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 BAUCHI STATE POLICE COMMAND PRESS RELEASE The Editors,  BREAKTHROUGH: VCRU, AKU, AND OTHERS RESCUE 2 KIDNAP VICTIMS UNHURT DURING JOINT OPERATION IN NINGI LGA In furtherance of the mandate of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), the Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Command, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, mni, psc (+), has directed the tactical unit to relocate to areas with recent cases of kidnapping and ensure the safe rescue of victims and the arrest of suspects. In compliance with the CP's directive, operatives of the Command have successfully rescued two kidnap victims during a joint security operation conducted in Gwamnare Forest, Ningi LGA. According to a situation report received at Ningi Division on 1st July, 2026 at about 1000hrs, a combined team of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) led by their respective Commanders, the DPO Ningi and team, and the Commander of Forestry Guards deployed by the Commissioner of Police, moved into operati...

 Ngige’s Alleged N2.2b Fraud: Court to Rule on Admissibility of Defence Documents October14   The trial of a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige continued on Thursday, July 2, 2026, before Justice M.A. Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,  High Court, Gwarimpa, Abuja, with the cross-examination of the Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Onwusoro Maduka Iheamelam by defence counsel, P.I.N. Ikwueto, SAN. The court deferred ruling on the admissibility of defence team’s documents till October 14 and November 11 and 12, 2026. Ngige is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  on eight-count charge bordering on abuse of office and fraudulent contract award to the tune of N2,261,722,535.84 (Two Billion, Two Hundred and Sixty-one Million, Seven Hundred and Twenty-two Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirty-five Naira, Eighty-four Kobo).   In the course of the cross-examination on Thursday, the prosecution witness request...

 UN rights office to close Burkina Faso office after government suspension The UN Human Rights ​Office said on ‌Thursday it will close its country ​office in ​Burkina Faso by November ⁠30, after ​the authorities suspended its ​operations over a press release urging them ​to uphold ​civic space. EARLIER REPORT:   Burkina Faso Government Shuts Down UN Human Rights Office, Operations To End By November 30 The United Nations Human Rights Office says it will permanently close its office in Burkina Faso by November 30 after the country's military-led government suspended its operations. The closure follows a press release in which the UN urged the authorities to respect and uphold civic space and fundamental human rights, further highlighting growing tensions between the Burkinabè government and international institutions.

 Somalia peacekeeping mission at risk as US blocks UN support, sources say The United ​States has said it will prevent the United Nations from supporting an African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia starting next year, two documents ‌showed, in a move that officials said is likely to end its operations. The nearly 12,000-strong AU mission props up the fragile government in Mogadishu, helping it push back al Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab militants, whose previous offensives have brought them within striking distance of the capital and who control large swaths of the countryside in southern and central Somalia. However, the mission, known as the AU Support ​and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), relies heavily on U.N. support for essential logistics such as food, water, fuel, medical services and transportation of troops. Under President ​Donald Trump, the U.S. government has grown increasingly frustrated with the administration in Mogadishu, which is riven by political infight...