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The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has inaugurated a Committee on State Policing, describing the move as a critical step toward strengthening Nigeria’s internal security architecture and enhancing community-based law enforcement. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja, Disu said the assignment before the committee was “significant and timely,” noting that Nigeria’s evolving security challenges demand innovative thinking, strategic …

A U.S. submarine sank a prized Iranian warship by torpedo, the first such sinking of an enemy ship since World War II, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday morning. Hegseth joined Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine at the Pentagon to provide an update to reporters on “Operation Epic Fury” in Iran. “An American submarine sunk an Iranian …

There were tears and wailing in Utesi Community in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State, as operatives of the Edo State Police Command recovered the decomposing body of a 42-year-old kidnapping victim, Edafe Oghenekome, weeks after his abduction. Residents were thrown into mourning as the remains of a community member were brought out from the Igueladidi forest in …

Tel Aviv — The traffic cameras on the streets of Tehran provided a real-time view of the targets. Hacked years ago, the cameras allowed Israel to map the city in detail, establish patterns of movement, and build an intricate, complex picture of what was happening inside an enemy capital, according to an Israeli official. The cameras were only one part …

Ecuadorean security forces patrol after a violent outbreak in Quito in 2024 Ecuadorean and US forces have launched operations against what it said were designated terrorist organisations in the South American country, the US military’s Southern Command said on Tuesday. The Southern Command said the action was aimed at tackling illicit drug trafficking, but did not provide more details in …

Iran is waging a mass drone campaign across the Middle East, unleashing waves of low-cost, one-way attack drones also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), against Western-linked targets to impose “exponential cost on the U.S.,” a defense expert has warned. As Tehran reportedly launched thousands of Shahed drones across the region and Iranian state media shared footage of underground stockpiles, …

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify before a congressional panel investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lutnick “has proactively agreed to appear voluntarily” for a transcribed interview as part of the House Oversight Committee investigation, chairman James Comer announced on Tuesday. Lutnick has acknowledged visiting Epstein’s private island in 2012, years after the financier was convicted …

Explosions sounded in Iran’s capital city Wednesday as its war with the U.S. and Israel entered a fifth day following earlier strikes on an Iranian nuclear site and retaliatory strikes by the Islamic Republic across the Gulf region. The explosions around Tehran came as dawn broke, according to Iran state television, while Israel’s military said its air defenses had been …

Prof. Ben Ayade, former Cross River’s governor, John Owan-Enoh, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment as well as Sen. Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe, were conspicuously absent at the congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the congress also saw the absence of Mr Alphonsus Eba, who was removed from office in …

U.S. President Donald Trump says he intends to secure shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which is threatened by Iran, including with the U.S. Navy. “If necessary, the United States Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as soon as possible,” he posted on his platform Truth Social on Tuesday. “No matter what, the United States …