He is accused of allegedly recruiting around 40 unauthorized police officers from Lagos and coordinating PDP thugs to disrupt the local government election.
The official said that the explosion "caused significant damage" to the Mali Khel checkpoint's structure as well as to military vehicles.
The attack occurred when the operatives were inspecting the National Grid installation in Shiroro, Niger State.
The gunrunner was nabbed while transporting a cache of arms and ammunition intended for delivery to bandit camps operating in the region.
England women's coach Sarina Wiegman wished Kerr and West Ham midfielder Mewis, who got engaged last year, well in the face of the backlash.
Obasanjo claimed that the country’s failing state is due to “widespread corruption, poor leadership, and immorality” under ...
The Israeli army said it seized weapons from the scene, "destroyed two bomb-making labs", and that its forces were still active in the area.
The operation focused on notorious flashpoints such as  the Bakin Dutse  Mountains in Sunkani and other high grounds.
Lateef Fagbemi gave the assurance at the opening ceremony of the Network of Justice Sector Reform Teams conference in Ilorin, Kwara State.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu has praised Chidimma Adetshina for finishing as the first runner-up in the just concluded 2024 Miss Universe pageant in Mexico Adetshina lost to ...
Military sources told Channels that Islamic State fighters attacked the Nigerian Army camp in the town of Kareto in Borno State on Saturday with various weapons. Although there is no official ...
Tuesday's arrests come under a week after a failed bomb attack on the Supreme Court by a suspected far-right extremist, who killed himself in the process.