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The PPRO said the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, TIJANI FATAI, also directed intensified police patrols, strategic positioning of officers, and increased police visibility across the identified flashpoints to ensure the safety of lives and property.
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The Director of Social Communications of the Diocese, Reverend Father MATTHEW STEPHEN KABIRAT, confirmed that the terrorists also razed down the Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, as well as the residence of the Catechist, plus a mosque, shops and several houses.
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The suspects were identified as twenty-year-old ABDULLAHI MUSTAPHA; thirty-year-old SALISU SANNUSI; and twenty-six-year-old JAMIU SAHIDU.
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The upgraded Travel Advisory classified Plateau, Jigawa, Kwara, Niger, and Taraba states in its list of “Do Not Travel” areas, thereby increasing high-risk states in Nigeria where Americans are strongly discouraged from visiting to twenty-three.
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The Nigerian Army issued a statement on its X handle, confirming the rescue of thirty-one people who were abducted by gunmen during the Easter Sunday service at Ariko village.
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NDLEA spokesman, FEMI BABAFEMI, disclosed in a statement that officers at the airport intercepted three-point-one-zero kilograms of cocaine inside tins of palm kernel oil at the export shed.
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NDLEA and US-DEA expressed commitment towards strengthening of existing partnership to counter the operations of drug cartels and decimate their capacity to fund other organized crimes such as extremism and terrorism.
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President TINUBU expressed his views in a half-hearted statement, nearly forty-eight hours after the deadly terror attack on residents of Angwan Rukuba district in Jos, Plateau State.
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Governor Alex Otti's promise of support to him was purely on compassionate ground, in line with the administration’s altruistic disposition which has seen the government extend similar support to several citizens.
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What makes the delay even more troubling is the growing perception that the Nigerian state can act with speed and decisiveness when political interests are at stake, yet becomes lethargic when the issue concerns justice for ordinary citizens - even those who once wore the uniform.
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IGP DISU also approved the posting of former Ogun State Commissioner of Police, OLANREWAJU OGUNLOWO, who is now an AIG, to the Police Accounts and Budget Office at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
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GRACE IRINGE-KOKO, who is a Chief Superintendent of Police, said during interrogation, the suspects confessed to have delivered over twenty stolen tricycles to MOHAMMED USMAN, which he subsequently transported to Kano, Bauchi, and Adamawa states.
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This comes as the Nigerian Army warns about the resurgence of suicide bombing by Jihadist groups in the northern part of the country and advised people to avoid crowded areas.
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Other newly promoted AIGs include EMMANUEL ADO CHRISTOPHER of the Yobe State Command, JOSEPH ERIBO of Ekiti State Command, DANTAWAYE MILLER of the FCT Command, and OLARENWAJU OGUNLOWO of the Ogun State Command.
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The PSC Chairman made the observation during a meeting with members of the Committee for the Implementation of State Police, led by the Chairman, Professor OLU OGUNSAKIN.
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The US Congress also recommends the removal of Fulani militias from confiscated farmland and facilitation of the voluntary return of displaced communities, with security and infrastructure support to encourage agricultural productivity.
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The Commissioner of Police said the operation is in addition to the existing patrol vehicles stationed along the highway since December 2025.
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He stressed that effective collaboration with financial institutions remains critical in addressing cybercrime, noting that financial systems are often exploited as channels for cybercriminal activities, just as he outlined the core mandates of the NPF-NCCC, which include:
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AIKPOKPO-MARTINS alleged that police officers from the Ororokpe Police Division in Delta State laid ambush for him and his client on the orders of the Divisional Police Officer, after a failed attempt to abduct his client in court.
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This comes after the Office of the National Security Adviser also directed EL-RUFAI to submit evidence of his alleged claim of the procurement of a poisonous chemical substance known as Thallium Sulphate to the DSS for investigation.
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In the petition by the CEHRAWS Executive Director, Chuka Peter Okoye, on behalf of the deceased’s family, the group alleged that the operation was led by a police Inspector from Zone 13, Ukpo.
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Judge AILEEN CANNON handed down the life sentence, plus seven years after a ninety-minute hearing, saying it was to protect the public from future crime committed by ROUTH.
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The suspect disclosed during a preliminary interview that he intended to sell cocaine in Nigeria to raise capital to boost his business and also finance the naming ceremony of his newborn child.
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The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, ABIMBOLA ADEBISI, said the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, is investigating the roles played by the protest leaders.
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In a statement confirming an incident that took place on Tuesday evening in Naples, Chelsea management said the two fans involved sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
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The Monday sit-at-home was imposed by the Indigenous People of Biafra, and the violent enforcement by armed wing of the group has disrupted economic and social activities in the South-East.
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Accordingly, those with cases to answer will be formally arraigned before appropriate military judicial panel to face trial in accordance with the Armed Forces Act and other applicable service regulations. This ensures accountability while upholding the principles of fairness and due process.
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The Police Commissioner made this known while briefing newsmen at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja on the breakthroughs recorded by police operatives in Lagos from December last year till date.
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The Nigeria-US Working Group was established in response to the designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern by President Donald J. Trump under the International Religious Freedom Act.
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NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig-Gen MOHAMED BUBA MARWA presented the scorecard at an awards and commendation ceremony held at the NDLEA National Headquarters in Abuja.
