The United States has been conducting intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, signalling heightened security cooperation between both countries, according to flight tracking data and US officials cited by Reuters. The exclusive report said the purpose of the surveillance missions could not be independently confirmed. However, the flights followed threats by US President Donald Trump in November to intervene militarily in Nigeria over what he described as the government’s failure to halt violence against Christian communities. Reuters noted that the surveillance operations also came months after a US pilot working for a missionary agency was kidnapped…
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The Osun State Police Command has arrested several suspects in separate operations for unlawful possession of firearms and human remains as part of measures to ensure a safe and peaceful Christmas and New Year celebration in the state. The arrests were disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, who said the operations were carried out under the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, and were driven by intelligence targeting black spots and criminal hideouts. According to the statement, one Alarape Wasiu of the Olorunsogo community in the Panada area of…
The Federal Government has introduced compulsory pre-employment drug testing for all applicants seeking appointment into the federal public service. The directive was contained in a statement issued by the Director of Information and Public Relations at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, as part of efforts to curb the growing menace of drug abuse and its implications for national security and productivity. According to the statement, permanent secretaries and heads of ministries, departments and agencies, as well as extra-ministerial departments and parastatals, have been instructed to integrate drug screening into their…
…Gets Top Endorsement from party’s Stakeholders, other key stalwarts By Tom Garba, Yola Dr. Salihu Bakari Girei, a prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant for the 2027 elections, stormed the APC secretariat in Girei Local Government Area on Saturday. He received a heroic and massive welcome from thousands of party supporters, stakeholders, and various support groups. The excited crowd cheered loudly, waving placards with messages like “Girei 2027 Rescue Mission” and “SBG Movement.” Many called him the leader who will bring true transformation to Adamawa State. Speaking to the cheering crowd, Dr. Bakari delivered a powerful and refined speech.…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Ondo State Sector Command, has deployed 1,500 personnel across the state to ensure smooth traffic flow during the yuletide season. The State Sector Commander, Dr Samuel Ibitoye, disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Akure. Ibitoye said the deployment comprises 700 regular marshals and 800 special marshals, adding that ambulances and tow vehicles have also been stationed at strategic locations across the state to enhance prompt response to emergencies. According to him, the primary responsibility of the deployed personnel is to ensure free flow of traffic, prevent gridlock and remove obstructions on major roads within…
A 47-year-old man has allegedly killed his first cousin during a family meeting in Delta State following a heated argument over the refund of a ₦1,000 burial contribution. The tragic incident occurred on December 12, 2025, in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state and was confirmed by the spokesperson for the Delta State Police Command, SP Edafe Bright, in a video shared on X on Monday. According to the police, members of the family had gathered after returning from the burial of a relative when a disagreement erupted over the refund of a ₦1,000 contribution made…
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Northern Nigeria, Rev. Joseph John Hayab, has warned that faith-based violence poses a grave threat to Nigeria’s unity and peaceful coexistence, insisting that no citizen should be killed on account of religion, ethnicity or sectional identity. Hayab spoke in a statement issued in Akure, the Ondo State capital, during a condolence visit to the Catholic Bishop of the Ondo Diocese, Most Rev. Dr Jude Arogundade, over the June 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, which left more than 40 worshippers dead during a Sunday Mass. He described…
A twin three-bedroom private residential building was razed by a midnight fire in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident occurred at No. 2, Ebony Street, Oluwakeyin Alia, Airport Area of the city. It was gathered that the inferno broke out at about 12:23 a.m. on Sunday, destroying the building. No casualty was recorded during the incident. Confirming the development on Monday, the Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, said the fire was traced to electrical appliances that were plugged in while not in use. Akinwande noted that the operation was successfully carried out with the support…
Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has raised the alarm over the alleged killing of three farmers in Igboho, his hometown in Orelope Local Government Area of the Oke Ogun axis of Oyo State. The incident, which reportedly occurred on Sunday, was said to have followed a fresh attack by suspected herdsmen on farmlands in the community. The farmers were identified as Aderoju Mukaila, Olawuwo Saka and Ojeniyi Ojebayo. Igboho alleged that the victims were attacked after protesting the destruction of their farms by cattle during grazing activities. Although they were rushed to a hospital…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of nine persons in a road traffic crash along the Kaltungo–Cham Road in Kaluwa community, Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State. The Sector Commander of the FRSC in the state, Samson Kaura, disclosed this in an interview with on Monday. Kaura said a total of 18 persons were involved in the accident, adding that five sustained varying degrees of injuries, while four others escaped unhurt. “The victims were rushed to the General Hospital in Kaltungo for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the hospital’s mortuary,” he…