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Month: April 2026

Army arrests over 20 terror suspects, rescue kidnapped hostages nationwide

By: Kingsley Omonobi The Army said it’s troops at the weekend arrested more than 20 suspected terrorists and criminal elements in coordinated operations carried out across the country within the last 24 hours in a renewed push to dismantle insecurity nationwide. Soldiers also neutralized threats, rescuing kidnapped victims and disrupting criminal networks in collaboration with…

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Primaries: Lagos APC warns against endorsement of aspirants or face sanctions

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Ahead of the forthcoming primaries to elect candidates for the 2027 general elections, Lagos State All Progressives Congress, APC, Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, has warned against unauthorized actions by some party leaders for publicly endorsing certain aspirants to various elective offices, presenting them as so-called “consensus” candidates of the party. Ojelabi gave…

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Police arrest four suspects, recover firearms, cartridges in Ogun

By Esther Onyegbula The Ogun State Police Command has arrested four suspects and recovered four firearms alongside 17 cartridges in a series of intelligence-led operations across Mowe, Sagamu and Odeda, in a renewed crackdown on cultism and illegal arms possession. The operations, carried out between April 14 and April 18, 2026, also led to the…

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NDLEA busts drug syndicate shipping cocaine, loud in food flasks to UK

**Raids Storage Sites in Edo, Cross Rivers Forests, Recovers 17,000Kg of Illicit drugs**Intercepts Large Consignments of Skunk in Lagos, Delta, Kaduna operations By: Kingsley Omonobi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency disclosed on Sunday that its operatives have successfully intercepted 12 large parcels of cocaine concealed in the false bottom of food flasks heading to…

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Nigeria’s Air Chief honoured in US, inducted into 2026 international honor roll

The Department of the Air Force at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, United States, has honoured the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, with induction into the International Honor Roll Class of 2026. The recognition is reserved for distinguished global air power leaders. In a statement issued by the Nigerian Air Force on…

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Open defecation: Lagos urges banks, filling stations to allow public toilet access

The Lagos State Government has urged businesses to open their toilets to the public as part of efforts to end open defecation and improve sanitation in the state. Environment and Water Resources Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab made the appeal in a post on X on Saturday, saying filling stations, banks, eateries and other public-facing facilities should…

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Nigerians will hate you if you continue fighting opposition – Primate Ayodele to Tinubu

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to apply caution in his fight against opposition because it would breed more hatred for him from Nigerians. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele revealed that fighting the opposition the way it is…

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Mystery fire guts Ex-Abia Council chairman’s duplex, sparks arson concerns

…‘My maid banged on my door shouting “Mummy, fire!”’ — Wife recounts ordeal By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — A mysterious early morning fire has damaged a duplex belonging to a former Chairman of Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State, Chief Ifeanyi Madu, at Umuobia Housing Estate, Olokoro axis of Umuahia. The fire, which occurred…

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Iran supreme leader says navy ‘stands ready’ to defeat US

A statement said to have been issued by Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned Saturday that Tehran’s navy was ready to defeat US forces, as the foes sparred over the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement carried on his Telegram channel, Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since before the start of the…

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Two candidates, parent arrested for falsifying UTME scores with AI — JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the arrest of two candidates and a parent for allegedly falsifying 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results using artificial intelligence and other electronic tools. The board disclosed this on Friday while releasing the results of 632,788 candidates who sat the examination on Thursday, April 16. JAMB spokesperson,…

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