A video circulating widely on social media shows suspected armed bandits openly displaying large wads of cash that observers believe came from ransom payments, raising fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening security situation. Conflict and security journalist, Bakatsine, shared the footage…
Rival field commanders within the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) turned their weapons on each other during a fierce dispute over a planned attack, reportedly leaving several fighters dead inside the Timbuktu Triangle. Counter-terrorism expert Zagazola Makama disclosed the…
Following the structural failure of a three-story residential building in the Alakija area of Lagos State, officials have confirmed two fatalities. According to reports, the building, situated on Old Ojo Road near Alakija Bus Stop, off the Lagos-Badagry expressway in…
A multi-storey building has collapsed in the Alakija area of Amuwo-Odofin LGA, Lagos state, leaving many trapped under the rubble. The building collapsed on Thursday morning, trapping an unspecified number of residents beneath the rubble. In a statement shared on…
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed reports alleging that its officers fraternised with armed bandits in Katsina State, describing the claims as false and misleading. The claims comes following a viral video that captured officers in police uniforms greeting armed…
A two-storey building under construction has collapsed on Wednesday morning in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, trapping an unspecified number of workers beneath the rubble. The incident occurred on Dr. Peter Odili Road near Eterna Filling Station in Port…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully rescued 47 persons, mostly women and children, from the hands of Islamic State West Africa Province den in Kangarwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. The military troops executed the rescue operation…
Bandits believed to be ‘repentant’ terrorists on Monday morning launched fresh round of attacks in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing an unspecified number of farmers and abducting nearly 20 others A source in Birnin Gwari,…
The Lagos State Police Command confirmed that an explosion, suspected to have been caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), injured one person in a commercial area of Mushin. Speaking to journalists at the scene on Monday, the Commissioner of…
No fewer than 18 persons have been reported following fresh attacks by gunmen on Kawel and Kopkon communities, in Mushere district, Bokkos LGA of Plateau state. Security sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency reporter, that troops of Sector 5, under…
The Oyo state Police Command has dismissed reports suggesting that the kidnap victims from Igbope, Oorelope Local Government Area of Oyo State have regained their freedom. This has created confusion regarding the fate of victims abducted as the local council…
The Take-It-Back Movement has disclosed plans to hold another protest on Monday, June 22, over rising insecurity and the continued detention of the abducted Oyo schoolchildren and teachers in kidnappers custody. The group’s Oyo State Coordinator, Dimeji Salako, announced this…
Residents of Igboho community in Oyo State celebrated yesterday after a kidnapped family, including a pregnant woman, her children and a sibling, regained their following a two-hour ultimatum issued by Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. A…
The Ewuare II of Benin has summoned native doctors, traditional priests and priestesses to an emergency meeting over the rising insecurity plaguing Edo State and other parts of the country. The directive also states that the meeting will take place…
The management of Polaris Bank has broken its silence over the recent Lagos fire incident, debunking social media reports claiming that over 34 persons died following the fire outbreak. Recall that the incident incident happened at its Broad Street Branch…
