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Army boosts Plateau security as COAS approves deployment of 850 troops

Tawheed Yakub April 4, 2026 0

Army boosts Plateau security as COAS approves deployment of 850 troops The Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the deployment of 850 additional troops to Plateau State to strengthen security and curb rising violence in the region. The development was disclosed by the Defence

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Mutfwang addresses residents from armoured vehicle, imposes curfew after Plateau attack

Abdullahi Mustapha March 30, 2026 0

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has assured residents of justice following a deadly attack in Angwan Rukuba, Jos North, while announcing a 48-hour curfew in the area. The governor made the declaration on Monday during a visit to the scene of the Sunday night attack, which occurred on March 29, 2026, and left several people […]

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Eid-el-Fitr: FRSC deploys 1,889 personnel to manage traffic in Kano

Abdullahi Mustapha March 17, 2026 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps has deployed 1,889 personnel to ensure smooth traffic flow and enhance road safety during the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations in Kano State. Kano Sector Commander, Idris Mohammed-Lawal, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano by the corps’ Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Labaran. According to him, the special patrol operation will run […]

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A magistrate court grade 1 in Jalingo, Taraba State, has handed down 10-year prison terms to three individuals over arms trafficking. The convicts are Sakina Garba, Ali Gono, and Ibrahim Abdulrashid were apprehended by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) between January and February 2026 along the Wukari-Jalingo road with weapons hidden inside two sacks of food items.

admin March 14, 2026 0

The DSS recovered an AK-47 rifle, 984 rounds of 7.6mm ammunition, 105 rounds of 7.82mm ammunition, 14 AK-47 magazines, three POS machines, and N200,200 in cash during the operation. A security source revealed the trio was transporting the arms from Bantaje village in Wukari LGA of Taraba for delivery to a bandit leader who remains […]

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Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader, has declared that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as part of Tehran’s strategy to pressure its adversaries.

admin March 14, 2026 0

Khamenei made the announcement on Thursday in a recorded address — his first public speech since succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei, as Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday. Earlier, on March 2, a commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had declared the strategic waterway “closed,” warning that any vessel attempting to pass through it […]