Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Friday invaded a Primary and Junior Secondary School in Mussa village, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, abducting an unspecified number of students during the attack. Residents said the assailants stormed the community in large numbers on motorcycles shortly after troops stationed in the area reportedly left following a…
Anger and fear have gripped Nding Susut community in Fan District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State after gunmen stormed the area Tuesday night, killing five people, including an entire family. The attack occurred at about 9 pm, leaving residents shaken and renewing concerns over recurring violence in parts of Plateau State. Some…
No fewer than two persons have been confirmed dead after a powerful rainstorm swept through the Dokan Mai-Jama’a community in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The storm also destroyed more than 50 houses and displaced many residents, leaving several families without shelter. According to Channels Television, the Village Head of Dokan Mai-Jama’a,…
The police in Katsina State have launched a manhunt for bandits responsible for the killing of 11 persons in communities in Kankia Local Government Area. The state Commissioner of Police, Ali Umar-Fage, gave the directive following a series of attacks on villages in the area, according to a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Abubakar…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers over the abduction and killing of a 17-year-old candidate of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Thompson Adams, in the Ikorodu area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing journalists at the command headquarters in Ikeja….
Gunmen on Tuesday night attacked a Christ Apostolic Church in Eda Oniyo Ekiti, Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, killing a pastor and abducting an unspecified number of worshippers. The attack, which occurred around 8.30 pm during a church programme, has thrown the community into panic, with residents expressing fears over rising insecurity in…
By Adebayo Yusuf A nongovernmental Organisation, Precious Fruit Charity has attributed culture, religion sentiments and stigmatisation as factors contributing to the delay in justice for Gender Based Violence, GBV victims. Chief Executive Officer of Precious Fruit Charity Organisation, Mrs Adesina Olusola made this known while featuring on Pensioners FM current affairs programme, Trending. She said…
A Kano State High Court sitting in Bompai has sentenced two young men to 14 years’ imprisonment without the option of a fine after finding them guilty of culpable homicide.The court, presided over by Justice Hadiza Sulaiman, delivered the judgment on Monday, April 27, 2026, after concluding trial proceedings. The Kano State Government had arraigned…
Gunmen have abducted 23 pupils and the wife of a school proprietor following an attack on an orphanage and school facility in the Zariagi area of Lokoja, Kogi State. Newsmen gathered that the incident, which occurred late Sunday, targeted a facility identified as Dahallukitab Group of Schools. Confirming the development in a statement on Monday,…
Nineteen people have died, and several others were injured in separate road accidents in Edo and Taraba states. In Edo State, 12 persons died, and 14 others were injured in a separate crash over the weekend at Egono community along the Auchi–Ewu–Benin road. The accident occurred when a speeding truck conveying passengers and goods attempted…