FG Appoints New Provosts for Three Federal Agriculture Colleges

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Federal Government has appointed substantive provosts for three Federal Colleges of Agriculture in Akure, Kano and Dadin Kowa, Gombe State, as part of efforts to strengthen agricultural education, research and the country’s food security drive. The appointments were announced in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer to the Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, ARCN, Khadijat O. Ameen, on Friday. […]

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Army Chief Appoints GOCs for New Divisions, Unveils Three Brigades

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has appointed General Officers Commanding for newly established Nigerian Army divisions as part of a major reorganisation aimed at strengthening military operations across the country. The appointments follow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval for the establishment of four additional Army divisions to expand the Service’s operational footprint and improve its response to evolving security threats. In a […]

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NDLEA Arraigns Alleged Drug Kingpin, Three Mexicans over ₦480bn Meth Lab

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja A suspected drug kingpin, Anochili Innocent, and three Mexican nationals have been arraigned alongside six other Nigerians over the alleged operation of a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Ogun State capable of producing drugs valued at more than ₦480 billion. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said the 10 defendants were arraigned before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday on […]

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Three PWDs Nabbed as NDLEA Busts Drug Ring in Lagos, Anambra, Kwara

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Three persons living with disabilities have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for alleged drug trafficking during separate operations in Anambra and Kwara states. In a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, the agency said a 60-year-old suspect, Romanus Nwabara, was arrested in Akpaka Forest, Onitsha, Anambra State, with 250 grams of skunk packaged in retail sachets. […]

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Three Terrorists Killed as Troops Foil Criminal Activities in Zamfara

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised three terrorists and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a fighting patrol in Zamfara State. The operation, conducted by troops of Sector 2 on Thursday, targeted terrorist enclaves in Kaura Namoda and Birnin Magaji Local Government Areas as part of ongoing efforts to curb insecurity and deny criminal elements freedom of […]

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Nigerian Navy Arrests Three Suspected Stowaways off Lagos

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Three suspected stowaways have been arrested by the Nigerian Navy aboard a merchant vessel, MSC STELLA, off the Lagos Fairway Buoy. According to a statement signed by the Director of Naval Information, Captain AA Folorunsho, the arrest followed credible intelligence received from the Western Regional Control Centre at about 5:05 p.m. on April 19, 2026. Personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT deployed a Quick Response […]

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NDLEA secures 974 convictions in three months, 11 kingpins jailed for 254 years

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured the conviction of 974 drug offenders nationwide in the first quarter of 2026, including 11 major traffickers sentenced to a combined 254 years in prison. According to a statement released to the press by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the convictions were recorded between January and March as part of intensified efforts to arrest, […]

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Nigerian Navy under Operation Delta Safe seizes three tankers over suspected oil theft

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Navy, under Operation Delta Safe, has arrested three vessels and 26 crew members in a crackdown on suspected crude oil theft in the country’s southern waters. The operation, carried out on the night of 8 April in the Calabar–Akwa Ibom maritime area, led to the interception of two tankers allegedly siphoning crude from a wellhead, with large quantities of suspected stolen oil recovered. According to […]

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Troops arrest fake security operatives, kill three militants in Plateau operations

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace, say they have arrested two suspected impostors and killed three armed men during coordinated operations in Plateau State, in what authorities describe as a significant step towards restoring security. In a statement signed by Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, the task force said soldiers responding to reports of sporadic gunfire in the Dutse Uku area of Jos North […]

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