The Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, has been deserted after security agents deployed to the facility dispersed protesters and journalists with gunfire on Saturday. Masked security operatives, suspected to be personnel of the Department of State Services, had fired shots sporadically at the protesters. Some of the protesters ran into bushes around the stadium, with some security operatives giving chase. …

The Senate has ordered a comprehensive probe into the activities of security forces and organised groups employing sophisticated techniques to steal crude oil in the country. This decision was prompted by a motion put forth during Tuesday’s plenary session by Senator Ned Nwoko (PDP, Delta North), who reeled out data on what Nigeria loses to pipeline vandalism and oil bunkering. …

Troops of the Nigerian Army, personnel from the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, and private security outfit, Tantita have uncovered an illegal oil refining site in Ughelli south in Delta. In a statement on Sunday, the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said the security operatives carried out a sting operation on the site after an …

Not less than five people were reportedly killed in Aba on Friday as security agencies confronted protesters suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) in Aba, Abia State. IPoB members, who adorned white clothing had embarked on street protest over the continued detention of their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu despite the court order for his release …