Report: Burkina Faso troops killed more civilians than jihadists in last two years
Burkina Faso’s troops killed at least 1,255 civilians, including 193 children, between January 2023 and April 2025, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found. The HRW report…
Troops nab suspected IPOB nurse, top fighter in South-East raid
Troops of Operation UDO KA have arrested a suspected nurse accused of treating wounded fighters of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the South-East region. The troops also…
Gunmen Kill Three, Injure One In Fresh Attack On Jos South
Three persons have been killed and one injured in a fresh attack in Nyamgo Gyel, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, deepening fears over the…
Mother, 4 daughters abducted from home in Kaduna
Barely 24 hours after seven members of a family and three other residents were abducted in Unguwar Sabon-Titi, Katari, Kaduna, bandits have struck again, kidnapping members of another family…
Bandits Kill Five In Coordinated Attack On Kwara Communities
At least five people, including three soldiers, were killed on Thursday when suspected bandits launched a coordinated assault on the twin communities of Mari and Dina in Patigi Local…
Eleven Killed, Over 50 Houses Burnt As Hoodlums Attack Nasarawa Communities
Eleven people on Friday have been reported killed, while more than 50 houses were said to have been burnt in a fresh attack by hoodlums on Nasarawa communities.…
Power crisis: Peter Obi slams Tinubu
The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians not to vote for President Bola Tinubu in the next election, invoking the president’s own campaign promise that…
Two Nigerians arrested in India for cocaine trafficking
Two Nigerian nationals were arrested in separate incidents in India this week for cocaine trafficking, local authorities reported. In Hyderabad, a Nigerian woman was arrested on Friday after excise…
US warplane shut down in Iran, one crew rescued
A US warplane has gone down over Iran and US forces have rescued one of the crew, major US media outlets reported Friday after Iranian media aired footage of…
Presidency replies l Tinubu’s critics for stopping at Jos airport during visit
The Presidency has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to meet victims of the Plateau State killings at a hall adjoining the Yakubu Gowon Airport rather than driving into Jos…
US forces yet to start ‘destroying what’s left’ in Iran, says Trump
US forces have yet to begin “destroying what’s left in Iran,” President Donald Trump warned late Thursday, as he said more of the country’s bridges and energy infrastructure…
Gunmen abduct 9 in Sokoto community
Bandits have abducted nine residents and injured two others in Chacho community, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State. A relative of one of the victims, who spoke on…
Trump Sacks Attorney General Pam Bondi, Appoints Ex-Personal Lawyer
US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after months of strained relations and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of…
Gunmen Kill Traditional Ruler In Ebonyi
Gunmen have killed Eze Josephat Ikegwu, the traditional ruler of Ishinkwo Community in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. was reportedly attacked and killed at his residence on…
INEC defends derecognition of ADC factions, says decision guided by court order
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its decision to withdraw recognition of factions within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and comply with a recent court of appeal judgement…





















