DSS: Train attack leader offered Mamu ₦50m cut, sought help to build terror website
A witness from the Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that terror kingpin “Shugaba,” leader of the group behind the 2022 Abuja–Kaduna…
NDLEA dismantles Lagos drug cartel, seizes ₦6.7bn opioids, arrests kingpin
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has busted a major drug trafficking cartel in Lagos, recovering illicit opioids valued at N6.7 billion and arresting alleged kingpin Onyekachi Pius Nwanagu…
Kebbi schoolgirls rescued after days of intensive search
Twenty-four of the schoolgirls kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State have been rescued, security sources told TheCable on Tuesday. Although the full details of the rescue…
Presidency: DSS, military used negotiation strategy to secure release of 38 Kwara worshippers
Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga says a non-kinetic, negotiation-driven strategy was key to securing the release of 38 worshippers kidnapped from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eruku, Kwara State, on…
Tinubu appoints Uzodimma as renewed hope ambassador, DG for APC outreach
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State as the Renewed Hope Ambassador ahead of the national launch of the Federal Government’s Ward Development Programme. According to…
South-West governors launch zonal security fund, back state police
The South-West Governors’ Forum has unveiled a series of far-reaching security and development initiatives aimed at strengthening regional safety, improving intelligence coordination, and safeguarding economic stability across the six states…
‘It’s official’: Atiku storms ADC, registers as member ahead 2027 election
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dramatically declared his membership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), cementing weeks of speculation over his next political move as the 2027 election cycle…
Nigeria, US deepen security ties after high-level meetings in Washington
The federal government says a week-long engagement between a high-level Nigerian delegation and top-ranking US officials has strengthened security cooperation between both countries and opened new channels of partnership aimed…
Kalu urges Igbos to drop emotional reactions to Kanu’s conviction, says crisis claimed 30,000 souls
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has called on Igbos to set aside what he described as emotional reactions to the conviction of Nnamdi Kanu, insisting that only a calm, political approach…
Breaking: Tinubu orders immediate withdrawal of Police guards from VIPs
President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate withdrawal of police officers assigned to guard Very Important Persons (VIPs) across the country, ordering their redeployment to core policing duties amid Nigeria’s…