The Alaafin of Oyo, Akeem Owoade, on Sunday urged the federal government to adopt a more holistic approach to intelligence gathering and native intelligence mechanisms to tackle rising insecurity following attacks and abductions in parts of Oyo State. The Monarch in a statement issued in Ibadan by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye,...
Category: News
Post
Post
Nigeria Police Boss Visits Oyo After Deadly Abduction, Attack
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu on Saturday visited Oyo State following a deadly attack and abduction in Oriire Local Government Area that occurred in the early hours of Friday, police said. Disu expressed concern over the incident and offered condolences to families of those killed in the attack, according to a statement...
Post
Ndume Confirms Abduction Of Dozens Of Children In Borno
Suspected Islamist militants abducted dozens of children from a village in northeastern Nigeria, a lawmaker and residents said on Saturday, in the latest mass kidnapping linked to the region’s long-running insurgency. Ali Ndume, a senator representing Borno State, said local officials in Mussa village confirmed that 42 children were taken during the raid. Residents had...
Post
Authorities Warn Latest Ebola Strain Has No Vaccine, As Outbreak Kills 80
An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed at least 80 people and spread into neighbouring Uganda, with health authorities warning that the Bundibugyo strain involved has no approved vaccine or specific treatment. The outbreak, confirmed in Ituri province in northeastern Congo near the Ugandan and South Sudanese borders, has...
Post
LFTZ Customs Posts ₦253 Billion Revenue Growth Record
The Lagos Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service generated more than 253 billion naira in revenue between January and April 2026. This marked a 40.9% increase from the same period a year earlier, officials said. Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs Mohammed Babandede made the disclosure during an official visit to the Command,...
Post
Onne Customs Posts Record Revenue, Seizes Contraband Containers
The Nigeria Customs Service at the Port Harcourt II Area Command in Onne said it generated a record 77.3 billion naira in April, while intensifying anti-smuggling operations that led to seizures worth more than 2 billion naira. Customs Area Controller Aliyu Alkali revealed that the April revenue represented the highest monthly collection since the Command...
Post
Thailand Train Collision Sparks Bus Fire, Injures Dozens
At least eight people were killed and 25 others injured after a train collision triggered a fire that engulfed a public bus in Bangkok on Saturday, rescue officials and police said. Firefighters and rescue crews were dispatched after flames spread through the bus and nearby vehicles following the crash, which involved a train, cars and...
Post
French Minister Visits Algeria Amid Detained Journalist Negotiations
France’s justice minister will travel to Algeria next week to discuss judicial cooperation and the case of a detained French journalist, as relations between the two countries begin to improve after months of diplomatic tensions. Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin will visit Algeria on Monday with the aim of opening “a new chapter in judicial cooperation,”...
Post
Bangladesh Arrests Ex-soldier After Threat Of Attack
Bangladesh anti-terrorism police say an ex-soldier is being questioned, after his arrest following a manhunt that began in April after warnings of attacks targeting airports, parliament and places of worship. Police said the suspect, Mohammad Mahed, “had taken refuge in a hideout near the Indian border”. Counterterrorism officers questioned Mahed, who police said was linked...
Post
Israel Confirms Killing Of Hamas Armed Wing Chief In Gaza Strike
The Israeli military has confirmed that Ezzedine Al-Haddad, chief of Hamas’ armed wing, was killed in an air strike in Gaza on Friday. “The IDF and the ISA announce that yesterday, in a precise strike in the area of the City of Gaza, the terrorist Ezzedine Al-Haddad was eliminated,” the military said. Two Hamas officials...