A Nigerian soldier has been detained after allegedly opening fire and injuring two civilians in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 5:10 p.m. on Tuesday, 23 June. The sources identified the soldier as Pte. Lawan Abubakar of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion stationed in Ngoshe. He was said to have left his duty post without official authorisation and travelled to Pulka...

Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Chukwujindu Goodness Nchekwube, Chief Executive Officer, Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited alongside Rogers Oluwaseyi Eruku (a.k.a Bakary Rogers Yanni), for allegedly defrauding 24 victims the sum of N68, 020, 000. 00 under the pretence of assisting them to process work visas. The arrest followed a petition by one James Ikechukwu, who alleged that Nchekwube approached him and...

Twenty-five suspected drug dealers and users were arrested by the Plateau State Police command during a coordinated operation targeting major drug hotspots in Jos, the state capital. The raid, which was carried out on Friday evening, focused on Old Airport Junction and Fwavei Junction, areas identified by security agencies as centers for the sale and distribution of cannabis, controlled drugs, and other prohibited substances. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations...

Due to insecurity that bedeviled some parts of the country, Taraba State governor, Agbu Kefas, has taken another measure by suspending all forms of mining activities across the state with immediate effect. The suspension of mining activities was issued by the Secretary to the Taraba State Government, Chief Gebon Timothy Kataps, on 19 June 2026, on behalf of Governor Agbu Kefas. “This decision is based on credible security reports indicating threats capable of undermining the current...

Tragedy has struck the Hullere community of Jambutu area in Yola North local government area of Adamawa State, where four kidnapped children were killed by the kidnappers after collecting N500,000 as part of the ransom, while negotiation is ongoing to secure their release. The father of one of the children, Mallam Samaila Musa, narrated that the children were five in number and left home last Thursday to fetch firewood on a nearby farm, but did not...

The Kogi State Government has confirmed the killing of a suspected bandit leader, Kachala Ibrahim Batijo, who allegedly coordinated a deadly attack on a school in Iluke Bunu, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area. The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, announced this on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, saying security forces killed Batijo alongside several other armed attackers during a coordinated operation. Authorities linked Batijo to the recent assault on...

Gunmen killed three people, including a police officer, when they attacked the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, late Monday night. Security sources said the attackers arrived at the facility around 11:40 p.m. and immediately opened fire on officers stationed at the main gate. Security personnel returned fire, triggering a gun battle that lasted several minutes. A staff member of the institute, who...