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KEBBI SETS UP COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT DISPLACED PERSONS IN YAURI AXIS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kebbi State Government has set up a special committee to provide immediate relief to residents displaced by insecurity in Yauri, Shanga, Ngaski and Koko Besse Local
KANO GOVT PROBES REPORTED DIPHTHERIA, CSM DEATHS IN GARKO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Government has launched an investigation into reported deaths linked to suspected diphtheria and cerebrospinal meningitis in Gamji Village, Garko Local Government Area. The move followed media
POLICE ARREST 21 ILLEGAL MINERS IN ZAMFARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Police in Zamfara State have arrested 21 suspected illegal miners during coordinated raids in Zurmi and Maradun areas of the state. The operation followed repeated reports of unlawful mining activities in
BORNO INAUGURATES 27 LG CHAIRMEN, KADAFUR DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Borno State Acting Governor, Dr. Umar Usman Kadafur, has inaugurated 27 newly elected local government chairmen, charging them to prioritise security, accountability and grassroots development across the state. Speaking at
POLICE SECURE ONITSHA DURING MARKET CLOSURE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Anambra State Police Command, working with other security agencies, has assured residents of Onitsha of continued peace and safety despite the temporary closure of markets. The police said joint security operations
ARMY CAUTIONS TROOPS ON ARMS SALES, DRUG ABUSE, UPHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Army has cautioned its troops against the illegal sale of arms and ammunition as well as the abuse of drugs, warning that such actions threaten
NSCDC PARADES CHILD TRAFFICKING, FUEL DEALING SUSPECTS IN ZAMFARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Zamfara State has paraded a child trafficking suspect alongside others arrested for fuel-related offences and other crimes in Gusau. The
ARMY CHIEF PLEDGES UNBREAKABLE ALLIANCE WITH TARABA GOVERNMENT AGAINST TERRORISM By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed a strong and unbreakable partnership between the Nigerian Army and the Taraba State Government in the renewed
NAHCON BOSS CONCLUDES PRE-HAJJ VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA AHEAD OF 2026 HAJJ By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Chairman and CEO of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, has concluded his second pre-Hajj visit to Saudi Arabia, marking
TROOPS BUST ILLICIT DRUG NETWORK IN NORTHEAST By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) have disrupted a major drug supply network supporting terrorist activities in Borno State. Acting on credible intelligence, security operatives arrested 65-year-old Hauwa Abulazeez