Shadow of death: Benue’s deepening insecurity leaves trail of shattered hopes, homes
Terfa Orkaha is a 24-year-old man. He was born at Tse Maihewa in Mbabuade council ward in the Gwer West Local Government Area of...
Gunmen kill community chief, kidnap three in Kachia
Gunmen have killed the village head of Kurmin- Kare, Ishaya Barnabas, and abducted three other residents in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State.
A resident, who...
How residents foiled Lagos bizman’s abduction in pharmacy – Manager
The Manager of Navo Pharmacy on Ogundele Street, Oko Oba, Orile Agege area of Lagos State has recounted the moment residents prevented some gunmen...
Driver, 18 passengers abducted in Rivers-bound bus
The driver and 18 passengers of a Port Harcourt-bound Akwa Ibom State Transport Corporation bus were on Wednesday, last week, abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.
The...
Tension heightens as new wave of insecurity sweeps Anambra
A new wave of insecurity is currently sweeping through Prof Chukwuma Soludo’s Anambra State.
Many residents of the state are accusing the governor and the...
Four killed in shooting near Oman mosque
Four people have been killed in a shooting near a mosque in Oman's capital Muscat, the country's police say.
In a brief statement, they say...
Zamfara bans motorcycle riders from operating at night
The Zamfara State Government has banned night movement of motorcycles from 6pm to 6am due to the insecurity ravaging the entire state.
This was contained...
Bandits abduct many residents, injure others, burn houses in Kaduna community
Bandits invaded the Akwando community in the Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, in the early hours of Wednesday, and abducted an unspecified...
Farmers, herders crisis: Jigawa govt inaugurates peace, reconciliation committees
Secretary to the Government of Jigawa State (SSG), Malam Bala Ibrahim, has inaugurated peace and reconciliation committees to ensure peaceful coexistence between farmers and...
Gunmen kill 10 in Benue community
Gunmen have again invaded a community in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State and killed no fewer than 10 people.
The attackers were reported...
Six bandits apprehended in Abuja raid
Personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Army Guards Brigade have apprehended six bandits during clearance operations in the Federal Capital Territory,...
Gunmen kill six, raze buildings in Benue
Suspected armed militias attacked Ayati and Borikyo in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State on Wednesday.
It was gathered that six residents were killed...
Gunmen abduct Abuja-bound travellers in Kogi
A passenger bus belonging to Big Joe Motors has been reportedly kidnapped around Okene, Kogi State.
Though the details of the incident were sketchy as...
Ogun varsity suspends exams after student’s killing by suspected cultists
The management of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State has suspended the school’s ongoing second-semester examination indefinitely.
The decision was taken following...
UNIBEN fresh female graduate who was killed by hoodlums made first class – Brother
Omotayo Adekolure, brother of the late Glory Adekolure, a final year student of the University of Benin who was raped and killed in Benin,...
Bandits demand N300m to free abducted Kaduna judge, kill son
Suspected bandits, who kidnapped a female judge and her four children in Kaduna State, have demanded for N300m, after killing her eldest son.
The judge...
Jigawa: 2 die, houses burnt in farmers, herders clash
The Jigawa State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the death of two persons and the razing of three houses in a farmers-herders clash.
The clash...
Ogun: Police kill 2 suspected kidnappers in gun duel
The Ogun State Police Command said its operatives killed two suspected kidnappers and rescued four hostages at the Delabo junction, along Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway.
The Commissioner...
Newly constructed 2-Storey building collapses in Lagos
A newly constructed two-storey building has collapsed at No 12 Cameroun Street off Ewenla in the Mushin area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that...
Gunmen kill three IDPs in Benue
Three persons from the Agagbe Internally Displaced Persons camp have been killed by suspected armed herders while returning from their farms.
In order to feed...