The Director-General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi, has directed operatives of the agency to stop arresting individuals over matters that are purely civil in nature, stressing that the use of force must not be applied to settle civil disputes. Ajayi disclosed the directive during a media interview on Thursday, September 3, 2026,…
…Recover AK-47, 75 rounds of ammunition, vehicles, motorcycles, cash, other exhibits The Ogun State Police Command has intensified its offensive against criminal elements across the State, rescuing seven kidnapped victims, neutralising three suspected kidnappers and arresting 38 suspects in a series of intelligence-led operations. The latest breakthrough, according to the Command, underscores the growing pressure…
The Principal of Community Grammar School, Ahoro-Esiele, Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs. Rachael Alamu, has narrated the terrifying 56 days she, teachers and schoolchildren spent in the hands of kidnappers, describing the experience as one of hunger, brutality, fear and endless movement through forests. Speaking days after their rescue by security operatives,…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the successful rescue of victims abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, describing the operation as a clear demonstration of the President’s determination to eradicate kidnapping and other violent crimes across Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday, Governor Abiodun said…
The Presidency has disclosed that eight suspected kidnappers involved in the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been arrested, while several others were neutralised during a rescue operation that ended the victims’ 56-day ordeal in captivity. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo…
The Minister disclosed this on Friday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja shortly after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2026 into law. His remarks were contained in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to Tunji-Ojo, the suspects were intercepted…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the mother and sister of slain terrorist leader Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo to 20 years imprisonment each after they pleaded guilty to terrorism-related offences. Global Mirror News gathered that the convicts, Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, were prosecuted following investigations by the Department of State Services (DSS) into…
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has strongly condemned the alleged assault, harassment, and intimidation of three journalists during an official enforcement operation in Igbesa, Ogun State, calling for the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible. In a statement issued on Thursday and made available to Global Mirror News, the human…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced four persons to death by hanging for their involvement in the June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State. Global Mirror News gathered that the judgment was delivered by Justice Emeka Nwite, who found the defendants guilty of carrying out…
Fresh details have emerged surrounding the killing of two Senior Local Government officials in Zamfara State, as armed bandits reportedly murdered them over allegations that they were facilitating payments to the Lakurawa terrorist group. The victims, identified as Habibu Jangebe, the councilor representing Jangebe Ward, and Alhaji Jamilu Sani, Director of Planning for Talata-Mafara Local…
