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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday disrupted flight operations in Lagos, leaving passengers scheduled to travel on an Air Peace flight stranded at the airport. Zulu terminal gate was under lock and key. The protest started at about 5am. The affected Air Peace flight, scheduled to depart Lagos at 6:30am, could not take off as passengers waited amid the disruption. The development sparked frustration among passengers, some of whom lamented the uncertainty surrounding their travel plans. One of the passengers, who spoke to Daily Trust, said “the delay had disrupted his schedule, expressing concern that…
Seventeen bandits and 10 police officers were killed on Monday when security personnel engaged a large group of armed men moving from Zamfara State into Kebbi State. Two civilians were also killed in the encounter around the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State, the police said. The bandits, estimated by residents to number about 240 and travelling on more than 200 motorcycles, reportedly moved from the Sangeko Gap area of Dansadau District in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A resident of Makuku, Malam Musa Sani, said the bandits moved in three formations and…
Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), have arrested a suspected kidnap kingpin and recovered four AK-47 rifles and other weapons from a forest hideout in Enugu State. The suspect was arrested during a coordinated, intelligence-led operation in the Gariki General Area of the state, as part of efforts to dismantle a criminal syndicate linked to the abduction of two persons in Udi Local Government Area on August 2. The spokesperson for the 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Olalekan, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Olalekan said the arrest…
Nigerian Army colonel Mohammed Ma’aji allegedly spearheaded a plan to overthrow Nigeria’s democratically elected government in a coup d’état last year. But the alleged plot reportedly collapsed before it ever became public knowledge. Nigeria’s chequered history has seen a mix of “phantom coup” thwarted in the middle of planning, coups foiled during execution, and six successful coups. In 2025, after over three decades of the nation’s clean break from coup d’etats, another alleged attempt ended in a series of arrests and interrogations of serving and retired military officers, including civilians suspected of playing various roles in the plot to topple…
Akwa Ibom State Police Command says its operatives have recovered one Toyota Hilux with black bonnet, registration number NYA 399 AA, earlier reported stolen on 6 August 2026 along Udo Eduok Street, off Aka Road The command’s spokesperson, DSP Timfon John who disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Monday said the suspects on sighting the Police fled and were pursued to a non-motorable road, where they abandoned the vehicle and escaped into the bush. She said the owner, one Mr Reginald, was contacted and subsequently identified the recovered vehicle as his property adding that efforts are being made…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Imo State University, IMSU, Owerri Branch, has declared a total and indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the 2025 agreement between the union and the Federal Government. The union announced the strike on Monday, August 10, 2026, during a press conference held at the university in Owerri. The branch Chairman, Stephen Oguji, and Secretary, Lazarus Chikwendu, said the decision followed the failure of the Imo State Government and the university management to implement the agreement, which was signed by ASUU and the Federal Government on December 23, 2025, and was scheduled to take…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has dissolved the Board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, KAEDC. NERC disclosed this in a regulatory order dated August 10, 2026, signed by its Chairman, Musliu Oseni, and Commissioner for Legal, Licensing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye. It therefore appointed an interim special seven-member board comprising Dr. Abdullahi Garba, Engr. Francis U. Agoha, Mr. Aliyu E. Aliyu, Major General Henry E. Ayamasaowei (rtd.), Dr. Haliru Dikko, Mr. Ayodeji A. Gbeleyi (representing the Bureau of Public Enterprises), and Dr. Abubakar Umar Hashidu. NERC also said the incumbent Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Abubakar Umar Hashidu, has…
The General Officer Commanding, 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Auwalu Mahmuda, has charged troops deployed to support security operations during the Osun State off-cycle governorship election to remain professional and strictly adhere to the Code of Conduct for Election Duty. General Mahmuda according to a statement issued by the acting Deputy Director, 2 Division Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, gave the directive while addressing troops preparing to support the Nigeria Police Force during the election at the Engineer Construction Command in Ede, Osun State on Friday. The GOC said the troops had a critical responsibility as…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected Boko Haram terrorist logistics supplier, during a joint operation with local hunters in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The suspect, identified as Mallam Badamasi Maikudi, 40, was arrested in Garaha town, following suspicious movements within the community. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in Lake Chad region, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Saturday. Makama, citing military sources, said the troops of 232 Battalion, Tactical, working with a hunters’ group, apprehended the suspect after observing his activities in the area. Preliminary information indicated that…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam, a retired officer, over allegations of membership of proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Ezeakolam was arraigned on Thursday at the federal high court in Abuja on a four-count charge. The retired officer was arraigned before Mohammed Garba Umar, the trial judge, on charges filed by Rotimi Oyedepo, director of public prosecutions. According to the charge sheet, the DSS accused Ezeakolam of publishing messages via social media meant to induce unsuspecting members of the public to support IPOB. The secret police alleged that sometime in 2025, Ezeakolam joined IPOB,…