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  In October 2025, PREMIUM TIMES exclusively reported how the coup plotters marked key government officials for assassination and arrest. The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has confirmed that he was among the individuals targeted for arrest or assassination in the foiled coup plot uncovered by Nigerian security agencies. Speaking during Sunday Politics, a Channels TV programme, Mr Musa, a …

The immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, who is facing money laundering charges, has explained the source of his wealth to the Federal High Court in Abuja. Malami, SAN, who is begging the court to release to him, three out of 57 seized property that were allegedly traced to him by the …

  Documents included in the Justice … The latest release of millions of items from the Jeffrey Epstein files sharpened a public reckoning but also deepened the recurring tragedy of his victims. And the prospect that the legal system could deliver survivors some justice appeared to recede even further. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche signaled on “State of the Union” …

Edo State Police Command said it has recorded major operational breakthroughs after rescuing two victims of kidnapping and arresting eight suspected kidnappers during coordinated security operations across parts of the state. The Command also said five suspects were arrested over the alleged vandalism of a Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) petroleum pipeline in Edo Central Senatorial District. In a …

Heads of State and Government of Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Representatives of Burkina Faso, Mali. Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo have called for frameworks on tackling common sub-regional challenges. They disclosed this in a communique’ issued against the backdrop of the high-level consultative conference on Regional Cooperation and Security held in Accra, Ghana from Thursday to Friday. The meeting …

Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised scores of bandits during a coordinated ground and air operation on the camp of notorious bandit kingpin, Gwaska Dan Karmi, in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division, Lt.-Col. Olaniyi Osoba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. Osoba said the operation was carried …

The Northern Traditional Rulers Council for South-South and South-East Regions has pledged its support for the security agencies and State Governments to tackle security challenges across the regions. The Chairman of the Council, Alhaji Yaro Danladi, disclosed this on Sunday, while briefing newsmen on the resolutions reached at the council’s two-day emergency meeting in Umuahia. Danladi, who is also the …

The immediate past governor of Benue, Chief Samuel Ortom, says the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will overcome its challenges and urged supporters to remain steadfast with the party. Ortom gave the charge on Sunday when his former aides paid him a solidarity visit at his Makurdi residence. The former governor said the party would not die, saying that its leaders …

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has assured Edo people of his administration’s strong commitment to restoring security, driving development, and improving the quality of life across the state, even as he called on citizens to continue supporting his government with prayers and goodwill. The governor said this during a special end-of-the-month Thanksgiving service at Living Faith Church, Irrua, in …

The Nigerian military has recorded another major operational success with the elimination of a high-ranking Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHT) Commander and 10 others during sustained clearance operations in the North-East. Reliable military sources told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that among the terrorists neutralised was Abu Khalid, identified as the second-in-command of the insurgents at the Sambisa Forest. The …