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The Nigeria Police Force has finally located the source of corruption in its ranks. Not the officers demanding bribes at checkpoints. Not the extortion rackets operating openly on highways. Not the infamous “bail is free” stations where bail somehow acquires an unofficial market price. No. After decades of public outrage, judicial panels, viral videos and […]

The Nigeria Police Force says it has dismantled a human trafficking ring operating across the Federal Capital Territory and nearby communities, rescuing 30 Malian nationals allegedly held under exploitative conditions in Nasarawa State.   According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Anthony Placid, operatives uncovered the activities of the syndicate in residential […]

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed airlines, airport operators and other aviation stakeholders to intensify public health surveillance measures following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.   In a circular dated May 18, 2026, the NCAA said the directive became necessary […]

President Bola Tinubu has assured that all victims abducted during the attack on schools in Oyo State will be rescued, while condemning the reported killing of one of the kidnapped teachers.   This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Bandits invaded the Esiele […]

The Defence Headquarters on Monday announced that Nigerian troops, working alongside the United States Africa Command, carried out coordinated air strikes that wiped out more than 20 fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province in Nigeria’s North-East region. According to the military, the precision attacks targeted terrorist hideouts around Metele in Borno State after […]

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of ₦100 million with one surety in like sum. Delivering the ruling, Justice Abdulmalik imposed a series of stringent conditions the defendant must meet before perfecting the bail. The court held that […]

Courtesy From searchng.ng top political feeds for nigeria understands that one of the kidnapped teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Michael Oyedokun, has been killed. Oyedokun was beheaded in a new video allegedly released by bandits on Sunday. The video obtained by our correspondent on Telegram on […]

The Presidency and the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) have clarified reports surrounding the neutralisation of ISWAP commander Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, following public debate over claims that the same individual had been declared killed in an earlier 2024 military operation.   The clarification comes after a joint Nigeria–United States military strike on May 16, 2026, which reportedly eliminated […]

Defence Headquarters on Saturday confirmed the killing of an ISIS top leader, Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, as well as detailing him as a “global terrorist”.   The development followed an announcement by President of the United States, Donald Trump, via his Truth Social Platform, where he noted that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as the terrorist group’s […]

The All Progressives Congress has published the names of House of Representatives hopefuls disqualified from contesting in the party’s primaries in a number of states, including Ondo, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kogi and Rivers, ahead of the 2027 National Assembly elections.   The list, released on Saturday, was contained in an official statement issued by the party’s […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday in Kigali, assured the Nigerian community living in Rwanda that he will continue to work hard to ensure that Nigeria takes its rightful place in the comity of nations.   He also assured them that his administration will confront every obstacle hindering the realisation of Nigerians’ potentials and dreams, […]

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have invaded Primary and Junior Secondary School in Mussa village, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, abducting unspecified number of students.   Sources in the village said the assailants, in large number, forced their way into the school on motorcycle on Friday, shortly after the military left the town.   […]