Month: February 2026

Dakar, Senegal — A student has died following clashes between police and students protesting delays in stipend payments at a Senegalese university, the government confirmed on Tuesday. The unrest occurred on Monday at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, the country’s capital. A second-year medical student, Abdoulaye Ba, reportedly lost […]

Jos — The Nigerian Army has deployed a special forces unit to Plateau State following a resurgence of banditry and violent attacks in parts of the state. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, approved the immediate deployment of the Chief of Army Staff Intervention Battalion, a […]

Lagos — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized over 10 million doses of counterfeit malaria medicines and cosmetic products valued at about ₦3 billion at the Trade Fair Market in Lagos. The Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Dr. Martin Iluyomade, disclosed this on […]

Abuja — The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has launched a new counter-terrorism operation, Operation Savannah Shield, aimed at flushing out terrorist elements operating in Kwara and Niger states. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-General Michael Onoja, said the operation was initiated following a presidential directive and is being executed in […]

Ilorin, Kwara State — Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday night convened an emergency meeting of the Kwara State Security Council following a deadly terrorist attack in Kaiama Local Government Area that reportedly claimed about 175 lives. The high-level meeting, held at the Ahmadu Bello House in Ilorin, brought together heads […]

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers during a coordinated operation in the Fufore Local Government Area of the state. The arrests followed a raid carried out on February 10, 2026, after intelligence reports and directives from the Commissioner of Police, Dankombo Morris, to intensify efforts against […]

No fewer than 10 shops were completely destroyed by fire at the Iya Maryam Adebara Complex in the Ogunpa Market area of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday night. The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr. Moroof Akinwande, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. He said […]

Somalia has signed a military cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia as part of its push to strengthen regional alliances amid rising tensions over Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Riyadh on Monday by Somalia’s Minister of Defence, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, and […]

The Kwara State Government has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging deaths from Lassa fever at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in the state. The clarification followed an immediate investigation by the Kwara State Rapid Response Team (RRT), led by the State Epidemiologist, Dr. Kamaldeen Khadeejah, […]

President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to attend the Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival in Kebbi State, which will hold from February 11 to 14. The announcement was made by Governor Nasir Idris while receiving political defectors from other parties who recently joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jega […]