Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 101-year-old great-grandmother for alleged retail drug trafficking in Ogun State, highlighting a series of nationwide operations that included a major N4.4bn ($2.7m) maritime drug bust. The centenarian, identified as...
Nigerian security forces have rescued six abducted travelers and recovered ₦800,000 taken from them by armed bandits along a highway in Katsina State. The rescue operation was carried out on 22 August 2026 by troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, in Dandume...
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, under Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued a kidnapped man in Kaduna State and repelled a terrorist attack in Sokoto State. The military operations, conducted on 20 and 21 August 2026, form part of an ongoing counter-terrorism offensive aimed at...
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has formally constituted the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the January 2027 general elections. The appointments were announced on Saturday, 22 August 2026, in a presidential statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special...
Nigeria must overhaul its women’s football development structure and reinvest in grassroots talent following the national team’s failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil, according to Hulayat Motunrayo Omidiran, Executive Chairman of the Federal Character...
