Bandits, who attacked three churches in Ariko community, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have demanded ₦1 billion before they will free 37 worshippers they abducted during the raid. Newsmen reports that the incident happened on April 5, 2026, when armed men stormed ECWA, Baptist, and Catholic churches in the area. During the attack,…
Troops of the 8 Division Garrison have killed four suspected terrorists while foiling an attack in Sokoto State.The development was contained in a post shared on on Social media by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to security sources cited in the post shared on Monday, the incident happened late on April 11 in Tara village,…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, to account for the whereabouts of the alleged missing or diverted ₦2.9 billion of public funds from the Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd and the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority. SERAP also…
Gunmen on Thursday night invaded Mbwelle village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State and killed at least eight persons. Most of the victims were members of the same family, our correspondent gathered. Those killed included Elder Iliya Mangut Dakus, Mr Luck Titus Dakus, Mr Habila Istifanu Dakus, Mr Hassan Istifanus Dakus, Mrs Hassan…
Suspected Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists have reportedly killed Brig.-Gen. O. O. Braimah, a Brigade Commander of the Joint Task Force in Benesheikh, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, during a midnight attack on the town. A security expert, Brant Philip confirmed this in a post on Thursday. The post read: “ISWAP…
Reports reaching Newsmen from Ogbomoso geopolitical zone in Oyo State indicate that properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed in some public schools in the zone. Newsmen gathered that the destruction was as a result of heavy rain. The incident occured Tuesday evening. Our correspondent reports that there are five local government areas in…
Detectives of the Igbesa Division, Ogun State Police Command, have arrested Chidi Ebere, 27, for the alleged murder of a commercial motorcyclist. The victim, Sunday Ogbu, 36, was killed in Igbesa on Wednesday at about 7am. The suspect had allegedly posed as a passenger before attempting to hijack the motorcycle, leading to a violent altercation…
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested an additional suspect linked to a kidnapping syndicate earlier apprehended with an AK-47 rifle in Ikoyi-Ile, as part of ongoing efforts to curb violent crimes in the state. The Command, in a statement on Monday by its Public Relations Officer, SP Ayanlade Olayinka, said the suspect, identified as…
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) , Haruna Ibrahim, has reportedly been killed during renewed violence in Anguwan Rukuba area of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred on Tuesday, the same day the corps member was expected to participate in his Passing Out Parade, marking the completion…
Plateau State chapter of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, has claimed that the Muslim community lost four of its members while 10 are still missing following the devastating attacks in the Gari Yawaye community of Angwan Rukuba in Jos North Local Government Area of the state on Sunday night which left over 30 people dead…