…Mrs Pollina Alfred, who was kidnapped from her residence in Dong Village, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The rescue operation was conducted on August 11, 2026, following the abduction of the victim from her residence in the community. A military source told Zagazola Makama that troops launched a sear…

…Mountains and surrendered or been intercepted by troops of Operation HADIN KAI in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. A military said a 15-year-old boy, identified as Idi Musa, was intercepted at about 6:25 a.m. on August 9, 2026, by troops of 192 Battalion conducting picketing and fighting patrol duties along…

…between him and a Fulani boy that resulted in the d3ath of the latter in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Sources told security analyst Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 6:10 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, in Ninzo South Ward, where troops deployed at Raga General Area responded to a di…

…with traditional rulers, youths, women and community leaders in Sankwala, Obanliku Local Government Area. Odey said the concession of the resort followed more than one year of negotiations and a competitive selection process conducted under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework. He said the selected investors…

…150 additional compactor trucks by the end of the year, with 114 ordered by the 57 local governments and LCDAs and 36 by the state government. “This will add to the capacity this year, and we plan to continue to add to the waste collection capacity next year as well,” he said. The LAWMA boss also disclosed that the sta…

…speaking at the meeting, said he prepared well for governance, having visited all local government areas in the state more than once to consult members of his party and other critical stakeholders on his ambition. The immediate past Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority also promised to prioritis…

…Rotarians considered this a priority. We have already expanded the programme to 17 local government areas in Oyo State. During one visit to Gombe, where one of our pilot health centres is located, the chief medical officer told me they had recorded no maternal or infant deaths during childbirth in the previous 12 month…

…Wilson was m8rdered by unknown assailants around the Ogoni axis of Nonwa Town, in Tai Local Government Area of the state. The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Ngo Clan, condemned the m8rder in a statement issued on Monday, August 10, 2026, describing it as barbaric and an affront to the sanctity of human life. In the statement…

…I accepted it to organise a movement," he said.He outlined plans to cover every local government area within the district, including Okene, Adavi, Ajaokuta, Okehi and Ogori-Mangogo, with outreach extending to markets, campuses and individual households. He made a particular appeal to women and young people, saying the…

…disclosed that the children were taken from their parents in Danko-Wasagu and Zuru Local Government Areas of Kebbi State under the pretext of enrolling them in modern schools. According to him, the children were intercepted in Gusau, Zamfara State, while being transported to Edo State. He said five suspects have been a…

…operations of IRT, a team that has been arresting Accord Party leaders across the local governments for no just reason; We ask that the police and the DSS immediately arrest Senator Fadahunsi for his incitement to genocide against the people of Ijesahland and Osun state. This is to prove to the world that Nigeria is a…

…a fierce gun battle with suspected bandits along the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba Local Government Area of the state. The command also confirmed that at least 17 suspected bandits were neutralised during the encounter, while four motorcycles belonging to the attackers were reportedly burnt. The incident occurred after s…

…including four children, following an operation against suspected bandits in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. In a video posted by John Adama Akola, the Special Adviser on Security to Kogi State Governor, one of the children thanked the soldier who carried her out of the forest after the rescue operation. LI…

…PEACE (OPEP), have rescued a kidnapped victim during an offensive operation in Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State. The troops rescued the victim, identified as 37-year-old Malam Adamu Umar, at about 6:45 a.m. on August 10, 2026 on the outskirts of Kukawa village in Kanam LGA. A military source told Zagazola M…

…in Niger State, k!ll 2 and kidnap 7 Terrorists blocked the Mokwa-New Bussa Road in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, shot travellers d3ad and kidnapped seven others. Sources told Daily Trust on Tuesday that the operation happened on Sunday, August 9, five hours after the security agencies in the state met wit…

Residents of Mika Sabon-Gida community in Pupule 'B' Ward, Yorro Local Government Area of Taraba State, have raised the alarm over a prolonged power outage that has left the community without electricity for more than four months. The residents, who spoke with DAILY POST, appealed to the Taraba State Government, Yola E…

…across the state.Gunmen abducted two farmers in Parubber Community, Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, and demanded N100 million ransom for their release. Adeleye said the Okeigbo incident occurred a few days ago, prompting nine operatives of the Special Squad to immediately commence a rescue operat…

…Okpebholo disclosed this on Monday during a meeting with APC members from the 18 local government areas of the state at the Government House, Benin City. According to a statement by the governor’s media aide, Patrick Ebojele, Okpebholo said the appointments were aimed at taking governance and government programmes to t…

…foiled an attempt by the Lakurawa Terrorist Group (LTG) to attack a community in Dandi Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The troops, deployed for counter-terrorism and anti-banditry operations in the state, acted on credible intelligence indicating the movement of the terrorists towards Ugwan Hassan village in Dand…

…attack along the Zanhwran-Nkiedonwro Road in Teegbe village, Miango District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident, according to a statement by the Publicity Secretary of Miango Youth Development Association (MYDA), Mr. Weyi Agara, occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Monday, August 10, 2026. Agara sa…

…efforts to dismantle a criminal syndicate linked to the abduction of two persons in Udi Local Government Area on August 2, 2026. He said the arrest followed an earlier operation in which troops "neutralised one member of the syndicate and apprehended another." According to him, intelligence obtained from the arrested s…

…on YouTube A former Thai lawmaker has been arrested after allegedly shooting a local government official dead in the southern province of Nonthaburi before calling into a YouTube livestream to tell a political commentator what had happened. Former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Reawraeng reportedly told host Anchalee Paireerak…

…of passengers travelling in three buses along the Itobe-Achigili-Anyigba highway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to local sources, the two separate attacks occurred within a two-hour interval on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at almost the same spot on the highway. The first incident, involving a Hummer…

…have been arrested for assaulting a woman over non-payment of market levy in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident occurred at a public market on Monday August 10, 2026. The suspects, identified as Terwase Aye Abere and Mayange Aondowase, from Igbor village in Gwer East, were arrested by the Benu…

…The governor stated this on Monday during a meeting with APC members from across the 18 local government areas of the state at the Government House, Benin City. The governor also noted that his administration was committed to strengthening the All Progressives Congress in the state, noting that the victory of the APC w…