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Large Opioids Consignments Intercepted In Taraba, as NDLEA Arrests 75-year-old in Ebonyi
7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Large Opioids Consignments Intercepted In Taraba, as NDLEA Arrests 75-year-old in Ebonyi

Large consignments of various opioids and illicit substances concealed in building materials was on Saturday 6th June 2026 intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Taraba State.The agency also made some arrests in its relentless nationwide offensive against drug cartels.The agency arrested a 75-year-old grandpa in Ebonyi, and four notorious female drug dealers in Edo, Imo, Kano, and Gombe states.The agency attributed a credible intelligence to the interception of a truck conveying building materials from Onitsha, Anambra state to Jalingo.A thorough search of the vehicle by NDLEA operatives at the Nukkai Timber Shade, Jalingo, led to the discovery of a massive drug stash concealed beneath the cargo, while a 22-year-old suspect, Buhari Abdullahi, ...
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Insecurity: South-West CAN Demands State Of Emergency
7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Insecurity: South-West CAN Demands State Of Emergency

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on the Federal Government to immediately declare a state of emergency on security.This, the association said, has become necessary to tackle kidnappings, banditry, and violent crimes nationwide. Chairman of the South-West CAN, Bishop Barnabas Tunde Akin-Akinsanya, said abductions and attacks in Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo, and Lagos now threaten national peace, economic development, and social stability. He noted that kidnappings, once seen as isolated, have become a recurring challenge fuelling fear among citizens. Akin-Akinsanya condemned the activities of kidnappers and bandits, expressed sympathy with victims and families, and prayed for the safe release of those still in captivity. “The time has come for governments at all le...
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SENATOR NDUME HAILS TINUBU, UMAHI OVER N1.2 TRILLION GOMBE-BIU ROAD PROJECT
7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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SENATOR NDUME HAILS TINUBU, UMAHI OVER N1.2 TRILLION GOMBE-BIU ROAD PROJECT

Former Senate Leader and Senator representing Borno South, Distinguished Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume , on Saturday, commended President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of Works, David Umahi, for commencing the reconstruction and dualisation of the 125-kilometre Gombe–Biu highway. The N1.245 trillion project was officially flagged off on Thursday at Liji in Gombe State. The event was attended by the Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, and the Managing Director of Hi-Tech Construction Company, Danny Abboud. In a statement issued in Abuja, Ndume described the project as the fulfilment of commitments made by the Tinubu administration to rehabilitate critical road infrastructure in the North-East. The lawmaker recalled that he had repea...
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Appeal Court Nullifies Recognition Of PDP Factional Caretaker Committee
7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Appeal Court Nullifies Recognition Of PDP Factional Caretaker Committee

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified Federal High Court judgment that recognised a factional caretaker committee in the Peoples Democratic Party.The appellate court said the trial court granted reliefs that were never sought by any of the parties to the suit. In a judgment delivered by Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam, on Wednesday, a certified true copy of which was obtained on Friday, the appellate court faulted Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, for going beyond the issues placed before the court in a dispute arising from the PDP leadership crisis Justice Agomoh had, in a judgment delivered on January 30, recognised the caretaker committee led by Abdurahman Mohammed and Samuel Anyanwu as the legitimate leadership faction of the party. However, the Court ...
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Police Arrest Seven Robbery Suspects, Recover Firearm In Ogun
7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Police Arrest Seven Robbery Suspects, Recover Firearm In Ogun

The Police has arrested seven suspects for alleged armed robbery, housebreaking, stealing, conspiracy, and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace in separate operations across Oyo state. The Oyo State command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi said that the arrests were made during coordinated intelligence-driven operations carried out by operatives in the Sango-Ota, Owode-Egba, and Agbado Divisions. He said operatives of the Sango-Ota Division arrested three suspects identified as Pelumi Akintonde (21), Mojeed Sanusi (28) and Mubarak Lateef (17) over an alleged armed robbery incident in Alasia community. According to him, the suspects allegedly participated in an attack on a resident during whi...
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NSCDC Busts Illegal Detention Camp In Lagos, Rescues 24, Arrests Four
7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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NSCDC Busts Illegal Detention Camp In Lagos, Rescues 24, Arrests Four

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has rescued 24 victims from an illegal detention camp in the Badagry area of Lagos State.Among the rescued victims, including a toddler, while arresting four suspected members of a cross-border criminal syndicate. The suspects, said to be nationals of Togo, Benin Republic and Ghana, were arrested during an operation carried out by operatives of the Lagos State Command of the NSCDC in Itoga, Badagry. The Lagos State Commandant, Adedotun Keshinro, disclosed this in a statement on Friday by the command’s spokesperson, Oluwaseun Abolurin Keshinro attributed the success of the operation to intelligence gathering and community engagement, noting that the raid followed credible information on activities at suspected criminal hideouts in t...
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Assaults: Resident Doctors Threaten Nationwide Strike
7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Assaults: Resident Doctors Threaten Nationwide Strike

