By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Navy has continued to intensify pressure on illegal petroleum networks operating within the Niger Delta following the discovery of a concealed fuel stockpile along the Rivers–Bayelsa border corridor. Director of Naval Information, Nigerian Navy, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The discovery was made during ongoing operations under Operation DELTA SENTINEL by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH, after intelligence reports indicated suspicious movement of illegally refined petroleum products around Okarki Community waterside in Abua-Odual Local Government Area of Rivers State. On deployment to the area, naval personnel…
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By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Navy has disrupted attempts by economic saboteurs to establish new illegal refining infrastructure within the Bonny axis of Rivers State following a targeted operation by personnel of Forward Operating Base (FOB) BONNY under Operation DELTA SENTINEL. Director of Naval Information, Nigerian Navy, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The operation was initiated after intelligence reports indicated suspicious activities around the Promise Land area within Bonny Local Government Area. In response, an Anti-Crude Oil Theft patrol team conducted a coordinated reconnaissance mission across adjoining creeks and waterways to verify the…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commended the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) for recent consumer focused reforms aimed at stopping estimated billing within the Lagos electricity market. Ondaje Ijagwu, FCCPC’s Director, Corporate Affairs disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The Commission particularly welcomed LASERC’s position in the 2025 Lagos Electricity Market Report supporting the enforcement of existing legal provisions relating to electricity supply without meters, alongside the phased rollout of universal smart metering across Lagos State. LASERC is pursuing a broad reform programme aimed at strengthening consumer protection and improving…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Navy has intensified efforts to disrupt the operational cycle sustaining crude oil theft and illegal refining activities in the Niger Delta, following the discovery of reactivated refining camps in Ndoni area of Rivers State. Navy Captain AA Folorunsho, the Director Naval Information, Nigerian Navy disclosed this in a statement. The operation, conducted by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) PATHFINDER under Operation DELTA SENTINEL, targeted criminal infrastructure believed to have resumed activities after earlier enforcement actions within the area. At the site, naval personnel uncovered a network of dugout pits and storage locations containing large…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission to increase the renumeration of Corps Members that serve as adhoc staff during elections. Caroline Embu, the NYSC’s Director, Information and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. The DG also requested for timely payment of insurance benefits or medical support to Corps Members that pay the supreme sacrifice or suffer injuries on election duties in the country. He made the appeal today when the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor…
By Miriam Humbe In a bold and decisive operation to dismantle terrorist networks within its Joint Operations Area, troops of the Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA have successfully neutralized several terrorists in Zamfara State. Lt Col Aliyu Danja, the Media Information Officer Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. The operation, executed on 10 May 2026, was a direct response to credible intelligence indicating a high-level gathering of notorious terrorist leaders and commanders from across the West African sub-region. Intelligence reports confirmed that the terrorists had converged at…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have dealt a crushing blow to ISWAP terrorists, decisively defeating a lnight attack on 120 Task Force Battalion Gonori under Sector 2 of OPHK, in the late hours of Saturday, 9 May, 2026 up till the early morning of Sunday 10 May, 2026. Lt Col Sani Uba, the Media Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. The terrorists, advancing from the Mandunari axis at around midnight were detected early by troops on operation. The…
Headquarters 82 Division Nigerian Army wishes to draw public attention to the communique issued by the Ezeagu Council of Traditional Rulers on 8 May 2026, signed by HRH Igwe Emmanuel Anichebe, Chairman of the Council, and HRH Igwe Dr Rapheal Okolo, Secretary of the Council. In the communique, the Council unequivocally condemned the unlawful attack on military personnel at Imezi Owa community, Ezeagu LGA, Enugu state. The position by the traditional institution reinforces the earlier release by the Division on 8 May 2026, which shed light on how troops of Sector 1, Operation UDO KA successfully repelled the attack by…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have intensified offensive against terrorists and criminal syndicates in Katsina State, recording significant victories across Matazu, Musawa, Kankia, Dutsin-Ma, and Malumfashi Local Government Areas (LGAs) on 9 May 2026. Lt Col Aliyu Danja, the Media Information Officer Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. Acting on credible intelligence regarding terrorists fleeing from recent military operations in Dikawa, troops of the 171 Battalion deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) FUDMA laid a successful ambush along the Matazu–Dutsin-Ma axis. During…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Navy, under the auspices of Operation DELTA SENTINEL, has sustained its offensive against crude oil theft and illegal refining activities with the recovery of approximately 1,600 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) during an intelligence-led operation in Rivers State. Navy Captain AA Folorunsho, the Director Naval Information, Nigerian Navy disclosed this in a statement signed on Saturday. The operation was conducted by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH following credible intelligence on the movement and concealment of illegally refined petroleum products within Okolomade Community in Abua-Odual Local Government Area of Rivers…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have once again demonstrated overwhelming combat superiority, decisively crushing a large-scale, coordinated attack by ISWAP terrorists on Headquarters 27 Brigade at Buni Gari and the Buni Gari Checkpoint in the early hours of Thursday, 8 May 2026. Lt Col Sani Uba, the Media Information OfficerHeadquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The assault, launched at approximately 0200 hours under the cover of darkness by a large number of terrorists from multiple axes, was met with…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of Sector 1, Operation UDO KA, in collaboration with other security agencies while on intelligence led patrol mission to Imezi owa community, Ezeagu Local Government Area, Enugu State on 6 May 2026, foiled an attack by suspected terrorists of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN). Lt Col Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni, the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 82 Division Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The patrol was a follow-up to the trailing of terrorist collaborators in the community. While troops were advancing on foot to the community,…