The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has directed all state Commissioners of Police to take control of Special Protection Unit (SPU) bases in their jurisdictions and redeploy personnel previously assigned to VIP protection to conventional anti-crime operations. The order, issued via an internal police wireless message from the Department of Operations (DOPS) at Force

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A group of students staged a peaceful protest in Ekpoma, Esan West LGA, to demand urgent action over the rising insecurity and kidnappings around Ambrose Alli University (AAU). The protest was prompted by the recent abduction of a student, Akhabhe Favour, and a former student union leader. The demonstrators, led by Andrew Oziegbe, urged security

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Colonel Ajanaku, a retired senior military officer, was kidnapped at 12:45 a.m. on January 5, 2026, when armed men stormed his home opposite the Salvation Army Church along Rukuba Road, Bassa LGA. The kidnappers demanded a N200 million ransom from his family and threatened to kill him. Nigerian Army troops were immediately mobilised and tracked

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Residents of Sabo Primary Health Care Centre in Kuje Area Council, FCT have raised alarm over years of neglect at the facility, which serves around 7,200 people. According to Tracka, BudgIT’s public expenditure tracking platform, the health centre is in a dilapidated state: Residents say the poor condition has forced them to rely on local

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Senator Ajibola Basiru, National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to resign immediately and stop interfering in Rivers State politics. Basiru’s statement, released Monday, came after Wike criticized him and the APC over internal party matters in Rivers State. He argued that Wike, as a former Rivers

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A fire broke out on Monday at the Katangowa pipeline area in Abule Egba, Lagos State, after stored foams suddenly ignited. Thick smoke plumes triggered panic among residents and commuters, causing temporary traffic congestion as motorists abandoned the route. Before emergency responders arrived, locals and passersby attempted to contain the blaze using water, sand, and

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Port Harcourt security operatives have arrested Dr. Tombari Joseph Gbeneol, a medical doctor and pastor of Life Forte Chapel Church, for allegedly planning to assassinate Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. According to sources cited by SaharaReporters, the arrest followed the interception of a phone conversation between Dr. Gbeneol and former Rivers State

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Nigerian human rights activist Agena A. Robert has sharply criticised the United States over its ongoing actions against Venezuela, describing Washington’s posture as imperialistic, hypocritical, and a threat to global sovereignty. In a statement titled “The Hypocrisy of Empire: Why the U.S. Assault on Venezuela Is a Threat to Us All”, Robert accused the U.S.

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Content creator and entertainer Carter Efe has fired back at socialite Tunde Perry after Perry claimed that Carter Efe would never get the chance to meet music superstar Wizkid. Tunde Perry had taken to social media to share his encounter with Wizkid in Lagos and commented that he could clearly tell Carter Efe that meeting

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Nollywood actress and producer Etinosa Idemudia has urged Nigerians living far from home to make a conscious effort to stay in touch with their parents, highlighting the loneliness many elderly parents experience when their children relocate abroad. Sharing her thoughts on social media, Etinosa reflected on the emotional gap that often forms as children grow

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