Marwa Advocates Stronger Drug Education in Universities

Marwa Advocates Stronger Drug Education in Universities

By Zainab Uzomah The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has warned Nigerian youths that drug abuse carries long-term consequences capable of derailing their careers and ambitions. According to a statement by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy at the NDLEA, Marwa delivered the warning on Tuesday during the public lecture marking the 29th and 30th combined convocation […]

April 17, 2026 2

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Military Denies Claims of Arming Repentant Boko Haram Fighters

By Zainab Uzomah Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) has dismissed claims circulating in a viral video alleging that repentant and active Boko Haram members are being armed to fight alongside the Nigerian military, describing the report as false and misleading. The programme clarified that it remains a non-combat initiative focused on de-radicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration of former insurgents. The Coordinator, Operation Safe Corridor, Brigadier General Y. Ali, in a statement, said […]

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Troops Recover Explosives, Ransom Cash as Army Overruns IPOB/ESN Camps in Enugu

By Zainab Uzomah Troops of Operation Eastern Sanity have recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) and ₦2 million suspected ransom money after overrunning IPOB/ESN strongholds in Enugu State. The operation, carried out on 14 April 2026 in Ajali Forest, Ezeagu Local Government Area, forced suspected militants to flee under sustained military pressure, abandoning key assets including an anti-tank IED later secured by an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team. According to a […]

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Commanding Officer, Six Soldiers Killed in IED After Repelling Attack in Monguno

By Zainab Uzomah A Commanding Officer and six soldiers of Operation Hadin Kai have been killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) struck their vehicle following a failed terrorist attack on a military position in Monguno, Borno State. The troops of Sector 3, Joint Task Force (North East), had earlier repelled what was described as an isolated infiltration attempt by suspected insurgents on “Charlie 13” location late on 12 April […]

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NHRC Advocates for Public Health Approach to Drug Laws, Convenes Community Engagement on Human Rights

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has announced the convening of a strategic three-day Community Engagement Workshop focused on Drug Law Reform, Human Rights and Public Health, taking place this week in Edo State. Organized in collaboration with the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) under the Global Fund Grant Cycle 7 (GC7), the intervention forms a critical component of Nigeria’s broader national […]

April 14, 2026 12

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NHRC, Partners Hold Two-Day Training on Human Rights-Based Migration Approach

By Toffa Momoh I Abuja The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr. Tony Ojukwu, has called for the full mainstreaming of human rights into migration governance, insisting that all policies, laws, and practices must be anchored on the principles of human dignity, equality, and non-discrimination. Dr. Ojukwu made the call at a two-day training for members of the National Working Group on Human Rights and Migration […]

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Dozens feared dead after air strike hits market on Borno–Yobe border

By Zainab Uzomah Dozens of people are feared to have been killed after an air strike struck a busy market in Jilli, a weekly trading hub on the border between Borno and Yobe states in north-east Nigeria. The incident happened on 11 April during ongoing military operations targeting Islamist militants in the area. Initial reports put the death toll at about 50, but local sources say the number could be […]

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Nigerian military says air strike destroys ISWAP logistics hub in Borno

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The military says it has carried out a precision air strike targeting a suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) logistics hub in Jilli, Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State. The strike, conducted on 11 April under Operation Hadin Kai, followed intensified surveillance over the Bindul–Jilli corridor, which officials describe as a key route used by militants and their collaborators. According to a statement signed by […]

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Nigerian Air Force investigates reported civilian casualties after Jilli air strike

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched an investigation into reports that a recent air strike in Jilli, near the Borno–Yobe border, may have caused civilian casualties. The move follows growing local accounts that a strike targeting suspected insurgents may have hit a busy market, with several people feared killed or injured, although the military has not confirmed casualty figures. According to a statement signed by Air […]

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