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Month: April 2026

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NAF Air Strikes Kill ‘Several’ Terrorists In Sambisa Forest

Several terrorists have been killed following air strikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in the Yuwe axis of the Sambisa Forest in the North-East. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said the air strikes followed “sustained intense pressure on terrorist elements”. NIn a statement on […]

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Court Adjourns El-Rufai’s Bail Application To June

Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court has adjourned the bail hearing of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai to the first week of June, 2026. El-Rufai is being arraigned on multiple charges bordering on alleged financial crime and abuse of office by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). […]

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Fleeing Lagos-based businessman arrested in Benin Republic

A Lagos-based businessman who had been on the run over allegations of multiple murders and destruction of property has been arrested in Benin Republic and extradited to Nigeria by the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL). Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Lagos, AIG Moshood Jimoh, confirmed the arrest during a press […]

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APC fixes primaries, pegs presidential form at ₦100m

The All Progressives Congress has released its timetable for the 2027 general elections, fixing its presidential primary for May 15 to 16, 2026. According to the schedule signed by the APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, on Monday, the party will begin the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms at its National Secretariat […]

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Insecurity: Go After These Criminals Until They’re Eliminated, CDS Orders Troops

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, has directed troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA to intensify ongoing operations against bandits and other criminal elements in the North-West region, stressing the need to ensure security across the country. Oluyede gave the directive during an operational visit to the Headquarters Theatre Command, Joint Task Force North […]

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Tinubu Approves New Police Academy Campus, ₦15bn Take-Off Grant

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a new campus of the Police Academy in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area in Ogun State. The President’s approval was in fulfilment of the provisions of the Nigeria Police Academy (Establishment) Act, 2021, particularly with respect to the expansion of the Police Academy based in Wudil, […]

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US-Iran standoff cripples shipping in Strait of Hormuz again

Traffic once again seized up in the Strait of Hormuz as both Tehran and Washington imposed separate blockades, with Iranian vessels continuing to test the US shutdown, tracking data showed Monday. Iran announced on Friday that it would reopen the strategic waterway, but the United States did not reciprocate for vessels going to and from […]

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Oil Prices Bounce Back On Iran War Escalation

Oil prices surged Monday on a re-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East war after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz at the weekend, just a day after reopening it, citing the United States’ blockade of its ports. However, lingering hopes that a deal to end the seven-week crisis continued to support equities, even as […]

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US-Iran standoff cripples shipping in Strait of Hormuz again

Traffic once again seized up in the Strait of Hormuz as both Tehran and Washington imposed separate blockades, with Iranian vessels continuing to test the US shutdown, tracking data showed Monday. Iran announced on Friday that it would reopen the strategic waterway, but the United States did not reciprocate for vessels going to and from […]

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Dispatch rider dies in Lagos crash

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed a fatal crash at Motorways inward Estate, Alapere, Lagos, which claimed the life of a dispatch rider. LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed the accident in a statement on Monday. He said preliminary findings showed that an empty NIPCO tanker, registration number TTN-776ZQ, allegedly speeding, rammed […]

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