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Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against banditry, neutralising at least 65 suspected bandits, including a high-profile commander, during a coordinated ground and air assault in Zamfara State.

   

The Oyo State Police Command has announced the arrest of a suspected notorious kidnapper during a coordinated security operation in the state.

The Oyo State Police Command has apprehended two suspected Agbekoya hunters following a violent confrontation that led to the death of a motorcyclist in Ibadan.

A 14-year-old secondary school student has been killed by a stray bullet allegedly fired by military personnel during celebratory gunfire at a wedding in Maiduguri, Borno State, in a tragedy that has drawn condemnation from human rights organisations and renewed calls for accountability over the reckless discharge of firearms by security personnel.

President Bola Tinubu has approved a N3.3 trillion payment plan to liquidate over a decade’s worth of accumulated debts in Nigeria’s power sector, in what the presidency has described as a landmark step toward delivering stable and reliable electricity to homes and businesses across the country.

Apostle Johnson Suleman, the Senior Pastor of Omega Fire Ministries, has delivered a searing indictment of Nigeria’s political leadership and the country’s growing desensitisation to mass casualties, warning in a widely circulated sermon that the normalisation of killings is quietly eroding the nation’s collective conscience.

A pregnant woman, identified as Msendoo Iorlumun, has given birth to twin boys in a bush along her way to a health facility in Benue State after going into labour mid-journey.

Veteran Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor has shed light on a long-standing structural problem undermining the financial wellbeing of Nigerian film industry practitioners, identifying the absence of royalty payments as the primary reason why many actors — including seasoned professionals — struggle financially despite years of prolific work.

The Oyo State Fire Service has recovered the body of a male victim from a fatal road accident while rescuing nine persons from a separate fire outbreak in Ibadan, the state capital.

Nigerian music star Davido has disclosed that he is reconsidering his earlier interest in politics, citing concerns over the track record of entertainers who ventured into the political space.