Category: Security
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Nigerian Court Sentences Nnamdi Kanu to Life Imprisonment for Terrorism
A Nigerian federal court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment after finding him guilty on seven terrorism-related charges. Presiding Judge James Omotosho of the Federal High Court stated that while prosecutors had sought the death penalty, he opted for life imprisonment in line with…
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EU Report: Over 100,000 Nigerian Police Officers Assigned to VIPs, Leaving Citizens Underserved
More than 100,000 officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) are currently deployed to protect politicians and other Very Important Persons (VIPs), significantly straining national security coverage for ordinary citizens, according to a new report by the European Union Agency for Asylum. The report, released in November 2025, notes that the NPF has an estimated…
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$14.8m Refinery Funds: EFCC Declares Timipre Sylva Wanted Over Alleged Diversion
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Minister of Petroleum Resources and ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257 belonging to the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). According to the EFCC, the funds were part of NCDMB’s investment in…
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Police Brutality Sparks Outcry After Lagos Officer Allegedly Stabs Man With Broken Bottle
A disturbing case of alleged police brutality has emerged from the Idimu area of Lagos State, where a police officer identified as Bamidele Ojo, reportedly attached to the Zone 2 Police Command, is accused of violently assaulting and stabbing an innocent civilian, Mr. Michael Ekundayo, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. According to multiple eyewitnesses, the…
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Land-Grabbers Clash in Ogun Community as Residents Cry Out to Gov Abiodun
Tension flared in Eredo Community, located in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, as rival groups of alleged land-grabbers engaged in a heated confrontation over a disputed parcel of land, narrowly avoiding a violent crisis. The incident has left residents in fear and turmoil, prompting urgent calls for intervention from the Ogun State…
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Drug War: Customs Partners NDLEA, NAFDAC to Clamp Down on Illicit Imports
Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), CG Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has emphasized the need for intensified collaboration among key agencies in the fight against drug trafficking and other smuggling activities across the country. Speaking during an official monitoring visit to the Ogun Area Command II in Abeokuta on Wednesday, CG Adeniyi stated that a…
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Custom CG, Adeniyi Calls for Synergy to Clamp-down Drug Trafficking, Others Smuggling Products
As part of the efforts to end smuggling activities, the comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, CG Bashir Adeniyi, has called on all necessary stakeholders to form strategic synergy to clampdown drug trafficking and other illicit products. CG Adeniyi highlighted the importance of collaboration in the fight against drug trafficking, while addressing journalists during his…
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Police Parade 24 suspected Cultists, Armed Robbers
Ogun State Police Command has paraded 24 suspected cultists, who were allegedly responsible for being behind several incidents of armed robberies and act of terrorism in the state. The suspects were arrested from major towns across the state which included Abeokuta, the state capital, Ijebu – Ode, Igbesa, as well as from Agosasa in the…
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Rescued Journalist: Ogun NUJ hails Police, DSS, others
Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ogun State Council has commended the operatives of Ogun State Police Command on the rescue of one of its members, Oduneye Olusegun, who works for Issues Magazine. Premier World News reports that Oduneye Olusegun was kidnapped by some gunmen on Thursday 9th of March, 2023 around 7:50pm at Mobalufon area…
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Alleged Same-Sex Relationship Sparks Tragedy in Lagos, Suspect on the Run
Security outfit in Nigeria has declared one Olafioye Ebenezer, aged 42, wanted for allegedly engaging in same-sex relations with an accomplice, identified as Alloysius Mbadiegwu, in a Lagos community. According to safety sources, the case was triggered by intelligence received from a concerned neighbor in September 2022, revealing what was described as “indecent conduct” involving…
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