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TINUBU URGES JUDICIARY TO BLOCK LEGAL LOOPHOLES IN FINANCIAL CRIME CASES By :Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Tinubu has urged the judiciary to close legal loopholes used by politically exposed persons and other suspects to delay or frustrate the prosecution of financial
NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY ALLEGEDLY SETS FAMILY HOME ABLAZE IN YOBE A nine-year-old boy has allegedly set his family home on fire in Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, killing his two stepmothers and two sisters. The incident occurred on August 21, 2026,
NAF CONFIRMS 25 DEAD IN ONDO AIRCRAFT CRASH By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that all 25 people on board an ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, died in a crash in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The
KWARA POLICE RECOVER TWO AK-47 RIFLES, UNCOVER SUSPECTED GUN-RUNNING NETWORK By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kwara State Police Command has recovered two AK-47 rifles, three magazines and 42 rounds of live ammunition during a stop-and-search operation along the Alapa–Okolowo axis of Ilorin.
MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN ONDO, 32 REPORTEDLY ON BOARD By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban A military aircraft has crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State, after air traffic controllers lost contact with it while it was flying from Benin to Lagos.
NAF LAUNCHES SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION AFTER ATR-42 CRASH IN ONDO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched an immediate search and rescue operation after an ATR-42 aircraft crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State on Monday,
ANAMBRA MOVES TO PROSECUTE THOSE DENYING WOMEN INHERITANCE RIGHTS By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Anambra State Government has begun moves to prosecute people who deny women and girls the right to inherit property because of their gender. The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for
TROOPS RESCUE 10 ABDUCTED VICTIMS IN ZAMFARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 10 abducted persons during separate operations in Zamfara State. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force,
LASTMA IMPOUNDS 84 VEHICLES DURING LAGOS ENFORCEMENT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has impounded 84 commercial and private vehicles for various traffic violations during an enforcement operation across the state. The agency’s General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki,
POLICE FAMILIES TAKE SOKOTO GOVERNMENT TO COURT OVER DEMOLITION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Families of serving and retired police officers in Sokoto State have taken the state government to the Federal High Court over plans to demolish their homes. The families are