Kogi: Police dismiss reports of bandit attack on Kabba–Okene road
The Kogi State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that armed bandits attacked an 18-seater commercial…
IPOB suspends Nnamdi Kanu’s leadership positions indefinitely
The Directorate of State (DOS) of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has pronounced indefinitely suspension of the Office of…
Anglican diocese calls for investigation into attack on Kogi priest
The Diocese of Okene of the Anglican Communion has called for a comprehensive investigation and prosecution of those behind the…
Ogun govt restricts graduation ceremonies to terminal classes
The Ogun State Government has restricted end-of-session graduation ceremonies to learners in Primary 6, JSS3, and SSS3 across public and…
Why I’ve been quiet about Alexx Ekubo’s death — Actor Uzor Arukwe
Nollywood actor, Uzor Arukwe, has explained why he chose not to publicly react immediately to the death of fellow actor…
Stop featuring terrorists on your front pages, FG tasks media outlets
The Federal Government has urged Nigerian media organisations to avoid giving prominent coverage to terrorists, bandits and other criminal groups,…
How bandits forced me to bury my children – Kidnap victim
A kidnap victim, Aisha, has narrated how bandits in Zamfara State compelled her to bury her three children after they…
Insecurity: COAS orders decisive force against insurgents
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday charged graduating recruits under the
Emir Sanusi orders closure of Kano hotel after public outcry
Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has ordered the immediate shutdown of Stephrica Guest Palace Hotel located in
Ogun: Robbers invade OOU student community, kill final-year student
The student community at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, was invaded by robbers in the early hours of Thursday, resulting…
Edo: Police arrest man over false school kidnap claim
Edo State Police Command has arrested a man for allegedly spreading false information claiming that bandits kidnapped schoolchildren in
Police arrest suspected bandits’ logistics supplier in Kwara
Operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested a suspect whose activities…
Banditry: 390 PLWD killed, 200 in captivity — Rights Commission
People Living With Disabilities (PLWD) in Kwara State have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Kwara State Government, and…
Oyo/Osun Customs generates N28.5bn revenue, seizes contraband worth N3.22bn, arrests three suspects
Smugglers lost more than ₦3.2 billion worth of illicit goods to Customs operatives in Oyo and Osun States within three…
Navy disrupts suspected militant financing network in Cross River waterways
The Nigerian Navy has recorded a significant operational breakthrough with the disruption of a suspected militant financing network...
Imo: Court sentences 63-year-old man to prison for serially defiling 12-year-old
A Chief Magistrate in Owerri, Imo State, O.J. Uzoechi, has remanded a 63-year-old man, Chidi Onuogu, in the Owerri Correctional…
Banditry: False security alert sets Kwara in panic mode
There were reports of panic and commotion in the Ilorin metropolis on Thursday over claims that suspected bandits had invaded…
Pissa killings: Niger govt denies communal clash, confirms bandit attack
The Niger State Government has clarified that the recent attack on Pissa Community in Borgu Local Government Area, which resulted…
OSOPADEC spends over N4bn on completion of inherited projects
No fewer than N4 billion has been expended on the completion of inherited and abandoned projects across oil-producing communities in…
Kano: Man jailed for storing human faeces outside his home
A Kano Magistrate Court has sentenced a man to two weeks in prison for storing bags of human faeces outside…
