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Report of terrorist attack on FGGC Monguno is false – FG
Federal Ministry of Education has strongly refuted the false and misleading reports circulating on social media alleging that Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Monguno, Borno State, was attacked. The Ministry in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, described the report as entirely false, irresponsible, and capable of causing unnecessary panic,…
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Zulum pledges to sponsor 540 Borno indigenes to institute
Federal Colleges of forestry and resources under the Federal Ministry of Environment has received a boost as the Executive Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has pledged to sponsor five hundred and forty (540), Borno state indigenes in to the one of the Seven (7) Federal Colleges of forestry resources management institute in…
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Jigawa Boat Mishap Claims Six Lives, 25 Missing, 9 Rescued
Grief has enveloped Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State following a tragic boat mishap that has claimed six lives and twenty five others declared missing. Governor Umar Namadi who led a funeral prayers for four of the six victims assured residents of decisive government action to prevent a recurrence. On Sunday a boat conveying…
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FG Explains Why Nigeria’s Public Debt Increased, Rejects ₦80tn Borrowing Claims
Federal Government has dismissed claims that the President Bola Tinubu administration has borrowed about ₦80 trillion in three years, describing the figures as exaggerated and based on accounting adjustments rather than fresh loans. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, made the clarification while briefing the Senate Committee on…
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4 Police Officers Detained After Allegedly Extorting ICPC Chairman in Abuja
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested and detained four police officers accused of extorting ₦53,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Aliyu (SAN), during an illegal stop-and-search operation in Abuja. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, the Commissioner of Police for the…
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Troops intercept terrorist logistics suppliers, recover strategic terrorist material in Borno
Troops of Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), acting on credible intelligence, have intercepted a suspected terrorist logistics network and arrested 6 suspects during a well coordinated covert operation aimed at disrupting terrorist supply chains in the North East Theatre. Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed…
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Nigerian Army arrest another foreign terrorist fighter, illegal migrant in Borno
Troops of Sector 4 Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), while sustaining aggressive counter-terrorism operations across the North East Theatre, have apprehended another foreign terrorist fighter and an alleged illegal immigrant during a security operation in Lassa, Dille General Area of Askira/Uba Local Government Area, Borno State. Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East)…
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Court grants Miyyeti Allah leader Bodejo ₦2bn bail over alleged money laundering
Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, July 20, 2026, granted the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo bail in the sum of ₦2 billion with two sureties in like sum. Justice Ekwo held that the two sureties must be responsible persons. One of the sureties…
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DSS Set To Appeal Life Sentence On Ansaru Terror Commanders
The Department of State Services (DSS) is set to appeal Monday’s life sentence handed two top commanders of the Ansaru Terror organization by a Federal High Court, Abuja. Justice Emeka Nwite had, shortly after Mahmud Usman, a.k.a Abu Bara’a/Abbas/Mukhtar, the self-styled Emir of Ansaru; and Abubakar Abba, a.k.a Mahmud al-Nigeri/Malam Mamuda, pleaded guilty to all…
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Lagos Police arrest 147 suspects, recover machetes, cartridges, drugs in operation KO S’AYE III Raid
Lagos State Police Command has arrested 147 suspects during a coordinated crackdown on criminal hideouts under its ongoing Operation KO S’AYE III, as security operatives intensified efforts to rid the state of criminal elements. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed this in a statement issued on Monday in Lagos. SP Adebisi said the operation,…