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By Deborah Nnamdi Eight persons were killed on Monday after terrorists detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) along Luma Road in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The attackers also reportedly destroyed a key bridge linking the Luma–Babana–Agwara communities, cutting off a vital route used by residents travelling to…

By Deborah Nnamdi An official of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ogun State, Abass Olalekan, was on Monday arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and unlawful procurement of abortion. Olalekan was accused of unlawfully procuring an abortion for…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Adamawa State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of a 46-year-old man, Ahmed Mohammed, whose lifeless body was found hanging on a tree in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The incident was reported on Monday at the foothills of Bagale Mountain.…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Ugwu Desmond, over the alleged attempted murder and rape of a pregnant woman in Affa community, Udi Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued on March 22, 2026, the Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel…

Photo: Chukwunyere Nwabuoku A former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, has been convicted and sentenced to a cumulative 72 years in prison over an alleged N868.46 million fraud, bringing to a close a high-profile corruption trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The Economic and Financial…

By Douglas Maha, with agency reports U.S. President Donald Trump has announced suspension of the planned attack on Iranian power and energy infrastructure, raising cautious optimism of peace in the trouble Middle East. Trump in a Truth Social post on Monday morning, said the US and Iran “Have over the…

Two pilots were killed and dozens of passengers injured when a Canadian regional passenger jet collided with an airport emergency vehicle while landing at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, authorities said, triggering widespread flight disruptions and a federal investigation into runway safety. The aircraft, operated by a regional affiliate of Air…

Airstrikes by the air component of Operation Hadin Kai have reportedly killed several insurgents in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State during a coordinated offensive targeting terrorist enclaves. According to counter-insurgency publication Zagazola Makama, the operation was launched following credible intelligence on the movement of suspected fighters around the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have thwarted multiple attempts by drug trafficking syndicates to smuggle illicit substances to Europe, intercepting consignments concealed in cartons, winter jackets, and body cream containers. In a statement issued on Sunday, March 22, 2026, the agency’s Director of Media…

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have maintained firm control over Ngoshe and Gwoza areas of Borno State, successfully countering terrorist propaganda and ensuring residents celebrated Eid-el-Fitr peacefully. Terrorists linked to Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) had recently circulated claims of plans to overrun Ngoshe…