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OGBOINBIRI, Bayelsa State, Nigeria — The Nigerian Navy has arrested three suspected pipeline vandals in Ogboinbiri Community, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, during a targeted anti-oil theft operation under Operation Delta Sentinel, following the vandalism of the Oando–Ondewari pipeline. 

ISANLU, Kogi State, Nigeria — Six months after the abduction of Mr. Dada Babatege, popularly known in his community as “Old Soldier,” his whereabouts remain unknown, with family members and residents of Isanlu in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State expressing growing concern over his continued disappearance.

OYO STATE, Nigeria — Comr Okpanachi has raised concerns over Nigeria’s worsening security situation, warning that the country risks further deterioration if urgent and proactive measures are not taken by the federal government to address ongoing attacks and kidnappings across different regions.

EMURE-EKITI, Ekiti State, Nigeria — Agro Marshals and local hunters have arrested a suspected armed robber during a forest operation carried out at approximately 2:00 a.m. on Friday, June 13, 2026, in Emure-Ekiti, following a distress call over a reported robbery incident in the community.

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkish police have arrested a 43-year-old Nigerian man identified as Kingsley O. alongside five alleged accomplices over claims that they defrauded a Hong Kong dentist of approximately $2.5 million in a cross-border romance scam, according to Turkish media reports and court-related information released on June 11–12, 2026.

DANDUME, Katsina State, Nigeria — Armed attackers suspected to be bandits launched a deadly overnight raid on Dandume town in Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State on the night of Thursday, June 12, 2026, into the early hours of Friday, June 13, 2026, killing a woman identified as Asiya Khalid and injuring a member of a local community security outfit.

ABUJA, Nigeria — A long-running political and ethnic dispute over representation in the proposed Warri Federal Constituency II has been resolved following federal government mediation led under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with the Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic nationalities agreeing to a rotational arrangement for the House of Representatives seat.

OSOGBO, Nigeria — Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has reiterated his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, calling on Nigerians to exercise patience with ongoing federal reforms while emphasizing regional political considerations and continued cooperation between state and federal authorities.

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian cleric Primate Elijah Ayodele has called on the Federal Government to release detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, while also questioning what he described as inconsistencies in the treatment of individuals linked to national security discussions.

NEW YORK, June 13, 2026 — The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Nigerian development expert Ahunna Eziakonwa as Special Adviser on Africa, marking a significant leadership change within the organisation’s senior advisory structure focused on the continent’s development and policy coordination.

EUGENE, Oregon, June 13, 2026 — Nigerian athletes Kayinsola Ajayi and Samuel Ogazi delivered standout performances at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, securing victories in the men’s 100 metres and 400 metres respectively in the early hours of Friday at Hayward Field, Oregon.

Senator Adams Oshiomhole has renewed concerns over alleged financial discrepancies within the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), restating claims about about ₦210 trillion in unaccounted funds, in remarks made on June 12 during a public lecture in Akure, Ondo State. He said democracy without accountability risks losing public trust, and referenced Senate committee findings relating to audited financial statements covering 2017–2022.

Reported by: L. Imafidon

Reported by: L. Imafidon

An emotional plea by a Nigerian woman living in South Africa has drawn renewed attention to concerns over the safety and treatment of foreign nationals, particularly Nigerians, amid reports of rising hostility, violence, and social exclusion.

Tensions surrounding immigration in South Africa have once again come into sharp focus after a Nigerian businessman was confronted by protesters and told to “take your children and go back to your country,” in a widely circulated incident that underscores a renewed wave of anti-immigrant sentiment in parts of the country.

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano and a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has publicly questioned the Nigerian government’s continued reliance on borrowing following the removal of fuel subsidies, urging authorities to demonstrate clearer improvements in public finances and economic outcomes.

In South Africa, anti-migrant violence is often explained in public debate as a reaction to unemployment, pressure on public services, or anger over undocumented migration. Those factors are real and widely cited. But a substantial body of evidence also shows another recurring pattern: when anti-foreigner campaigns turn violent, foreign-owned businesses are frequently looted, vandalized, extorted, or forced to close, suggesting that criminal opportunism and economic predation often travel alongside xenophobic rhetoric rather than sitting outside it.