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Jan

2026

LSSTF Strengthens Airport Security with Patrol Vehicle Donation to NDLEA

NATIONAL NEWS#AirportSecurity, #Antidrugcampaign, #BorderSecurity, #CrimePrevention, #DrugControl, #DrugTrafficking, #LSSTF, #NationalSecurity, #NDLEA

LSSTF Strengthens Airport Security with Patrol Vehicle Donation to NDLEA "Lagos State Security Trust Fund donates an operational vehicle to NDLEA Airport Command, boosting efforts to combat drug trafficking and enhance airport security in Lagos." The Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) has reinforced Nigeria’s fight against drug trafficking with the donation of an operational vehicle to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Airport Command, a move aimed at strengthening security at the nation’s major air gateways. The intervention forms part of LSSTF’s sustained support for security and law enforcement agencies operating across Lagos State, particularly those at the…

Jan

2026

By Famous Reporters

How My Pastor Overpowered Me and Took Advantage of Me — Victim Alleges

CRIME#ChildProtection, #ChurchAbuse, #EdoState, #PastorArrested, #SexualAbuseAllegations, #WomenAffairs

How My Pastor Overpowered Me and Took Advantage of Me — Victim Alleges "An Edo-based church founder has been arrested over allegations of sexual abuse involving two sisters who were minors at the time. Investigations are ongoing." The founder of Rollo Life of Christ Brethren Ministry, Bishop Gideon Osagie Osazee, has been arrested in Benin City, Edo State, over allegations of sexual abuse involving two biological sisters. According to The Sun, the cleric was arrested by officials of the Edo State Ministry of Women Affairs following several days of surveillance, which culminated in an ambush operation to apprehend him. The…

Jan

2026

By Famous Reporters

Why Lagos Police Suspended Rape Probe Against Pastor Chris Okafor

NEWS

Why Lagos Police Suspended Rape Probe Against Pastor Chris Okafor Lagos Police Explain Suspension of RapeThe Lagos State Police Command has explained the circumstances surrounding the suspension of its investigation into multiple rape and related allegations against Pastor Chris Okafor, founder of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry. Famous Reporters gathered, via PREMIUM TIMES, that the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State initially ordered a full investigation into the allegations and directed the cleric to report to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti. However, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, later transferred the matter to the Assistant…

Jan

2026

By Famous Reporters

FG Seeks Court of Appeal’s Permission to Challenge Judgment Ordering Probe of Attacks on Journalists

NATIONAL NEWS#CourtOfAppealNigeria #HumanRightsNigeria #DeleGiwa, #FreedomOfExpression, #JournalistsSafety, #MediaRightsAgenda #AttacksOnNigeriaJournalists, #PressFreedomNigeria

FG Seeks Court of Appeal’s Permission to Challenge Judgment Ordering Probe of Attacks on Journalists "The Federal Government has asked the Court of Appeal for permission to challenge a judgment ordering it to investigate and prosecute attacks on journalists, nearly two years after the appeal deadline expired." The Federal Government has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja, seeking permission to challenge a landmark judgment that directed it to investigate, prosecute, and punish perpetrators of attacks against journalists and other media practitioners across the country. The move comes nearly two years after the Federal High Court, Abuja, delivered the judgment,…

Jan

2026

By Famous Reporters

Goodbye to Retirement at 67: Proposed Social Security Age Hike to 69 Could Reshape Retirement in the U.S

FOREIGN NEWS

Goodbye to Retirement at 67: Proposed Social Security Age Hike to 69 Could Reshape Retirement in the U.S. “Goodbye to Retirement at 67? Republicans Push Social Security Age to 69 in Major Shake-Up” Retirement in the United States may be on the brink of a significant transformation as Republican lawmakers advance proposals that could delay when Americans qualify for full Social Security benefits. A provision in the Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) 2025 budget proposal seeks to raise the full retirement age (FRA) from 67 to 69. The plan, which is reportedly backed by nearly 80 percent of Republicans in the…

Jan

2026

By Famous Reporters

Why Forest Guards Are Becoming Central to Nigeria’s Security Strategy — Dr. Olasoji

