The Borno State administration has formally released 3,042 family members, including spouses and children, and 720 repentant members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram. Brig Gen General Abdullahi Ishaq (retd), the state governor’s special security adviser,…
Following a recent Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion along the Bagega–Anka road in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State, authorities confirmed that about ten people died and seven others sustained injuries. According to reports, the incident occurred on Monday…
The Federal Government has announced the itinerary for the arrival of the first batch of Nigerian citizens being repatriated from South Africa. The Nigerians are fleeing ongoing xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Issuing a formal update on Tuesday, Ministry of…
No fewer than three passengers have been confirmed dead following the derailment of the Warri–Itakpe Train Service on Monday. Verifying the incident, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) disclosed that emergency personnel and relevant agencies have been mobilised to assist affected…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has continued aerial surveillance support for ongoing operations to rescue teachers and students kidnapped from Yawota and Ahoro-Esinele towns in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde disclosed this during…
In response to the rising number of attacks on medical professionals across the country, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government 21 days to begin implementing a national framework for the protection of healthcare workers.…
The Nigeria Police have successfully rescued the abducted sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul. Armed men abducted John-Paul and her sons on Wednesday in…
In a chilling development on Saturday, the bandits who abducted retired Major General Rabe Abubakar—the former Director of Defence Information—and his wife released a video showing the couple in captivity. Recall, a criminal gang initially ambushed and abducted the couple…
In a dramatic response to rising insecurity, an influential traditional ruler in northwestern Nigeria’s Kebbi State on Friday urged local residents to pool their financial resources and purchase firearms to defend themselves against relentless criminal gang attacks. This desperate call…
In a shocking development, reports indicate that several Nigerians are willingly giving bandits their bank account numbers to receive a cut of illicit ransom money extorted from kidnapping victims across the nation. Highlighting this trend, business analyst Bolaji Fesomade revealed…
The FCT Police Command, has dismissed widespread reports over an alleged abduction incident said to have occurred at Phase 1 Primary School, Gbagalape, Nyaya, Abuja. The rumor which spread like wildfire in the FCT, sent panic to parents, teachers, students…
Amid growing insecurity in across the nation, the FCT is not left out as armed men have abducted four residents and killed a vigilante personnel in an attack on the Byazhin area of Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the Federal…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved a special compensation for eligible Band A electricity customers affected by poor electricity supply arising from generation constraints on the national grid between February and March 2026. In a public notice posted on…
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has convicted four persons over their involvement in the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state. The Federal Government initially arraigned five suspects on August 11, 2022,…
The abduction of over fourty school children from two different schools in Oyo state has now stirred massive national outrage and anger across the nation. The nationwide protest the Nigeria Union of Teachers declared over the school abductions in Oyo…