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has threatened to embark on a nationwide industrial action over the growing wave of assaults, harassment and intimidation of healthcare workers across the country. The association accused the Federal Government and security agencies of failing to protect healthcare personnel from violence, intimidation and unlawful arrests. NARD disclosed that no fewer than 17 tertiary health institutions recorded cases of attacks on doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers within one year, warning that the deteriorating situation could cripple healthcare services if urgent action is not taken The latest outrage followed the controversial raid by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at the University of Uyo T...
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Troops Neutralise Bandits, Dismantle Hideouts In Sokoto
7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Troops Neutralise Bandits, Dismantle Hideouts In Sokoto

Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have neutralised bandits and dismantled their hideouts in the highlands bothering Zamfara around Dangulbi and Kurawa villages in Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State.According to reports several bandits, including kingpins, were killed while numerous others escaped with gunshot wounds in the operation conducted on June 4, in collaboration with other security agencies and local vigilantes in the area.The military hierarchy said that the tempo would be sustained. The swift response, professionalism, and courage displayed by our military personnel averted what could have been a tragic incident. “Let me once again reaffirm our commitment to protecting the lives and property of the citizenry. “The army engaged them in a fierce battle. The b...
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EFCC explains circumstances leading to death of 16-year-old suspect
7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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EFCC explains circumstances leading to death of 16-year-old suspect

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has explained the circumstances leading to the death of 16-year-old Sesugh Atser.The incident, which reportedly occurred in May 2026 in the Kanshio axis of Makurdi, Benue State, has sparked allegations of extrajudicial killing and renewed calls for an independent investigation.In a statement on Saturday, the EFCC detailed what it described as the sequence of events leading to Sesugh’s death. According to the commission, operatives arrested 26 suspected cyber fraudsters on April 28, 2026, at its Makurdi Zonal Directorate. The suspects were profiled and remanded after being taken to court. On May 4, three suspects, including Sesugh, allegedly escaped after being allowed to use the toilet. They reportedly broke through the toilet r...
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Insurgency: 8,521 Nigerians Seek Refuge In Niger, Cameroon, Chad
7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Insurgency: 8,521 Nigerians Seek Refuge In Niger, Cameroon, Chad

No fewer than 8,521 Nigerians sought refuge in Niger, Cameroon and Chad between December 2025 and May 2026.This is as a result of insecurity in the North-West and the North-East, according to an analysis of data from the UNHCR Nigeria Forcibly Displaced Populations dashboard for the six-month period. The data, produced jointly by the UN refugee agency, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, the Nigeria Immigration Service and the International Organisation for Migration’s Displacement Tracking Matrix, shows a net increase of refugees across Niger, Cameroon and Chad between the period reviewed It brings the registered Nigerian refugee population in the three countries to 416,184. Niger Republic alone, which shares a long and porous bor...
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UATH Sensitises Staff on Patient-Centred Care Initiative
7Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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UATH Sensitises Staff on Patient-Centred Care Initiative

By Public Relations Unit, UATH The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, on Saturday, June 6, 2026, organised a sensitisation programme for members of staff on Patient-Centred Care (PCC) as part of efforts to enhance quality healthcare delivery and improve patient satisfaction. Speaking during the sensitisation programme themed "One Stop Shop! The New UATH… No Wahala," the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Thairu Yunusa, said the initiative was designed to reduce the long waiting time often experienced by patients while accessing healthcare services in the hospital. Prof. Yunusa explained that the Patient-Centred Care approach would streamline service delivery, improve efficiency, and ensure that patients receive timely and quality medical attention. Accor...
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Oyo Abduction: No Abducted Schoolchild Has Died In Captivity- Police
6Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Oyo Abduction: No Abducted Schoolchild Has Died In Captivity- Police

The Police has debunked reports making the rounds that one of the pupils abducted during the recent attack on schools in Ahoro-Esiele, Oriire Local Government Area, died while in captivity. In a statement issued on Friday, the Oyo State Police command Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, described the report as false, misleading and lacking any factual basis. According to the command, neither the police nor any of the security agencies involved in efforts to rescue the abducted pupils and teachers has confirmed such a development.The statement reads in part: “The Command categorically states that the report is false, misleading, mischievous, and without any factual basis whatsoever. At no time has the Oyo State Police Command, nor any other recognized security agency...
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Appeal Court Nullifies Recognition Of PDP Factional Caretaker Committee
6Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Appeal Court Nullifies Recognition Of PDP Factional Caretaker Committee

