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Crime

Police Arrest Suspected Drug Trafficker, Seize Cannabis

KATSINA — Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Ibrahim Usman, and recovered 28 blocks of substances believed...

Shehu Danladi - July 22, 2026

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Nigeria Highlights Security Efforts in Talks with Holy See

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria has outlined ongoing measures to tackle insecurity and protect religious freedom during high-level talks with the Holy See, as both...

Akeem Adebayo - July 7, 2026

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Court Jails Mother, Sister of Notorious Terrorist Kingpin Battujo to 40 Years for Terrorism Offences

Abuja — A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two women, Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, to 40 years imprisonment for aiding terrorism...

Gladys Phillip - June 19, 2026

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Katsina Police host DIG Abdul, mourn late General Rabe, reaffirm security partnership

Katsina, Nigeria — The Katsina State Police Command has received the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Finance and Administration and supervising the...

Akeem Adebayo - June 16, 2026

Defence

Troops Neutralise Terrorist, Arrest Suspects in Zamfara Raids”

Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have neutralised a terrorist, arrested multiple suspects, and disrupted criminal networks in a series of coordinated operations across Zamfara...

Akeem Adebayo - June 10, 2026

Metro

Police Arrest Woman, Three Others Over ₦50m ‘Self-Kidnap’ Scam, Recover Firearm

The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old woman, Mrs. Oluchi Ugbowan, and three accomplices for allegedly staging her own kidnapping in a...

Akeem Adebayo - June 9, 2026

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Fuel Subsidy Beneficiaries Behind Terrorism’ — Tinubu Links Insecurity to Economic Sabotage

Abuja, Nigeria — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has alleged that individuals who benefited from Nigeria’s former fuel subsidy regime are behind acts of terrorism...

Akeem Adebayo - May 21, 2026