The family of the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Badejo, has accused the Nigerian Army of unlawful arrest and detention. According to his family, Badejo was apprehended on December 9, 2024, by officers of the 117 Battalion, based…
Wanted ‘Boko Haram member’ arrested in Ekiti
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ekiti State Command, has arrested a wanted Boko Haram member, Isiah Jafaru, aka Nabida, suspected to have fled from the Northeast after a persistent onslaught from the Nigeria Army. The suspect was…
Presidency confirms Gen Lagbaja’s death
The presidency has announced the death of General Tahoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced this in a statement, on Wednesday. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed…
Man arraigned for rape, Police arrest kidnappers, EFCC arraigns man for fraud and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Suspect arraigned for raping 14-year-old girl in Lagos (Punch) The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence…
Stanbic IBTC celebrates milestone with 10th Together4Alimb Charity Walk
In a profound demonstration of commitment to societal welfare and support for underprivileged children, Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a subsidiary of the Standard Bank Group, successfully commemorated the 10th edition of its flagship Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiative, the Together4ALimb Walk,…
Food insecurity: Army deploys officers to protect farmers in the north
As the food crisis in the country persists, the Nigerian Army has disclosed the deployment of troops to several northern states in order to provide adequate security to the farmers. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba,…
Soldiers arrest IPOB members on police wanted list
The troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested two Indigenous People of Biafra members identified as Ifeanyi Godwin and Uche Onuoha in Anambra State. The two suspects were intercepted inside a Sport Utility Viechle near Umunze, Orumba South Local Government…
Attackers of Oyo Secretariat are miscreants on cheap drugs — Makinde’s aide
Fatai Owoseni, Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Security Matters, has described as miscreants, some persons who attacked the state secretariat in the Agodi area of Oyo State on Saturday. Owoseni, a former commissioner of police, was a guest…
Kidnapper arrested during ransom collection
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a suspected kidnapper identified as Roland Raymond. The command disclosed this known via its X handle. According to the information by the command, Raymond, a resident of Detti village, Ganye Local…
Explosion rocks Ikeja cantonment Army farmland
The Nigerian Army has reported a “minor explosion” within its Ikeja cantonment, Lagos State on Monday. A statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Major General, Onyema Nwachukwu, said the incident which occurred on a farmland near the Mammy Market,…