The Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of its full support in its ongoing offensive against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, and made available to the News Agency…
President Bola Tinubu has commended the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies for a successful operation in Kogi that led to the elimination of notorious bandit kingpin, Ibrahim Bastuji. The president described the operation as a major setback for criminal networks responsible for terrorising communities in Kogi and neighbouring states. This is contained in…
The Katsina State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all Point of Sale (POS) businesses and commercial phone charging centres in Matazu and Musawa Local Government Areas. The government also banned the sale, purchase, transportation and storage of petroleum products in jerrycans across the state, as well as the use of motorcycles in the…
The Director Headquarters has announced rescue of the wife of former Director Defence Information Major General Rabe Abubakar (Rtd) from terrorists den. Rabe and his wife Mrs Amina Abubakar were abducted by terrorists on 30 May 2026 in Katsina State. After days in captivity, the former Defence Spokesman was confirmed dead and buried in accordance…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested a pregnant woman and four other suspected members of a kidnapping and banditry network operating around Abuja. The pregnant woman, Hauwa Shafiu was accused of supplying food AND other logistics to criminals and their captives. Other suspects arrested were identified as Yahaya…
The Commander, Army Central Ammunition Depot Agunu (ACADA), Brig.-Gen. Ernest Ineme, says warrant officers and senior non-commissioned officers (SNCOs) remain the backbone of every professional army. Ineme stated this on Monday, at the opening of the Guards Brigade Warrant Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers Competition 2026 in Keffi, Nasarawa State. He said the category of…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has auctioned four properties forfeited by convicted drug traffickers for N6.1bn, with a six-floor hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos accounting for the bulk of the proceeds. Speaking at the event on Monday in Abuja, the NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, said the exercise underscored the Federal Government’s…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 41-year-old Sao Paulo Brazil-based businessman, for allegedly importing shirts and impregnated towels with 6.10kg of liquid cocaine from the South American country into Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Sunday assured that those responsible for the death of retired Maj.-Gen. Rabe Abdullahi would be brought to justice. This was announced on Sunday when a high-powered military delegation paid a condolence visit to the Katsina State Government. The delegation, led by the Chief Administration Officer, Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. I.M. Abdullahi,…
Mixed reactions on Wednesday, trailed the decision by Edo Government to temporarily shut down three secondary schools in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, over alleged kidnap threat. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin, Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Edo Chapter, Mr Aighomwanhi Idubor, described the…
