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 […]
Nine people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a bar outside Johannesburg early Sunday. Police said this is the second of such shooting in South Africa this month. Ten more were wounded in the early morning attack at the tavern in the impoverished Bekkersdal township in a gold mining area, southwest of the city. […]
Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted female drug kingpin, Shodunke Yetunde Simbiat, following the recovery of 23.5 kilograms of cocaine concealed in her children’s room at her residence in Lagos. The arrest comes about 20 months after NDLEA dismantled a cocaine trafficking syndicate operating across Lagos and Ogun […]
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has said terrorists neither respect nor represent any religion, noting that they are merely seeking available targets to attack. He said those perpetrating crimes across the country are common criminals waging war against citizens of all faiths. The former governor of Sokoto State described Nigeria’s security […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has confirmed that Nigerian soldiers recently released by Burkina Faso authorities have arrived safely at an Air Force base in Accra, Ghana. Tuggar announced the development in a post on X on Friday evening, saying the personnel landed aboard a Nigerian Air Force aircraft. He added that the […]
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), working in close coordination with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), said they have intercepted two pick-up vans conveying logistics supplies suspected to be for Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno State. In a statement, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, […]
At least 12 persons have been killed, three abducted, and five others injured following an attack by armed men on local miners in Fan, a community in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State. The incident reportedly occurred around 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday while the victims were engaged in what community leaders described as legitimate […]
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 49-year-old man for the alleged murder of his 15-year-old son and the subsequent secret burial of the corpse within their family compound at Uhe Community, Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State. In a statement released by the command’s public relations officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, operatives of […]
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