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DIGs, Senior AIGs To Go As President Tinubu Appoints AIG Disu Acting IGP
Tuesday February 24, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng By Idorenyin UMOREN Private Investigator/Security Evaluator Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to serve as Acting Inspector-General…
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Tinubu Govt Paid N10 Billion To Boko Haram To Free Abducted Schoolchildren, Teachers, Agence France-Presse Reveals
Tuesday February 24, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The government of President Bola Tinubu paid a ransom of about N10 billion and released two top Boko Haram commanders to secure the release…
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Terrorists Massacre 32 Niger Farmers, Abduct Scores, Torch Homes In Borgu
Sunday February 15, 2026www.thenewsdesk.n No fewer than 32 farmers were feared dead Saturday in a series of attacks by bandits on Tugan-Makeri, Konsoko, and Pissa communities in Borgu…
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El-Rufai Accuses ONSA Of Procuring Odourless Poisonous Substance
Sunday February 15, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), headed by NSA Nuhu Ribadu, of procuring…
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Wiretap Row: Presidency, Allies Close In On El-Rufai Over NSA Phone Claim
Sunday February 15, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is under intense scrutiny following his claim that the phone of Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, was…
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FG Launches ‘Operation Savannah Shield’ After 75 Killed in Kwara Terror Attack
Friday February 13, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Federal Government has intensified security operations across Nigeria’s North Central region following terrorist attacks that left about 75 villagers dead in Kwara State.…
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Tinubu Orders Deployment Of Army Battalion To Kwara After Deadly Kaiama Attack
Thursday February 5, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State following a deadly overnight…
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IGP Egbetokun Posts Audu Bosso To Imo, Bassey Ewah To Plateau As CPs
Wednesday February 4, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng By Idorenyin UMOREN Security Evaluator The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, PhD, has approved the posting of two Commissioners of Policeto Imo…
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US Military Deploys Team To Nigeria Amid Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
Wednesday February 4, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The United States (US) military has confirmed that some forces have been dispatched to Nigeria as part of expanded cooperation between Washington and Abuja…
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DHQ Confirms Coup Plot Against Tinubu, Says Officers To Face Trial
Tuesday January 27, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that some military personnel were involved in a plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. This follows months of…