…gunmen had abducted three farmers at Fadaman Sabon Birni, two days before the deadly raids on the three villages.Attempts to reach the two legislators representing Sabon Birni in the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Hon. Aminu Boza and Hon. Sa'idu Ibrahim, proved unsuccessful, with calls to both going unanswered.The sta…

…money laundering, also to run concurrently. The Met said officers executed coordinated raids at seven addresses across London and Essex on November 20, 2025, arresting the three suspects and recovering about £1 million linked directly to victims’ funds. Police also seized about 40 mobile phones, luxury goods worth more…

…arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in coordinated raids in Ogun and Lagos state between 16th and 18th May 2026. Suspects arrested in the super lab hidden deep inside Mowe forest, Ijebu East LGA of Ogun State, on 16th May were Nwankwo Sunday Christian; Igwe Abuchi Remijus; Ifeanyich…

…officials, and industry representatives. Intelligence sharing improved, coordinated raids dismantled illegal production facilities, and offenders faced stronger prosecution. The results speak for themselves. By 2025, the country had recorded three consecutive years without methanol-related deaths, seized more than 155…

…prompting periodic clampdowns especially during international sporting events. The raids in late June targeted two rings with an "exceptionally large scale of operation" and a "high level of hierarchy and tight control", police in Ho Chi Minh City said in a statement. Since October, the rings had logged an estimated $1…

…Equally expensive is the statutory requirement to regularly calibrate navigational aids nationwide. International aviation standards require Instrument Landing Systems and other navigation facilities to undergo periodic flight calibration to verify their accuracy and reliability. These exercises involve specialised cal…

…to arrive before the end of August. The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, Folakemi Animashaun, announced the development on Thursday during a press briefing in Alausa, Ikeja, where she also challenged a recent report by the Federal Ministry of Health, which ranked Lagos as the state with t…

…Government Area, where armed men abducted dozens of pupils and teachers in coordinated raids that sparked nationwide concern over worsening insecurity in the South-West. Since the abduction, the state government, in collaboration with the military, police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Amotekun Corps an…

…in jumbo bags covered with sawdust. The agency also carried out multiple forest raids in Edo State, destroying large quantities of cannabis plantations and arresting suspects linked to drug cultivation and trafficking. Across the country, the NDLEA said it continued its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization campa…

…He added that the officers carried out strategic intelligence-driven operations, raids, arrests and sustained enforcement actions with assistance from sister agencies. "These substances have passed through the necessary legal and administrative processes in accordance with established procedures and applicable laws," h…

…had responded “with appropriate weapons”. Lebanese state media reported Israeli air raids on around 20 locations, with authorities counting more than 30 dead. The overall death toll from the fighting in Lebanon had surpassed 4,000, the health ministry said. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said his group retained “t…

…in the process. Those with visual disabilities were provided with the necessary aids to enable them to vote independently. "We carried out mapping during voter registration to identify where these persons are located and ensured that the required facilities were made available for them," he said. Omoseyindemi also urge…

…was not a direct signatory to the agreement. The latest escalation followed Israeli air raids early Saturday that reportedly killed at least 16 people, including two children. The attacks came a day after the United States announced that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to a renewed ceasefire at the request of President…

…in the blood, stopping treatment can allow the virus to reactivate and progress to AIDS. ART works by reducing viral replication, preventing immune system damage, and lowering the risk of transmission, but it must be taken daily for life to maintain control of the infection

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