Gunmen kill Anambra party chief
Some yet-to-be-identified persons have shot dead the Chairman, Nanka Ward 1, Young Progressives Party, Chief Joe Mohel.
Nanka is in Orumba North Local Government Area...
Tension in schools as terrorists kidnap over 800 in one week, kill scores
Safety of schoolchildren is again under scrutiny as bandits carry out audacious attacks across the Northern part of the country.
It was reported that from...
JUST IN: Kidnappers release former NFF secretary, ex-Eagles assistant coach
Kidnappers have released a former Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Sani Toro, former Assistant Coach of the Nigeria Super Eagles, Garba Yila,...
Bandits kill ex-NDA instructor, destroy MTN mast with RPG
Bandits in Katsina State have reportedly killed an officer of the 17 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Major A.G Mohammed.
The late Mohammed was a member of...
Abducted girls: Police deploy tactical units, comb forests, shanties
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have continued to comb bushes and shanties in border areas between the FCT, Niger, Kaduna, and...
Again, Anambra women protest husbands’ killings, abductions
Some women of Ogwuaniocha community in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Monday, protested the alleged abductions and killing of their...
We’re making efforts to rescue remaining 5 kidnapped corps members – DG NYSC
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen. Yush’au Ahmed has assured that efforts are ongoing to secure the release of the...
Supremacy Battle: Death toll in Benue community rises to 15
The death toll in Chito community of Ukum LGA of Benue State where rival militia groups are reportedly fighting a supremacy battle has risen...
Police to restrict vehicular movement in Borno on Sallah day
The police command in Borno has announced restriction of vehicular movement in Maiduguri and its environs on Eid-el-Fitr day.
SP Edet Okon, the spokesperson for...
Kidnap of Ortom’s ex-CoS wife barbaric, says Alia
The Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, on Sunday, gave a marching order to security agencies in the state to ensure that criminal...
Agency decries increasing cult activities in Abia higher institutions
The Director General, Abia State Orientation Agency, Pastor Dike Nwankwo has decried the increase in cult activities in the state’s higher institutions.
He made the...
One dead as kidnappers abduct travellers on Sagamu-Benin Expressway
Ogun State Police Command on Monday confirmed the abduction of travellers at Ilisan/Iperu axis on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP...
Herdsmen allegedly kill Labour Party chairman in Benue
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed the Labour Party Chairman in Igumale Ward 1 of Ado Local Government Area of Benue State, Mr....
How robbers killed Benue DPO, three cops, IG fumes
More facts emerged on Saturday on the robbery incident in Otukpo area of Benue State on Friday.
Armed robbers had raided some banks in the...
Kidnappers abduct corpse, family members, demand N50m ransom
Unknown persons have reportedly abducted a corpse along with all the family members conveying it from Lagos to Nsukka in Enugu State.
It was reported...
Gunmen abducted 3,620, demanded N5bn in one year —
Between July 2022 and June 2023, 3,620 people were abducted in over 582 kidnapping incidents in the country, with a reported ransom demand of...
Bandits Kill Scores In Midnight Attack In Kaduna, Women Protest, Shut Down Abuja Road
Armed bandits have reportedly killed at least ten persons in the Gonin Gora suburb in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Our correspondent...
Robbery suspect arrested for attacking 80-year-old man in Ogun
A man identified as Olamilekan Taiwo has allegedly attacked an octogenarian, Reuben Olojede, with a grinding stone, after invading the victim’s apartment in the...
Plateau Killings: 17 dead, 85 buildings burnt – Police Commissioner
The Commissioner of Police in Plateau, Mr. Edward Egbuka, has said that 17 people were killed and 85 buildings burnt in the recent attacks...
Kidnapping epidemic: Insiders have hands in Nigeria’s security crisis – Afenifere
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, has alleged that some insiders may be responsible for the lingering security crisis in the country particularly...