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DSS Tracks Bandits’ Logistics Network as Security Forces Close In on Oyo School Kidnappers

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Nigeria’s security agencies have recorded a significant breakthrough in the ongoing efforts to combat banditry and rescue abducted schoolchildren in Oyo State after tracing key members of criminal support networks operating outside forest hideouts. The Department of State Services (DSS) confirmed that intelligence-led operations have identified and apprehended individuals allegedly responsible for providing logistics, supplies…

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Sowore Opens Defense in Alleged Cybercrime, Defamation Trial Over Tinubu Posts

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Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has formally opened his defence in the ongoing cybercrime and criminal defamation case instituted against him over social media posts concerning President Bola Tinubu. The trial resumed before Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja, where the prosecution informed the court that Sowore…

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Presidency Orders EFCC, DSS, Police to Unmask Backers of Alleged Fake Presidential Council

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Nigeria’s Presidency has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force to identify and prosecute those behind an alleged fictitious government agency that reportedly operated for months using forged presidential documents. The directive follows the growing controversy surrounding the so-called Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion…

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NDLEA Uncovers Cocaine Hidden in Fake Plantains, Fuel Tanks in Nationwide Drug Bust

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking, arresting multiple suspects across Nigeria after uncovering cocaine and other illicit drugs concealed in fake plantains, beverage cartons and modified vehicle fuel tanks. One of the most high-profile arrests involved a 67-year-old Nigerian-British woman, identified as Mary Yetunde Barek, who was…

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Lagos Flooded After Heavy Rains as Sanwo-Olu Orders Emergency Dredging

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Heavy rainfall swept across Lagos on July 3, leaving several major roads submerged, stranding motorists and disrupting business activities as flash floods once again exposed the city’s drainage challenges. Areas including Lekki Phase 1, the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Victoria Island, Ikeja, Gbagada, Mushin and Mafoluku experienced severe flooding after an intense downpour overwhelmed drainage systems. Videos…

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Nigeria Police Ban Covered Number Plates, Warn Drivers of Arrest and Prosecution

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The Nigeria Police Force has launched a nationwide crackdown on vehicles with concealed, altered or missing number plates, warning that offenders will face arrest, vehicle impoundment and prosecution. Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu issued the directive during a meeting with senior police officers, ordering Commissioners of Police, tactical commanders and heads of formations across the…

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First Lady Donates 140,000 Books as Tinubu’s ‘Iya Alakara’ Joke Sparks Reactions

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Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated 140,000 copies of seven Merck Foundation storybooks to the Federal Ministry of Education as part of efforts to promote girl-child education, confidence and gender equality across the country. The books, presented in Abuja on Thursday under the Renewed Hope Initiative, will be distributed to public school libraries…

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State Police Bill Heads to 36 State Assemblies in Historic Push for Constitutional Approval

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Nigeria has moved a step closer to establishing state police as the National Assembly formally transmitted the State Police Constitutional Amendment Bill to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for ratification, marking the next major stage in one of the country’s most significant security reforms in decades. The bill, which was passed by both the…

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CBN Orders Banks to Freeze Accounts Linked to Six Terrorism Financing Suspects, Four BDC Operators

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks and other regulated financial institutions to immediately freeze accounts, assets, and financial transactions linked to six individuals and four Bureau De Change (BDC) operators over alleged involvement in terrorism financing. The directive, contained in a circular dated June 24, 2026, follows an update to the…

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Presidency Rejects Calls for Tinubu’s Resignation Over Economic and Security Challenges

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Nigeria’s presidency has dismissed calls for President Bola Tinubu to resign amid growing concerns over economic hardship and insecurity across the country. The calls came from opposition figures, including Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Peter Obi and House Minority Leader Fred Agbedi, who criticized the government’s handling of the economy, rising insecurity, and recent security…

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