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2 weeks ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Emmanuel Onani |Boma Achenimie
Troops of Operation Delta Safe have seized a total of 137,872 litres of stolen crude oil and other illegally refined petroleum products valued at over N94 million between April 17 and 25, 2025, according to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ).
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Emmanuel Onani
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced the “recapture” of five of the 12 inmates, who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Koton-Karfe in Kogi State, in the early hours of yesterday. Spokesperson for the Service, Abubakar Umar, who made the disclosure in a statement yesterday, said efforts were ongoing to apprehend the remaining fugitives.
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1 month ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Emmanuel Onani
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate posting of 38 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to various State Commands, as well as Police Formations across the country. While 9 CPs were deployed to state commands, 29 others are scheduled to resume at various police formations.
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2 months ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | New Telegraph-Admin |Emmanuel Onani
The Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT), has tasked lawmakers on the need to subject the 2025 budget of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to a public hearing, for probity and accountability purposes. It threatened to submit a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) if the National Assembly failed to open the agency’s appropriation to public scrutiny.
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2 months ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Emmanuel Onani
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, yesterday, said its operatives discovered the lifeless body of former Comptroller General of Nigerian Immigration Service, Mr. David Parradang, in a hotel room in Abuja. It alleged that the tragedy occurred not long after the ex-CGIS was joined by a yet-to-be identified female guest.
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2 months ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Emmanuel Onani
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has said the complexity of the security challenges confronting the nation, has necessitated the adoption of intelligenceled operations by the Force. The police chief has, therefore, urged senior officers, especially those at tactical and command levels to ensure that same remains at the core of ongoing internal security operations across the country.
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2 months ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Emmanuel Onani
Troops of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) in the South-South general area advanced their operations with the recovery of stolen crude, and other illegally-refined crude worth about six hundred million in the last one week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Markus Kangye, who made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday, added that other ongoing counter-terrorism operations across the country resulted in the killing of 82 suspected terrorists, while 198 others were arrested.
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2 months ago | 
newtelegraphng.com | Emmanuel Onani
…2, 190 deradicalisedOver 130, 000 terrorists and their family members have surrendered to the State since 2016 when the Federal Government established Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC). The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS’), Gen. Christopher Musa made the revelation on Tuesday in Abuja, at a stakeholders’ meeting to work out modalities for transferring rehabilitated clients to their national and state government authorities, for reintegration.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
newtelegraphng.com | Emmanuel Onani
In the last one week, troops conducting operations against economic sabotage in the South South general area, recovered 643,227 litres of stolen crude and other illegally-refined products worth about N646,189,690.00, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) revealed yesterday. During the period under review also, fighting forces sustained aggressive postures across the various theatres of operation, resulting in the killing of 75 suspected terrorists, and recovery of a total of 2,743 arms and ammunition.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
newtelegraphng.com | Emmanuel Onani
…recover 643,227 stolen crude, illegally refined productsIn the last one-week, troops conducting operations against economic sabotage in the South-South general area recovered 643,227 litres of stolen crude and other illegally refined products worth about N646,189,690.00, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) revealed on Thursday.
