opened fire on them, killing two on duty. A tricycle rider who witnessed the aftermath said he was returning from Ezira inContinue Reading