Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with hybrid forces and backed by intelligence from the Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday neutralized at least 45 bandits in Iburu village, in the Shiroro LGA of Niger State. According to security sources, the DSS intercepted intelligence on the armed terrorists, travelling on motorcycles to launch attacks on Iburu and nearby communities.

Following the rising vulnerability of Nigerians to data theft, the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC has warned Nigerians not to sell their personal data for N1,500 or N2,000. The spokesman of NIMC, Kayode Adegoke, issued the warning on behalf of the agency in a statement he signed on Sunday.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under Operation Fasin Yamma, has neutralized no fewer than 95 terrorists in a series of precision airstrikes conducted near Ragada and Warari villages in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State. According to a source, NAF fighter jets intercepted the terrorists at approximately 1500 hours on Tuesday. The militants were reportedly traveling from Zamfara State, transiting through Kebbi State, and heading towards Niger State.

The Senate has yesterday approved President Bola Tinubu’s external borrowing plan of over $21bn for the 2025–2026 fiscal cycle, which is believed to allow for the full implementation of the 2025 Appropriation Act. The detailed borrowing package includes $21.19bn in direct foreign loans, €4bn, ¥15bn, a $65m grant and domestic borrowing through government bonds summing upto approximately N757bn.

The Catholic Bishop of Maiduguri Diocese, John Bakeni, has praised the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army for the successful rescue of Reverend Father Alphonsus Afina, who was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents on June 1. Father Afina was kidnapped in Gwoza, Borno State, drawing international concern due to his previous service as a priest in Alaska from September 2017 to 2024. He was taken along with an unspecified number of fellow travelers on the Liman Kara-Gwoza road in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.

Retired police officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS had yesterday marched in protest shutting down the National Assembly main gate and that of the Force Headquarters in Abuja for hours, demanding that the police should be removed from the pension scheme, which they say has trapped them in poverty. After much plea from the authorities to rescind the idea, the elderly ex-officers refused to disperse until they secured a meeting with the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.