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Troops Thwart Suspected Pirate Attack, Rescue 37 Traders on Akwa Ibom Waterway

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Troops Thwart Suspected Pirate Attack, Rescue 37 Traders on Akwa Ibom Waterway

Nigerian Army troops have foiled a suspected sea pirate attack along the Oron–Ibaka waterways in Akwa Ibom State, successfully rescuing 37 traders and crew members from what authorities believe was an attempted mass abduction. The incident occurred at about 3:35 p.m. on Tuesday at Akpa Aron Creek in Oron Local Government Area, where soldiers attached…

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Insecurities and insurgencies, News

Deadly Clash Reported Between Lakurawa Fighters and Armed Bandits in Niger Forest

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Deadly Clash Reported Between Lakurawa Fighters and Armed Bandits in Niger Forest

Suspected members of the Lakurawa armed group and rival bandits reportedly engaged in a fierce gun battle in a forested area of Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State, with multiple casualties feared on both sides. Security and local sources said the confrontation occurred in the Tapkin Giyayya axis after a group of armed bandits…

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Insecurities and insurgencies, News

Atiku Seeks Independent Probe, Presses Tinubu Over PFIPC Budget and N400m CoS Bribery Allegation

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Atiku Seeks Independent Probe, Presses Tinubu Over PFIPC Budget and N400m CoS Bribery Allegation

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for an independent investigation into allegations linking President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to an alleged ₦400 million bribery scandal involving the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). In a statement issued through his media office, Atiku argued that the seriousness of the allegations warrants…

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Governance, Opposition

Troops Repel Fresh Attack on NIPSS, Recover Rifle Taken from Slain Soldier (see photos)

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Troops Repel Fresh Attack on NIPSS, Recover Rifle Taken from Slain Soldier (see photos)

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have repelled another attempted attack on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing one suspected attacker and recovering a service rifle stolen during an earlier assault that claimed the life of a soldier. The latest incident occurred…

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Insecurities and insurgencies, News

Court Affirms David Mark’s ADC Leadership, Throws Out Abejide’s Challenge Ahead of 2027 Elections

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Court Affirms David Mark’s ADC Leadership, Throws Out Abejide’s Challenge Ahead of 2027 Elections

The Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) headed by former Senate President David Mark, dismissing a lawsuit filed by House of Representatives member Leke Abejide that sought to invalidate the party’s current leadership structure. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, Justice Musa Liman ruled that the…

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2027 General Elections, Politics

FG Unveils Adire as New NYSC Uniform in Sweeping Reform of National Service Scheme

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FG Unveils Adire as New NYSC Uniform in Sweeping Reform of National Service Scheme

The Federal Government has announced that the iconic khaki uniform worn by members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will be replaced with locally produced Adire fabric as part of a comprehensive reform of the 53-year-old national service scheme. Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, disclosed the development on Thursday during an appearance on…

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Youths and Youths Development

37 Abducted as Suspected Turji-Led Gunmen Storm Sokoto Villages, Leaving Several Residents Wounded

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37 Abducted as Suspected Turji-Led Gunmen Storm Sokoto Villages, Leaving Several Residents Wounded

Fresh attacks by suspected loyalists of notorious bandit leader Bello Turji have left at least 37 people abducted and several others injured in communities within Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, deepening concerns over the persistent insecurity in Nigeria’s North-West. According to local reports, the attackers invaded multiple villages, firing indiscriminately and forcing…

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Insecurities and insurgencies, News

DSS Arraigns Five Over Alleged Concealment of Ex-Gov. Timipre Sylva, Fugitive in Coup Plot Case

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DSS Arraigns Five Over Alleged Concealment of Ex-Gov. Timipre Sylva, Fugitive in Coup Plot Case

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five Nigerians before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations that they conspired to conceal the whereabouts of former Bayelsa State Governor and former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, who is wanted in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow the administration of…

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Police VCRU Arrest Three Suspected Cultists Over Abduction, Murder of Kwara Poly Student

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Police VCRU Arrest Three Suspected Cultists Over Abduction, Murder of Kwara Poly Student

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of the notorious Eiye Confraternity over the alleged abduction and murder of a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, following what authorities described as an intensive investigation by the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU). According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police…

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Crime Watch, Cultists and Cultism

Three Feared Dead as Gunmen Strike Plateau Border Community, Security Forces Launch Manhunt

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Three Feared Dead as Gunmen Strike Plateau Border Community, Security Forces Launch Manhunt

Three people have been killed and two others injured after suspected armed bandits attacked residents near an illegal mining site in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, prompting a security operation to track down the assailants. The attack occurred at about 10:00 a.m. on June 30 around the border communities of Tsoho Gero…

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Insecurities and insurgencies, News