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified Federal High Court judgment that recognised a factional caretaker committee in the Peoples Democratic Party.The appellate court said the trial court granted reliefs that were never sought by any of the parties to the suit. In a judgment delivered by Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam, on Wednesday, a certified true copy of which was obtained on Friday, the appellate court faulted Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, for going beyond the issues placed before the court in a dispute arising from the PDP leadership crisis Justice Agomoh had, in a judgment delivered on January 30, recognised the caretaker committee led by Abdurahman Mohammed and Samuel Anyanwu as the legitimate leadership faction of the party. However, the Court ...
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NUAHP Warns Against Health Sector Bills, Demands CONHESS Implementation and Internship Reform
6Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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NUAHP Warns Against Health Sector Bills, Demands CONHESS Implementation and Internship Reform

By Gami Tadanyigbe The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) has expressed concern over the delay in implementing the adjusted Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), which formed part of the agreement that led to the suspension of the 84-day strike embarked upon by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU). The Union also expressed concern over worsening socio-economic conditions in the country. However, NEC observed that the government was yet to fully fulfil its obligations under the agreement and called for immediate implementation of all outstanding components. The council also expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of negotiations on the ongoing Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in the health sector. According to the communiqué, prolon...
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Police Arrest Seven Robbery Suspects, Recover Firearm In Ogun
6Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Police Arrest Seven Robbery Suspects, Recover Firearm In Ogun

The Police has arrested seven suspects for alleged armed robbery, housebreaking, stealing, conspiracy, and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace in separate operations across Oyo state. The Oyo State command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi said that the arrests were made during coordinated intelligence-driven operations carried out by operatives in the Sango-Ota, Owode-Egba, and Agbado Divisions. He said operatives of the Sango-Ota Division arrested three suspects identified as Pelumi Akintonde (21), Mojeed Sanusi (28) and Mubarak Lateef (17) over an alleged armed robbery incident in Alasia community. According to him, the suspects allegedly participated in an attack on a resident during whi...
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NSCDC Busts Illegal Detention Camp In Lagos, Rescues 24, Arrests Four
6Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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NSCDC Busts Illegal Detention Camp In Lagos, Rescues 24, Arrests Four

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has rescued 24 victims from an illegal detention camp in the Badagry area of Lagos State.Among the rescued victims, including a toddler, while arresting four suspected members of a cross-border criminal syndicate. The suspects, said to be nationals of Togo, Benin Republic and Ghana, were arrested during an operation carried out by operatives of the Lagos State Command of the NSCDC in Itoga, Badagry. The Lagos State Commandant, Adedotun Keshinro, disclosed this in a statement on Friday by the command’s spokesperson, Oluwaseun Abolurin Keshinro attributed the success of the operation to intelligence gathering and community engagement, noting that the raid followed credible information on activities at suspected criminal hideouts in t...
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Terrorists Kill Eight In Attack On Borno Army Base
6Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Terrorists Kill Eight In Attack On Borno Army Base

Boko Haram terrorists in the early hours of Friday attacked a Nigerian Army base in Mandaragirau under 25 Brigade, Sector 2, in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.The terrorists according to the report killed five soldiers and three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force on duty. Confirming the incident in a statement on Friday, the Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, Lt. Col. Haruna Sani, said troops at the base contained the attack despite adverse weather conditions and poor visibility caused by heavy rainfall. He said, “Troops of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mandaragirau under 25 Brigade of Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, successfully contained a terrorist attack in the early hours of this morning despite a...
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Balance political equations in Lafia Central to safeguard APC in 2027, Lafia stakeholders tell Gov. Sule, APC.
6Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Balance political equations in Lafia Central to safeguard APC in 2027, Lafia stakeholders tell Gov. Sule, APC.

Stakeholders in Lafia Central State constituency of Nasarawa State has called on Gov. Abdullahi Sule and the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC to wade into what they described as politics sentiment and one sided in the area to safeguard the future of the party. Their calls was coming ahead of the 2027 General Election, as there is high level of growing concern in Lafia Central State constituency of Nasarawa State over political equations. The stakeholders in the constituency are concerned over political equations and the future of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in the area in the upcoming elections if adjustment is not made. In a press statement to journalists in Lafia the state capital signed by Alh. Musa Muhammad Mararaban Akunza on behalf Wak...
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2027: First class traditional ruler urges politicians to shun parochial sentiments
5Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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2027: First class traditional ruler urges politicians to shun parochial sentiments

The Oriye Rindre, Justice Lawan Musa Nagogo (Rtd), has urged politicians to desist from acts of violence and religious favoritism to woo votes, noting that fairness should prevail over all interests. The first class traditional ruler stated this when he received the Nasarawa North Senatorial Bye-Election Team of the All Progressives Congress led by its Chairman, Campaign Council, Sen. Philip Gyunka on Friday. The paramount ruler of Wamba said politics must eschew parochial differences, recalling how he was smeared as being “christian-loving monarch” against Muslims of the zone because he stood for what was right to support the late, Sen. Godiya Akwashiki. Nagogo said God decided who to lead at His own appointed time and called on politicians to be strictly guided by logical r...
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