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Yunusa Umar

October 13, 2026

Nigerian military kills several Boko Haram child soldiers in Adamawa

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai repelled an attack by Boko Haram, killing six insurgents in Garaha in the Hong council area of Adamawa.

October 13, 2026

TCN announces power outage in parts of Abuja, Nasarawa

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced a power outage affecting parts of Abuja and Nasarawa following a fault on its Apo-Karu 132kV transmission line.

Blackout in Abuja
October 13, 2026

Only 675 of 2,004 trafficking victims in Nigeria received government support: U.S.

U.S. Department of State says Nigeria assisted only 675 of the 2,004 victims of human trafficking identified during the reporting period, despite allocating N233 million.

Trafficking victims in Ghana Credit: NAPTIP
October 13, 2026

EFCC arraigns ALSCON, director Zavyalov Dmitry for money laundering

The company’s counsel also asked the court to quash the charges, claiming the company was innocent. The judge adjourned the matter until January 2027.

Zavyalov Dmitry
October 13, 2026

87-year-old man jailed 20 years for defiling nine-year-old girl in Ghana

An 87-year-old man, Yaw Gahornu, has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a nine-year-old girl at Ofankor, a suburb of Accra, Ghana.

Yaw Gahornu
October 12, 2026

Police nab six armed robbers, recover weapons in Oyo

The police boss reaffirmed the command’s resolve to sustain intelligence-led operations against criminals.

October 12, 2026

Gombe: Pantami threatens legal action over omission from INEC’s governorship list

His lawyers described the omission of Mr Pantami’s name from the governorship candidates’ list as unlawful.

Isah Pantami
October 12, 2026

36-year-old suspect arrested for alleged transformer vandalism in Calabar

The command’s spokesperson said the incident occurred following a transformer explosion in the area.

police
October 12, 2026
Oluwatobi Adegoke
October 12, 2026

Police arrest 12 suspected kidnappers in Kaduna

The police said the arrests were made during targeted raids, patrols and joint operations with other security agencies.

Suspected kidnappers