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Alleged Bandit Threat Letter in Kungaboku Community Work of Mischief Makers – FCT Police

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigeria Police Force Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command has dismissed reports of an alleged bandit threat against Kungaboku Community, describing a letter circulating in the area as the handiwork of mischief makers attempting to create panic among residents. In a statement issued on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the FCT Command, Josephine Adeh, said the Command became aware of publications by Vanguard Newspaper and Daily Trust on March 15 and 16, 2026, claiming that suspected bandits had sent a letter through a student of a private school…

FRSC Operatives Return ₦3.7m Recovered From Fatal Crash Scene in Zaria

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Zaria, Kaduna State, have recovered and returned ₦3,727,500 and other valuables worth about ₦500,000 to victims of a fatal road crash along the Zaria–Funtua Highway. The accident occurred on Sunday near Zaria Academy and involved a Toyota Corolla and a Peugeot 806 conveying nine passengers. One person died at the scene, while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries. FRSC rescue teams responded promptly after receiving a distress call, provided first aid to the victims before evacuated the injured to the…

FRSC deploys Personnel, Logistics for 2026 Eid-El-Fitri Special Patrol Nationwide

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has ordered the nationwide deployment of personnel and operational logistics ahead of the 2026 Eid-El-Fitri celebrations to ensure safer travel and reduce road traffic crashes across Nigeria. The directive was issued by the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, who announced that the special patrol operations will run from March 17 to March 22, 2026, covering major highways and critical road corridors nationwide. According to the Corps Marshal, the initiative forms part of the Corps’ statutory responsibility to guarantee safer road use and…

Tinubu Approves Perm Sec Swap to Boost Nigeria’s Industrial, Steel Sectors

Lukman Laleye Babalola

A leadership change has taken place within two key federal ministries following the approval of a strategic redeployment of Permanent Secretaries by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s industrial administration. The development was formalized on Friday, March 13, 2026, during a handover ceremony held in Abuja, where Dr. Isokpunwu Christopher Osaruwanwem and Ambassador Nura Abba Rimi officially exchanged leadership positions between the Federal Ministry of Steel Development and the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. Under the new arrangement, Dr. Osaruwanwem moved to the Federal Ministry of Industry,…

Customs Honours DCG Nnadi, ACG Egwu with Ceremonial Pulling-Out Parade

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has honoured retiring Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs Dera Nnadi and Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs Kingsley Egwu with a ceremonial Pulling-Out Parade in recognition of their decades of dedicated service to the nation. The ceremony, held on Friday, 13 March 2026, at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory, brought together members of the Customs management team, senior officers, colleagues and well-wishers. Speaking at the event, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said the occasion provided an opportunity for the Service…

Osogbo Killing: Police assure justice, urge public calm amid probe

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has assured Nigerians that justice will be served in the fatal shooting incident in the Dada Estate area of Osogbo, Osun State, while urging members of the public to remain calm as investigations continue. In a statement issued on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Anthony Okon Placid, the police acknowledged the growing public interest in the incident, which led to the death of a citizen and has attracted reactions from the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The police noted that while the Customs Service…

Nigeria Customs probes fatal incident on Osogbo axis, urges calm

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Oyo/Osun Area Command, has launched a full investigation into a tragic incident that occurred along the Osogbo axis on Sunday, 15 March 2026, which reportedly resulted in the loss of life. The development followed a video circulating on social media and a press release from the Osun State Police Command highlighting the incident. According to Abdulmalik Akintola, Assistant Superintendent of Customs and Command Public Relations Officer, officers attached to the Oyo/Osun Area Command patrol team were on routine enforcement duty, attempting to intercept suspected smuggled…

Navy Arrests Suspected Naval Impersonators, Hands Them Over to Police in Calabar

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerian Navy has handed over two suspected naval impersonators to the Nigeria Police Force State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Calabar for further investigation and possible prosecution. The suspects, David Norbert Aleji and Francis Gideon Isaac, were arrested on March 10, 2026, by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship VICTORY after they were found dressed in military camouflage and in possession of suspected fake military identification cards. Preliminary investigations revealed that Aleji allegedly paraded himself as a Nigerian Navy Lieutenant, while Isaac impersonated a Midshipman, both falsely claiming to serve…

FCT Police Recover Stolen Vehicle, Arrest Suspected Cultist, Seize Firearms in Abuja

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigeria Police Force Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command has recorded major operational successes with the recovery of a stolen vehicle, the arrest of a suspected armed robber and cult member, and the seizure of firearms and ammunition in separate operations across Abuja. According to the Command’s spokesperson,SP Josephine Adeh, the stolen vehicle was recovered on March 9, 2026, following a report by a resident of Galadimawa who informed police at the Mabushi Division that his dark grey Toyota Corolla S with registration number KAB 83 BF had been stolen…

Navy destroys illegal Refinery, arrests 37 illegal Miners in Niger Delta

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on crude oil theft and other illicit economic activities in the Niger Delta, destroying an illegal refinery site and arresting 37 suspected illegal miners in separate operations in Rivers and Bayelsa states. The operations were carried out under Operation Delta Sentinel, the Navy’s ongoing campaign aimed at curbing crude oil theft, illegal bunkering and related crimes across Nigeria’s maritime environment. In Rivers State, personnel of the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder, discovered an illegal refinery site during an Anti-Crude Oil Theft patrol around…