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...

In continuation of the fight against armed bandits, criminals, and insecurity in Nigeria, operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command, acting on intelligence, intercepted and arrested a group of five persons suspected to be members of a kidnapping syndicate along the Bodinga-Tambunwal Highway. According to police spokesman, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, the suspects were found in possession of three AK-47, 90 rounds of live ammunition, and 3 AK-47 magazines. The suspects are Abdullahi Ali, Aliyu Mohammed, Abdullahi Umar, Aliyu Abdullahi and Mohammed Anas all confessed to the crime and revealed they were on their way to Tambuwal for a kidnapping operation before being thwarted by the men of the Nigeria Police Force. Similarly, on February 14, 2024, at about...