Tinubu Charges INEC, Security Agencies to Ensure Credible Osun Poll President Bola Tinubu has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure a peaceful, transparent and credible governorship election in Osun State scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026. Fifteen candidates are contesting the governorship election, including the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke
Sokoto Approves N1.76bn for 1,000 Motorcycles to Boost Security Operations The Sokoto State Government has approved N1.759bn for the procurement of 1,000 Bajaj motorcycles to strengthen the operational capacity and mobility of security agencies in the fight against banditry across the state. The approval was one of the resolutions reached at the sixth regular meeting
IGP Disu Deploys DIG Mohammed to Coordinate Security for Osun Guber Poll The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has deployed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Ishyaku Mohammed, to Osun State to coordinate security operations for the state’s governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026. The deployment is part of measures by
Why We Invited Osun Senator Over Alleged Killing Threat — Police The Osun State Police Command has explained that it invited Senator Francis Fadahunsi for questioning over a statement attributed to him in which he allegedly threatened to kill members of the Accord Party found in Ilesa ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The Commissioner of
Osun Poll: NSCDC Deploys 10,210 Operatives to Enhance Security The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has deployed 10,210 personnel and specialised tactical units to Osun State ahead of the governorship election, as part of efforts to ensure a peaceful and credible electoral process. The Commandant-General of the NSCDC, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, mni, OFR,
Police Confirm Killing of 10 Personnel, 17 Bandits in Kebbi Encounter, IGP Disu Mourns The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that 10 police officers were killed during a gun battle with suspected bandits in Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The encounter occurred at about 9:25 a.m. on Monday, August 10, 2026, along the
Police Arrest Clergyman, Two Military Personnel Over Alleged Kidnap Plot in Plateau The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a clergyman and two military personnel over an alleged plot to kidnap the wives of two prominent bishops in Jos. The suspects were arrested on August 7, 2026, following intelligence received by the police concerning an
Soldiers , DSS Nab Kidnap Syndicate Commander, Recover Four AK-47 Rifles in Enugu Troops of the 82 Division/Joint Task Force South East, Operation UDO KA, in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), have arrested a suspected commander of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered four AK-47 rifles, seven magazines and 133 rounds of 7.62mm
DSS releases carpenter cleared of Terrorism links, approves 3m compensation The Department of State Services has released a carpenter, Mustapha Marwana, after an investigation cleared him of alleged links to the Ansaru terrorist group. The release was ordered by the Director-General of the DSS, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, following a review of Marwana’s case by an
Shekau’s Son Reportedly Joins B’Haram, Raising Fresh Concerns Over Insurgency’s Next Generation The reported emergence of Ibn Mohammed bin Shakau, the biological son of late Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, within the ranks of the insurgent group has raised fresh concerns over the possible generational continuity of extremist networks and ideology in Nigeria’s North-East. Ibn