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OPERATION PEACE SHIELD: TROOPS ARREST 3 ARSON SUSPECTS, FOIL VIOLENCE IN TARABA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3 OPWS, have arrested three suspects linked to the burning of a house in Karim Lamido, Taraba State. The
KEBBI POLICE FOIL BANDITS, RECOVER 141 RUSTLED LIVESTOCK AND TWO MOTORCYCLES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kebbi State Police have successfully repelled a bandits’ attack in Zodi village, Zuru LGA, following an early morning raid on November 29, 2025. Officers engaged the criminals
NASARAWA POLICE ARREST 40 SUSPECTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM MALI AND IVORY COAST By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nasarawa State Police have arrested 40 suspected illegal immigrants from Mali and Ivory Coast, following a tip-off about their movement in Mararaba, Karu LGA. The group,
FRSC ORDERS STRICT ROAD SIGNAGE AT CONSTRUCTION SITES NATIONWIDE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Corps Marshal, Mallam Shehu Mohammed, has directed all construction companies to ensure proper placement of road signs at every project site to protect
NIGERIA TESTS OVER 5 MILLION PREGNANT WOMEN FOR HIV IN 2024 — NACA DG By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria tested more than five million pregnant women for HIV in 2024, helping prevent mother-to-child transmission, according to NACA DG Dr. Temitope Ilori. She
KANO GOVT TO ENFORCE BAN ON COMMERCIAL MOTORCYCLES Ny: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Government has warned that it will strictly punish anyone using motorcycles for commercial purposes, insisting the ban is still active. Special Adviser on Transportation, Alhaji Danladi Idris
REPS LAUNCH PROBE INTO OIL SECTOR DECOMMISSIONING COMPLIANCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives has inaugurated an ad hoc committee to investigate how petroleum companies are complying with decommissioning and abandonment rules under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Speaker Abbas
ZAMFARA FIRST LADY, UNICEF EMPOWER SCHOOLGIRLS WITH HYGIENE KITS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The First Lady of Zamfara State, Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal, in partnership with UNICEF, has distributed hygiene kits to 1,000 students at Government Girls Day Secondary School, Galadima, Gusau,
ECOWAS SUSPENDS GUINEA-BISSAU AFTER COUP, DEMANDS EMBALÓ’S RELEASE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban ECOWAS has condemned the recent coup in Guinea-Bissau and called for the immediate release of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and other detained officials. The regional bloc expressed concern that the
NIGERIAN NAVY LAUNCHES EXERCISE OMI AILEWU TO SECURE WESTERN MARITIME CORRIDOR By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Navy has launched Exercise OMI AILEWU aboard Ship KADA to strengthen maritime security along Nigeria’s Western waters. Rear Admiral Abdullahi Mustapha, Flag Officer Commanding Western