INEC staff abducted after gunmen kidnapped an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) official along the Ebenebe axis of Awka North Local Government Area following separate attacks in the area and reportedly demanded a ₦40 million ransom. Security analyst Zagazola Makama…
Fresh rounds of bandit attacks in Sokoto has killed at least 11 people in communities across the State’s Rabah and Sabon Birni local government areas, deepening concerns over the region’s worsening security situation. The most recent assault occurred Monday when…
Protecting public health requires strict regulatory oversight and firm enforcement against illegal manufacturing. Moving to curb the illegal production of high-proof spirits, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control shut down three major manufacturing plants in Ogun…
A fresh Kaduna attack has claimed at least 30 lives, including eight children, after suspected terrorists stormed Naridon Village in Kaduna State’s Kauru Ward during a fresh outbreak of violence in Southern Kaduna. The gunmen reportedly raided the community at…
Residents of Bungudu Local Government Area in Zamfara State were thrown into mourning on Friday night after suspected bandits in Zamfara killed four security personnel and abducted the council chairman. Local sources informed PREMIUM TIMES that around 11:40 p.m., the…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old woman, Rabi Abubakar, for allegedly pouring hot water on her pregnant co-wife during a domestic dispute, an incident that reportedly resulted in the death of the victim’s newborn baby. The suspect,…
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has reportedly confirmed the death of its chief photographer and senior raid commander, Abu Salim al-Barnawi, who was allegedly killed during a failed attack on a Nigerian military base last week. The development…
In a decisive crackdown on economic sabotage, naval troops have dismantled a growing network of illegal refineries hidden deep in the Niger Delta backwaters. The successful Nigerian Navy crude oil theft operation took place across the Wakama/Bolo and Aworkiri communities…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has said it will challenge the life imprisonment sentences handed to two senior commanders of the Ansaru terrorist group by the Federal High Court in Abuja. On Monday, Justice Emeka Nwite sentenced the two…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Abubakar Abba, an alleged commander of Ansaru, an Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group, to life imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to terrorism charges filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) on behalf of…
Three siblings travelling from Abuja to Benue State to bury their late mother have reportedly been abducted by suspected gunmen along the Ogobia–Otukpo Road. The incident is said to have occurred in the early hours of Saturday and was made…
The Nigerian military has announced that its troops rescued more than 40 kidnapped victims and arrested over 20 suspected terrorists, collaborators, and other criminal elements during coordinated security operations conducted across the country between July 10 and July 16. The…
Notorious bandit leader Alhaji Sani Yellow has resurfaced in another viral video on TikTok, this time promoting and selling what he claimed to be a charm oil. The latest appearance comes just days after the wanted bandit released a video…
A survivor of last Saturday’s deadly attack on Kum village in the Rim District of Riyom Local Government Area, Plateau State, has shared a heartbreaking account of the incident that claimed the lives of nine members of his extended family.…
An FCT High Court in Apo has ordered the final forfeiture of properties linked to Aisha Achimugu, a businesswoman and founder of Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd. The presiding judge, Justice Jude Onwugbuzie, granted the definitive forfeiture to the…
