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By Didimoko A. Didimoko A major anti-drug sweep across Nigeria has led to multiple arrests and large seizures of cocaine, cannabis and controlled drugs, with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency recording fresh successes at airports, seaports and highways. The headline arrest happened at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, where a Nigerian businessman arriving from Brazil was stopped during passenger checks. NDLEA officers said intelligence reports flagged the traveller, leading to further screening. After a body scan and detailed search, officials found cocaine packages hidden on his body and inside his footwear. The suspect, identified as 47-year-old Uche…

Security forces fighting insurgency in the North-East have recorded another major breakthrough after killing a senior Boko Haram commander, Abu Khalid, during a coordinated night operation in Borno State. Abu Khalid, who was reported to be the second-in-command within the Sambisa Forest network, was brought down along with 10 other fighters during the offensive carried out by troops of Operation HADIN KAI. Military insiders said the operation took place around the Komala area of Konduga Local Government Area at about 11 p.m., following intelligence on terrorist movement in the zone. The troops were supported by members of the Civilian Joint…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the APC-dominated Senate of deliberately slowing down the passage of the Electoral Bill 2025, warning that the delay could weaken critical safeguards and undermine the credibility of the 2027 general elections. The party made the allegation in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, expressing concern over what it described as the National Assembly’s failure to urgently pass the bill for presidential assent. According to the ADC, the prolonged delay has raised suspicions of calculated stalling aimed at frustrating key electoral reforms, particularly amendments designed to make future elections…

President Bola Tinubu has declared that governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are the leaders of the party in their respective states. The president made the declaration on Saturday at the official reception of Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, into the APC, held in Jalingo. Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Tinubu announced that Kefas had automatically assumed the leadership of the APC in Taraba State by virtue of his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling party. He expressed the Federal Government’s readiness to support the governor and his cabinet in…

Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has ordered sweeping punitive measures against political and traditional leaders from Amasiri Community in Afikpo Local Government Area following a gruesome attack in which four persons were beheaded in Okporojo, Oso Edda, Edda Local Government Area of the state. The governor announced the dethronement of traditional rulers, the dissolution of the Amasiri Town Development Union, and the sacking of all political appointees from the community, including the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Professor Amari Omaka (SAN), during an on-the-spot assessment visit to the troubled area on Saturday. The violent incident, in which the victims were beheaded…

Fresh waves of attacks by suspected armed herdsmen have left at least five persons dead and another abducted in Makurdi, Guma, and Gwer West Local Government Areas of Benue State. The incidents, which occurred within the last 72 hours, sparked fear and panic across the affected communities, forcing many residents to flee their homes over safety concerns. In Gwer West Local Government Area, a middle-aged man was reportedly killed while riding his motorcycle along the Agagbe–Abian road. An eyewitness said the victim’s identity had yet to be confirmed as of the time of filing this report. The source disclosed that…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, has arrested a 28-year-old woman, Kemi Kolawole, over her alleged involvement in a human trafficking case involving a 17-year-old girl reportedly taken out of Nigeria for prostitution. Kolawole, a resident of the Ifeleye area of Ogunpa, Ibadan, and a native of Oyo town, was arrested on Thursday, January 22, 2026, by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Human Trafficking Unit. The arrest followed a complaint lodged on January 20 by the victim’s elder sister, Temilade Olayiwola. Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim, identified as Ayomide Olayiwola, was allegedly trafficked on November…

The Zamfara State Police Command has rescued a man, Abdullahi Isah Nagari, who was abducted by armed bandits on January 29, 2026, in the Tsafe Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said the victim was found tied to a tree with a machete cut injury on his hand when security operatives located him. Abubakar explained that the rescue operation was carried out by a combined team of police officers and military personnel following a report of the abduction. He said efforts were ongoing to track down and arrest the perpetrators, while security…

Operatives of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit of the Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested a cleric, Pastor Elijah Oro, over an alleged plot to assassinate a rival pastor in the state. The police said Oro allegedly engaged one Samuel Daniel, a 21-year-old suspected member of a notorious cult group, to carry out the killing following a dispute reportedly linked to church membership drive and property issues. In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed, disclosed that the arrests were made on January 28, 2026, at about 10:35 a.m., based on credible intelligence. According to…

The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested 10 suspects in connection with the killing and beheading of four persons in Okporojọr Village, Osso Edda Community, Edda Local Government Area of the state. The attack, which occurred on Thursday, was linked to a renewed outbreak of violence arising from a long-standing land dispute between the Oso Edda Community in Edda LGA and the Amasiri Community in Afikpo Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the two neighbouring communities have been embroiled in a protracted conflict over farmland spanning several years. NAN also reports that the latest clash…