NATIONAL NEWS#banditryInNigeria, #ConflictPrevention, #EnuguForestGuard, #ForestPolicing, #ForestSecurity, #OpenGrazingLaw, #RuralSecurity, #SecurityReforms

Why Forest Guards Are Becoming Central to Nigeria’s Security Strategy — Dr. Olasoji "Why Forest Guards are becoming vital to Nigeria’s security strategy. Key lessons from Dr. Olasoji’s strategic lectures on ethics, community trust, and forest policing." Key lessons from twin strategic lectures delivered at the National Forest Guard Training Camp, Ila-Orangun, Osun State Across Nigeria’s expansive forest belts, ungoverned spaces have increasingly evolved into theatres of violent crime, farmer–herder conflicts, illegal grazing, banditry, arms trafficking, and environmental offences. Far from being remote wildernesses, these forests function as living corridors connecting farms, rural settlements, trade routes, sacred sites, and border…

Jan

2026

By Famous Reporters

Enugu As The Centre Of Corporate National Engagement: A Legacy Beyond The Darts Of Naysayers.

NEWS

We have seen the SMART SCHOOLS sprouting across the State which Naysayers struggle to rubbish. We have seen the Healthcare Centres that they pretend they cannot see. We have seen Enugu State emerge from a quiet State to the Centre of Corporate activities hosting the most serious Conferences and Corporate events in the Country, which is a testament to uncommon transformation, would the Naysayers also dispute that? We have seen the eventual end of the Sit-At-Home protestation of IPOB and Pro-Biafra Agitators in the South East, would the Naysayers also deny that it was Peter Mbah that pioneered the challenge…

Jan

2026

By Famous Reporters

Seven Family Members Slain in Kano as Police Launch Manhunt for Killers

CRIME#CrimeInNigeria, #DorayiChiranchi, #FamilyKilledInKano, #KanoKillings, #KanoNews, #NigeriaSecurity, #PoliceInvestigation

Seven Family Members Slain in Kano as Police Launch Manhunt for Killers "Seven members of a family, including a mother and her six children, were killed in a suspected housebreak attack in Kano as police launched a full investigation." Tragedy struck Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano State on Friday as seven members of a single family were brutally killed in what police believe was a housebreak attack. The victims were identified as 35-year-old Fatima Abubakar and her six children, all of whom were attacked inside their residence by unknown assailants. According to the Kano State Police Command, the attackers allegedly…

Jan

2026

By Famous Reporters

NDLEA Nabs Notorious ‘Kanmo-Kanmo’ After 12 Years on the Run Over Killing of three Officers

CRIME#CannabisSeizure, #DrugWarNigeria #CrimeNews, #KanmoKanmo, #LawEnforcement, #NDLEA, #OgunStateNews, #Securitynews

NDLEA Nabs Notorious ‘Kanmo-Kanmo’ After 12 Years on the Run Over Killing of Three Officers The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a long-wanted drug trafficking kingpin popularly known as “Kanmo-Kanmo”, 12 years after his alleged involvement in the killing of three NDLEA officers. The suspect, Lekan Jimoh, was apprehended on Friday, January 16, 2026, in Owode, Ogun State, following a covert, intelligence-driven operation by NDLEA tactical teams. Confirming the arrest in a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said operatives recovered 69 kilograms of skunk, a potent strain of cannabis, from…

Jan

2026

By Famous Reporters

Police Arrest 26-Year-Old Man for Alleged Murder of Girlfriend in Anambra

METRO#AnambraCrime, #AnambraPolice, #AwkaNews, #CrimeNewsNigeria, #DomesticViolence, #GenderBasedViolence, #PoliceArrest, #RelationshipViolence

Police Arrest 26-Year-Old Man for Alleged Murder of Girlfriend in Anambra Anambra Police arrest a 26-year-old man over the alleged murder of his girlfriend in Ekwulobia, debunking social media claims surrounding the case." The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 26-year-old man, Chibuike Valentine Anikpe, in connection with the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Ogechukwu Mmadubugwu, a 35-year-old single mother, in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Awka on Sunday. According to Ikenga, the…