Kebbi Schoolgirls’ Abduction: DHQ Summons and Interrogates Soldiers in Abuja The Defence Headquarters has summoned all military personnel previously stationed at the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State—where 26 schoolgirls were abducted on November 17—for questioning in Abuja, Frontline Reporters has gathered. A senior government officialContinue Reading
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately release 27 houses wrongly seized by the commission. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik issued the order while giving judgment in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/348/2025 filed by the EFCC. The EFCC had, on March 13 obtainedContinue Reading
The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has released an updated list of pupils and staff still held by bandits after the attack on St. Mary’s Catholic Schools, Papiri, Niger State The diocese says the updated list, compiled on November 24, confirms that 265 people remain in captivity. The breakdown included fiveContinue Reading
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested six suspected members of a major drug cartel after uncovering a warehouse stocked with N6.7bn worth of illicit drugs in the Isolo area of Lagos State. In a statement released on Wednesday, NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said the operation ledContinue Reading
By Frontline Reporters Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, on Wednesday revealed that suspected Boko Haram members and other criminal elements were once discovered on recruitment lists of the Nigerian Army and Police. Wase made the revelation during a special plenary session on the state ofContinue Reading
–Barau Rallies States, Citizens Behind Tinubu’s Push to Defeat Insecurity BY GODWIN OBI The Senate has urged the Federal Government to review Nigeria’s firearm laws to allow responsible citizens legally own guns, citing escalating insecurity in Kwara, Kebbi and Niger states. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion titledContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency as part of renewed efforts to curb rising attacks, kidnappings and terrorist activities across Nigeria. Tinubu also directed the immediate recruitment of additional personnel into the Nigerian Armed Forces and the Nigeria Police Force to strengthen security operations nationwide. “InContinue Reading
By Frontline Reporters Despite intensified military operations across the country, bandits have continued their wave of terror, abducting 20 people in Kwara and Kano states between Monday night and Tuesday morning. The latest attacks came barely 24 hours after 38 worshippers kidnapped from the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Isegun, Eruku, KwaraContinue Reading
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the ongoing bank recapitalisation exercise is progressing smoothly, with 16 banks already meeting the new capital thresholds ahead of the March 31, 2026 deadline. An additional 27 banks have also raised capital through mergers, acquisitions and fresh equity injections as the industry undergoesContinue Reading
Twenty-four schoolgirls abducted in Maga, Kebbi State, have regained their freedom, the Presidency announced on Tuesday. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu welcomed the safe return of the girls and commended security agencies for their “tireless efforts” in securing theirContinue Reading