Army Rescues Kidnapped Lieutenant-Colonel After 10 Days in Enugu Forest

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaArmy Rescues Kidnapped Lieutenant-Colonel After 10 Days in Enugu Forest

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 2, 2026

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a kidnapped senior military officer, Lt. Col. Ofor Amobi, and a civilian, Mr. Ikechukwu Onwuanra, after a 10-day search-and-rescue operation in Enugu State. The victims were rescued in the early hours of Friday after troops mounted sustained pressure on their abductors, according to an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday. The operation was conducted by troops of Sector 1,...

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Troops Arrest 345 Suspects, Kill 102 Terrorists in one month-DHQ

NewsNigeriaTroops Arrest 345 Suspects, Kill 102 Terrorists in one month-DHQ

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 2, 20261

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on Friday that the troops conducting internal operations across the country has eliminated 102 terrorists, arrested 345 suspected terrorists and rescued 393 kidnap victims in July 2026. Major General Michael Onoja, the Director, Defense Media Operations, gave the figures while briefing journalists on the military’s achievements during the month, adding that 57 terrorists also surrendered to troops across the theatres of operation. “Over 102 terrorists and criminals were neutralised this...

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I Don’t Regret Opposing Obasanjo’s Third-Term Agenda – Atiku

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI Don’t Regret Opposing Obasanjo’s Third-Term Agenda – Atiku

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 2, 20261

…Says Former President Is Unforgiving, Vindictive Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said that he doesn’t regret opposing the third term agenda of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying that his former boss is unforgiving and vindictive. According to the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the former President’s latest public outburst against him is yet another failed attempt to rewrite history, insisting that no amount of bitterness can erase either the constitutional stand...

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Don’t Blame Atiku For Your Administration’s Failures, Timi Frank Tells Obasanjo 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDon’t Blame Atiku For Your Administration’s Failures, Timi Frank Tells Obasanjo 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 2, 20261

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has told former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop blaming former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for failures in his administration. Frank who launched a blistering attack on the former President, accusing him of turning the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate into an election-year scapegoat every four years. The activist said it was shameful that Obasanjo, despite serving as President between 1999 and...

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Vice President Shettima urges youths to embrace peace, reconciliation

NewsNigeriaPoliticsVice President Shettima urges youths to embrace peace, reconciliation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 2, 20261

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged the younger generation to reject inherited hatred and embrace peace and reconciliation. The vice president spoke at the public presentation of the autobiography of former governor of Plateau State, Senator Jonah Jang titled, “From Airman to Politics: My Life Journey,” to mark his 80th birthday in Jos at the weekend.  Shettima cautioned Nigerians against attributing the crimes of armed attackers to entire ethnic or religious groups, kicked against ethnic...

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Anambra: IGP’s POCACOV Team Holds Interactive Session On Preventive Policing 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAnambra: IGP’s POCACOV Team Holds Interactive Session On Preventive Policing 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 1, 2026

The Inspector-General of Police, Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) Team, led by the National Coordinator of POCACOV, SP Orvenonne Ikwen, on Thursday held a stakeholders’ discussion at the Dora Akunyili Women Development Center, Awka, on preventive policing. The exercise is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen preventive policing through strategic partnerships, youth engagement, and community participation. The event brought together government officials, traditional rulers, religious leaders, youth groups, security agencies, educational institutions,...

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Enugu Govt Tasks Town Union President Generals On Inclusive Leadership

CommunityNewsEnugu Govt Tasks Town Union President Generals On Inclusive Leadership

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 1, 2026

The Enugu State Government has tasked Town Union President Generals (PGs) across the state on inclusive leadership that promotes peace, unity, and sustainable development in their communities. The Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, Chief Charles Egumgbe, gave the charge while inaugurating the newly elected 14-member executives of the Amufie Town Union in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area. The executive committee, led by the President-General, Engr. Kenneth Okechukwu Ogili, was presented with a certificate...

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ECOWAS Demands Speedy Implementation Of Women’s Political Leadership Agenda

AfricaNewsECOWAS Demands Speedy Implementation Of Women’s Political Leadership Agenda

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 1, 20261

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has sought a speedy implementation of regional commitments aimed at increasing women’s representation in decision-making, thereby renewing its commitment to advancing women’s political leadership and inclusive governance across the sub-region. This was reaffirmed yesterday at the opening of the two-day West Africa Women’s Political Leadership Forum in Abuja, where the Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, Damtien Larbli Tchintchibidja, charged member states to translate policy commitments into concrete...

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Kogi Govt Condemns Killing Of Catholic Priest, Orders Investigation

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKogi Govt Condemns Killing Of Catholic Priest, Orders Investigation

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 1, 2026

The Kogi State Government has condemned the killing of Rev. Fr. Samuel Opeyemi of St. Paul Parish, Ayetoro Gbede area of the state. The government described the incident as heinous and unacceptable, even as Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has directed security agencies to unravel the masterminds behind the crime and ensure they’re brought to justice. In a statement issued on Friday by the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the Government expressed...

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Christian Elders Tell Tinubu Not To Seek Re-election in 2027

NewsNigeriaPoliticsChristian Elders Tell Tinubu Not To Seek Re-election in 2027

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 1, 2026

“Your Performance Manifestly Disappointing” The National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) has urged President Bola Tinubu not to seek a second term in the 2027 general election, describing his administration’s performance as “manifestly disappointing” and calling on him to focus instead on restructuring the country before the end of his tenure. In a communiqué dated 9 July and signed by its National Chairman, Samuel Gani, the forum said the Federal Government had fallen short of Nigerians’...

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