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  Operatives of the CP Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT), under the leadership of ASP Julius Robinson, have made a significant arrest in Sapele, Delta State, capturing a 21-year-old suspect believed to be involved in a series of armed robberies that have alarmed residents of the area. The arrest occurred in the early hours of March 1, 2026, during a well-coordinated operation aimed at curbing rising incidents of violent crime in […]

  The Oyo State Police Command has announced a major breakthrough in its ongoing campaign against armed robbery with the apprehension of three suspected members of a notorious five-man gang believed to have been terrorizing communities across Ibadan and its surrounding areas. The arrests mark a significant milestone in the state’s efforts to combat organized criminal activities that have increasingly threatened public safety and disrupted economic activities. According to officials, […]

  At least 169 people have tragically lost their lives and were laid to rest in a mass grave in South Sudan, in what local authorities have described as one of the deadliest incidents in the region in recent months. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, has drawn attention to the alarming rise in violence across the country, as clashes between armed groups and government-aligned forces […]

  On Monday, the leadership of the South-West zone of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) mobilised a significant gathering of members in Lagos State, directing their protest towards what they described as a flagrant act of aggression following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a joint United States–Israel military operation in the Middle East. The demonstration, which began in the early hours around the Maryland […]

After more than a decade on the run, a suspected drug kingpin, Reginald Peter Chidiebere, has been taken into custody following renewed investigations linking him to major narcotics shipments intercepted in recent years by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Chidiebere was first arrested in 2013 over allegations bordering on the importation of cocaine into Nigeria. He was subsequently arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos and granted bail. […]

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has assured Nigerians that the commission possesses the technical capacity to electronically transmit election results in the 2027 general elections, while cautioning that it may not be possible to guarantee what he described as a “100 per cent perfect election.” Amupitan made the remarks during a nationally televised Citizens’ Town Hall programme focused on the Electoral Act 2026 and […]

Twelve Nigerians have been rescued after a Nigerian-flagged tugboat, LEO, sank in South African waters late Saturday night, leaving one person confirmed dead and five others still missing as search and rescue operations continue. The vessel, which was carrying 18 persons at the time of the incident, reportedly encountered severe weather conditions and ran aground approximately 18 nautical miles offshore while navigating the stretch of ocean between Cape Town and […]

The warming El Niño climate pattern could develop later this year, raising concerns that global temperatures may once again climb to record levels. Forecast models indicate a 50 to 60 percent probability that El Niño conditions could form between July and September and persist beyond that period, prompting close monitoring of ocean and atmospheric changes in the tropical Pacific where the phenomenon originates. El Niño and its cooler counterpart, La […]