Keffi Jail Break: Nine Inmates At large

Sixteen (16) inmates have escaped in a violent jailbreak that left five correctional officers injured, two of them critically at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa State, in the early hours of Tuesday. The incident had sparked nationwide manhunt and renewing concerns over prison security across the country. The spokesperson of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Umar Abubakar who confirmed the incident in a statements, said the escape occurred when a group of inmates...

NAF Decimates 592 Terrorists, Destroys 372 Assets In Borno

No fewer than 592 terrorists have been killed by the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, and 372 assets have been destroyed in 8 months of intensified operations against insurgents in Borno State. Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, who disclosed this during a visit to Governor Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri on Tuesday, said the operations, carried out under Operation Hadin Kai. He said the operations involved 798 combat sorties and over 1,500 flight hours,...

ASUU Calls On Government To Avert Impending Industrial Crisis In Public Universities

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal and State Governments to address long-standing issues of the union to avert an impending industrial crisis in Nigeria’s public universities. The president of the union, Christopher Piwuna, who issued the warning in a press statement, expressed the union’s growing frustration among its members, including poor welfare, inadequate funding, and the government’s failure to honour signed agreements. The union stressed that many teach “on empty...

Security Uncovers Plot To Disrupt Edo By-elections

An alleged plan by suspected cultists to instigate violence during the August 16, 2025, senatorial and House of Representatives by-elections in Edo state has been uncovered. The Edo State Special Security Squad, ESSS, which uncovered the plot,  warned cultists involved in the plot, along with other criminal elements, to abandon such plans, emphasizing that all security agencies in the state would be fully mobilized to ensure hitch-free and peaceful conduct of the elections. Ameloemen Noah,...

General Overseer of Mercy Church Arrested For Cross-Border Drug Trafficking

The founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele (alias Abbas Ajakaiye), has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for masterminding multiple shipments of illicit drugs into Nigeria. The arrest came after he had evaded arrest twice and fled to Ghana to hide since June when operatives started trailing him following the seizure of two shipments of Ghana Loud, a strain of cannabis...

NIHSA Puts 832 Communities In Nigeria On Flood Alert

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, has issued a fresh flood alert for 198 LGAs across 32 states and the FCT. The alert is part of NIHSA’s ongoing efforts to mitigate the growing impact of seasonal flooding, which continues to displace thousands and damage infrastructure annually. The alert, with reference No: 32-25-003-06, was issued by the Agency’s Director General, Mr Umar Ibrahim, following rising river levels and persistent rainfall across the country. According to the...

First Lady Mrs. Tinubu Provides N500m Relief for Adamawa Flood Victims

Wife of the president and National Chairperson of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Senator (Mrs) Oluremi Tinubu has donated N500 million to the Adamawa State Government to supporting no fewer than 1,800 households affected by the recent devastating flood across the state. The event took place on Tuesday 5th August, 2025 at the ‎Adamawa State Government Banquet hall Yola. Delivering the first lady heartfelt message, she said: “I am here to extend our deepest condolences...

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Bauchi State has said that out of 900 inmates in the state’s correctional centres, around 600 are still awaiting trial for various offences. Assistant Superintendent of the service, Ahmed Tata, who is the spokesperson of the NCoS in Bauchi, disclosed this during a one-day workshop on the use of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) and the Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL). The event, which was organized...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, presided over by Justice Ekerete Akpan, has fined each of the 21 foreign nationals one million naira after being convicted of high-level cybercrime. The 21 convicts are among 109 foreign nationals being prosecuted by the Inspector-General of Police over charges of cybercrime, money laundering, and actions deemed threats to Nigeria’s national security. The convicts were from countries including China, Indonesia, Brazil, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand, and were...

Residents Of Federal Housing Estate In Bauchi Protest Over Eviction

Residents of the Federal Housing estate in Bauchi have protested an alleged plan to evict them from their homes by the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, along with the Nigerian Air Force. The peaceful protest took place on Tuesday at the estate built in 2016 for low-income earners, where many of the residents live in two-bedroom bungalows. They appealed to President Bola Tinubu to stop the move and protect them from being forced...

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