By Odita Sunday   The Nigerian Army has carried out a major reshuffle of its senior leadership, redeploying commanders and principal staff officers to key operational...

By Odita Sunday   The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on illegal oil refining in Rivers State, disrupting two illegal refining sites and recovering approximately 33,000 litres of products suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area.   The operation, conducted on September 6, 2026, by the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) PATHFINDER, also uncovered eight dugout pits, sacks and reservoirs reportedly used in the illicit refining activities.   The suspected operators, however, fled the area before the arrival of the naval team, with no arrest made during the operation.   The latest raid is part of sustained naval efforts to prevent illegal refiners in the area from rebuilding their operations after previous enforcement actions.   According to the...

Following receipt of a petition from a law firm on the activities of some hoodlums armed with guns and other dangerous weapons who were in the habit of constantly and repeatedly terrorizing members of Nembe Bassambiri Community in Bayelsa State, and coupled with other similar complaints and intelligence in that region, operatives of the Police Strike Force have arrested eight suspects. It was gathered that the strike force was deployed to the area for a combing operation to rid the community of the activities of armed hoodlums. According to police spokesman, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, “Consequently, the operatives swung into action and raided the camps of the hoodlums in and around the Nembe Bassambiri Community on the eve...