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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the killing of its eight personnel in a brutal by gunmen and abducted an unspecified number of Chinese expatriates.The unprecedented attack, which also led to the death of a civilian and wounded some operatives, occurred on Friday, September 5, 2025, at about 10:...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, has arrested 26 suspected drug traffickers, with a total of 41,410.53 kilogrammes of various narcotic drugs.The Commander, NDLEA Edo State Command, Mitchell Ofoyeju, who disclosed this in Benin City, Edo State, while presenting the August 2025 progress report, noted that the command inten...

Tanker drivers under the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers have threatened to stop fuel loading over the seeming cold war between them and the management of the Dangote refinery.The crisis is arising from the plan by the Dangote refinery to import 4,000 compressed natural gas-powered trucks for the direct distribution of fuel to retailers....

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has sued the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, over the tinted glass permit policy, labelling the move as illegal.In April 2025, the IGP introduced a policy, instructing the public to apply for and get annual motor tinted glass permits from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for a stipulated amount....

The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed terrorism charges against two senior commanders of Ansaru, a terror group reportedly linked to Al-Qaeda, over their alleged role in violent attacks across Nigeria.The suspects are Mahmud Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a Abbas/Mukhtar, who is described as the Emir of Ansaru, and his deputy, Mahmud Al-Nig...

The Edo State Government has called on parents and guardians to seize the opportunity provided by its free education policy to enroll their children and wards in public primary and secondary schools as the 2025/2026 academic session begins on Monday, September 8, 2025.‎The appeal was made during a state-wide sensitization campaign led by the Edo State ...

The Nigerian Security Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC) Commander General Special Intelligence Squad in joint operations with the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police has foiled  repeated attacks against the inhabitants of Nteng village at Deomak District in Qua'ran-Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State; Narrating th...

‎The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Benjamin Hundeyin as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO).Hundeyin’s appointment was contained in a statement by the outgoing spokesman of the Nigeria P...

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