The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps’ Mining Marshals have sealed seven suspected illegal mineral buying and processing facilities in Kontagora, Niger State, over alleged breaches of mining laws. Commander ACC John Onoja said in an Abuja statement Friday that the June 12, 2026 operation followed intelligence that the sites were buying strategic minerals without…

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has approved a fresh 24-hour extension of the dusk-to-dawn curfew covering 10 local government areas along the Old Oyo National Park corridor. The extension was announced Thursday by SSG Musibau Babatunde in a memo confirmed by the governor’s media aide, Sulaimon Olanrewaju. The restriction, which runs 4pm to 8am daily,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered banks and financial institutions to immediately freeze transactions, accounts and assets linked to six persons and four Bureau De Change operators designated for terrorism financing. The directive, in a circular dated June 24, 2026 (Ref: CMD/FCS/PUB/CIR/002/011) seen by Channels Television, implements an update to the Nigeria Sanctions List…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission plans to arraign Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore President Bello Abdullahi Bodejo before the Federal High Court, Abuja, on charges tied to alleged terrorism financing and money laundering worth roughly $2.53 million. EFCC lodged a 12-count information on June 22, 2026. Agency spokesman Dele Oyewale said Wednesday that Bodejo will…

The Senate has passed a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of state police services across the federation.

The Federal Government has hailed the recent sanction of three Nigerian bureau de change operators by the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for alleged terrorism financing. “The Nigeria Sanctions Committee welcomes the recent inclusion of Mukthar Muhammad Adamu, Nine to Nine BDC, and Generation BDC Limited by the United States Office of…

NDLEA operatives have dismantled an industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory hidden deep in Tapa Village forest, Ibarapa North LGA, Oyo State, arresting a Mexican cartel expert and four Nigerian collaborators. The raid was carried out on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, and NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa described it as a “sophisticated, highly organised transnational…

Jaiz Bank compliance officer Munawwarah Anas on Tuesday walked the Abuja Federal High Court through cash flows tied to Alkausar Farm as the EFCC presses its N8.7bn laundering case against ex-AGF Abubakar Malami, his wife Bashir Asabe, and son Abdulaziz Malami. Anas, the 5th prosecution witness, told Justice Joyce Abdulmalik that bank records requested by…

Military forces under Operation Hadin Kai have secured the release of more than 47 civilians, predominantly women and minors, who were detained by ISWAP fighters in Kangarwa, Kukawa LGA, Borno State. The extraction occurred on June 20, 2026, following weeks of intensified air strikes and ground assaults on insurgent hideouts near Lake Chad. Under mounting…

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped the wife and young son of Yusuf Alhasan, the APC chairman for Yauri Local Government Area in Kebbi State. According to reports, the assailants broke into Alhasan’s home in the Low-Cost district of Yauri around midnight on Monday. They whisked away two family members before escaping to an undisclosed location. The…

The Ogun State Police Command is investigating the deaths of retired Ogun State Television broadcaster Kitan Oyesiku and her security guard at her residence in Iyana Agodo Village, Owode-Egba area. The incident came to light on Sunday, June 21, 2026, after a resident alerted officers at the Owode Egba Division over suspicious activities around the…

Forces under Operation FANSAN YAMMA have reported a string of gains in Kaduna and Zamfara after days of coordinated operations against armed groups. In Kaduna’s Igabi LGA, Sector 1 troops moved on 18 June 2026 following reports of bandit movement around Kerawa forest. They combed the bush and found three people left behind by retreating…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two elderly men in Umuahia, Abia State, for allegedly supplying illicit substances to secondary school students. 75-year-old Godwin Obiora was arrested on June 19, 2026, after NDLEA received intel that he was selling opioids from a patent medicine shop on Club Road. A search of the premises…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Oyo State Command, have intercepted 1,416 kilograms of cannabis sativa and arrested three suspects in multiple locations across the state. According to details on the agency’s display placard, the suspects were identified as Nasiru Buhari, 32, Buba Musa, 47, and Tumin Olubiyi, 45. The drugs were recovered…

Armed men invaded a community in Kebbi State on Friday and kidnapped one resident, security sources confirmed. The attackers stormed the village, firing shots to create panic before seizing the victim and fleeing toward nearby forest routes. Details on the victim’s identity and the exact location are still being withheld by authorities as investigations continue.…

Fourteen drivers have been taken to court in Jos by the Plateau State Police Command for altering and concealing vehicle registration plates. SP Alfred Alabo, the command’s spokesperson, said the case followed a statewide compliance check on vehicle documentation ordered by Commissioner of Police, CP Bassey Ewah. The exercise was based on instructions from Inspector…

Two wooden boats loaded with suspected illegally mined black sand were intercepted by the Nigerian Navy in Brass Local Government Area, with 13 people detained during the operation. Forward Operating Base FORMOSO carried out the raid on Saturday following intelligence about illegal mining activity along the coast. According to Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, Director of Naval…

Sector 2 troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma have freed 22 civilians kidnapped in two separate incidents across Sabon Birni and Isa Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. The rescue operations were carried out on June 18, 2026, according to Lt. Col. Aliyu Danjan, Media Information Officer for the Joint…

Personnel of the Nigerian Navy Ship PATHFINDER have seized an estimated 103,500 litres of suspected illegally processed Automotive Gas Oil in Rivers State and uncovered a suspected route used to move stolen fuel to market. Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, Director of Naval Information, announced the development on Friday. He said the discovery was made during routine…

Thai police have arrested six Nigerians suspected of links to an international cocaine trafficking network and an artificial intelligence-driven romance fraud scheme that targeted elderly women. According to a Thursday report in the Bangkok Post, the arrests followed coordinated raids on three luxury condominium units near Phra Nang Klao Bridge in Nonthaburi Province. Officers from…