An armed robbery suspect who was on the wanted list of the Adamawa State Police Command for Armed Robbery activities, terrorizing the Numan-Gombe Road and its environs, has been arrested. SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, Adamawa State Command Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in a statement, said the arrest of one Zephaniah Alfred (22 years) followed a complaint made by one Ibrahim Maikano that the suspect threatened to kill him. He said: “On the strength of...

A seven-man syndicate that specialized in stealing and illegal trade of stolen tricycles and motorcycles within the Yola metropolis has been arrested. According to a Press Release signed by the Adamawa State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the arrest followed a coordinated intelligence-led operation. He said the operation led to the recovery of two stolen tricycles and one motorcycle. “On the 24th of June, 2025, operatives of the Command, attached to...

The Nigerian Army has confirmed that 17 soldiers were killed in multiple coordinated attacks by armed bandits on forward operating bases in Niger and Kaduna States, describing the incidents as “a three-pronged attack” targeting troops stationed in vulnerable outposts. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia Anele, the army said the assaults happened between Monday and Tuesday in Bangi community in Mariga Local Government Area...

…Condemns Borno Bombing and Kano Explosion President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sadness and outrage over a string of violent incidents that claimed dozens of lives in Borno, Plateau, and Kano States in recent days, calling the attacks “unconscionable” and vowing that justice would be served. In a press statement issued on Sunday, the President condemned what he described as “the cowardly suicide bombing in Konduga, Borno State, the horrifying lynching of innocent travellers...

After months of courtroom back-and-forth, the Federal Government has finally closed its case against Nnamdi Kanu, the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The government’s legal team, led by senior lawyer Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), wrapped up its side of the trial on Thursday after presenting its fifth and final witness, identified in court only as “EEE” for security reasons. The witness was cross-examined by Kanu’s counsel, Onyechi Ikpeazu, before Justice James...