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LAGOS POLICE INTERCEPT CAMOUFLAGE, ARREST 49 FOREIGN NATIONALS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Lagos State Police Command has recorded major security breakthroughs, including the interception of a large consignment of military camouflage materials and the arrest of 49 foreign nationals during separate
BORNO POLICE SEIZE 78 VEHICLES OVER NUMBER PLATE VIOLATIONS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Borno State Police Command has impounded 78 vehicles for operating without registration number plates or using concealed, altered and defaced plates. The command said the enforcement exercise is
RETIRED GENERAL DIES IN BANDITS’ CAPTIVITY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar has died in captivity, two weeks after he was abducted by bandits along the Matazu–Kafin Soli Road in Katsina State. The Katsina State Government confirmed his death,
LAWMAKER SEEKS URGENT ACTION AFTER BANDITS KILL 17 FARMERS IN ZAMFARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban A member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Maharazu Salisu, has called for urgent government intervention following a deadly bandit attack that claimed the lives of
REPS DEMAND SPECIAL SECURITY FORCE FOR SCHOOLS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives has called for the establishment of a special security force to protect schools across Nigeria following a fresh wave of kidnappings and attacks on students and teachers.
ONDO SHUTS SCHOOLS OVER BANDITRY FEARS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Authorities in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State have ordered the immediate closure of all public and private schools following security concerns linked to rising banditry threats. The directive, issued by
AKPABIO CALLS FOR UNITY IN RESCUE OF ABDUCTED OYO PUPILS, TEACHERS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has urged Nigerians to unite behind ongoing efforts to rescue schoolchildren and teachers abducted by terrorists in Oyo State, describing the
BANDITS KILL 10, INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMAN, IN KATSINA MARKET ATTACK By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban At least 10 persons, including a pregnant woman, have been feared killed following an attack by armed bandits on a grain market in Guga village, Bakori Local Government
FG RAISES ALARM OVER 2026 FLOOD THREAT ACROSS 33 STATES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has warned that over 14,000 communities across 33 states and the FCT are at high risk of flooding in 2026. Minister of Water Resources and
TINUBU URGED TO RESCUE 400 ABDUCTED BORNO RESIDENTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Residents of Ngoshe community in Borno State have called on President Bola Tinubu to rescue over 400 people abducted by Boko Haram during a March 2026 attack. Senator Ali Ndume