United States President Donald Trump said US forces on Thursday conducted “powerful and deadly” strikes against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria, after he warned the group to stop killing Christians in the country. The Department of Defense said “multiple ISIS terrorists” were killed in an attack conducted at the request of Nigerian authorities, but […]
Following the Christmas Eve terrorist attack in Maiduguri, Borno State, authorities have scaled up security across the country with massive deployments of operatives in worship centres and urban hubs. A suicide bomber had detonated an explosive device at the Al-Adum Mosque in Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, around 6pm on Wednesday, when worshippers had gathered for prayers, […]
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight suspects over an alleged breach of public peace, unlawful assembly, obstruction of traffic and assault on police officers following a disturbance linked to the Democratic Republic of the Yoruba group in parts of Sango-Ota. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday, with the arrests confirmed by the Police […]
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that seven adult males sustained varying degrees of burn injuries following a fire outbreak on Christmas Eve at the Great Nigeria Insurance House on Martins Street, Lagos Island. The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said the fire has been successfully contained through the […]
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at a Juma’at Mosque in Gamboru Ward, around the Customs area in the heart of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The incident occurred at around 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, as Muslim worshippers were observing the Maghrib prayer. Although information on the incident remains sketchy, […]
Edo state Police Command has declared One Fabuious Evans Missing. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer Edo State Police Command ASP Eno Ikoedem, One Fabuious Evans of Number 5, Iyamu Street, off Upper Ekenwan Road Benin City, Edo State, left home on the 16th of December, 2025 to an unknown destination […]
No fewer than eight hundred and twenty-one suspects were arrested across Edo State in 2025, while hundreds of kidnapped victims were rescued, as the Edo State Police Command intensified its fight against crime through intelligence-driven operations and targeted clearance exercises. The Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Monday Agbonika, disclosed this while briefing journalists […]
The Federal Government has secured the release of the remaining 130 schoolchildren kidnapped from a Catholic boarding school in Niger State. The authorities described the development as a moment of triumph and relief following one of the country’s worst mass kidnappings. More than 250 pupils and staff were abducted from St Mary’s Catholic School in […]
The Defence Headquarters has announced that proactive measures are in place to prevent attacks during the Christmas festivities across Nigeria. In a statement on Sunday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, said the Armed Forces of Nigeria, in collaboration with other security agencies, have intensified operations in identified vulnerable areas. General […]
At least ten unlicensed traditional medicine practitioners have been arrested and charged to court in Cross River State following a petition by the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, over alleged illegal activities in Calabar, the state capital. It will be recalled that the Cross River State branch of the NMA had earlier written to the state […]
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