Zamfara Govt Shuts Bakery, Filling Station For Working With Bandits

Zamfara and several northern states are battling banditry and have introduced strings of measures to combat it. Zamfara State government has shut down one filling station and a bakery in…

Over 10 feared killed, houses burnt in fresh Plateau attack

Gunmen have attacked Te’egbe community in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State and killed several people. The PUNCH gathered that several houses belonging to the natives were also set…

BREAKING: Woman stabbed to death as Herdsmen Kidnap over 10 travellers in Abia

It was a tale of horror and agony in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State as bandits suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, Thursday evening, abducted 10 passengers and took…

Ex-presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu, accuses army of arson in Imo

A former presidential candidate in Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has accused the Nigerian Army of arson in Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. Shops and a hotel were set ablaze in a community…

Buhari Orders Security Agencies To Chase Bandits From Abuja-Kaduna Road

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the nation’s security chiefs to eliminate the threats of bandits and kidnappers along Abuja-Kaduna road in particular and other places across the country. The Minister…

Kenechukwu Okeke, Controversial Buhari’s Supporter Killed In Anambra

Family of human rights activist and supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Kenechukwu Okeke has given graphic details on how he was gruesomely murdered at his compound. Okeke was said…

Kidnappers Kill One, Abduct 6 Family Members In Kogi

Kidnappers have shot dead one man, identified as Ayuba, and abducted six family members inside a farm at Lagbeta community in Kogi Local Government Area Kogi State. Daily Trust reports…

Insecurity in Nigeria is a ‘dark cloud’ that will soon blow over ― Gumi

Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi has said that the insecurity that afflicted Nigeria was a dark cloud that would soon pass. The Kaduna-based cleric made the observation in Lokoja,…

Militants blow-up another Agip facility in Rivers, demand justice

The new militant group in Rivers State, Bayan-Men, has attacked another oil facility belonging to the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) at Obosi area of Omoku, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area.…

Two Killed In Fresh Plateau Attack

No fewer than two people were killed on Tuesday afternoon in Ancha village, Miango District in Irigwe Chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Davidson Malison, National Publicity…

Zamfara bandits mount road block, collect taxes

The people of Magami in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara state has cried for help over the worsening state of insecurity in their communities. They said bandits are destroying…

Officer Killed As Gunmen Raze Imo Police Station

Gunmen have attacked and burnt a police Divisional headquarters in Arondizuogu in Ideato Local Government Area of Imo state. The attack which happened around 2:00 am on Tuesday left one…

Burning of houses, shops not an appropriate response, Uzodimma begs Army

The Imo state government on Tuesday described as “inappropriate response” the action of the soldiers who burnt houses, shops, vehicles of residents of Awonmanma in Oru East Local Government Area…

One killed, many houses, vehicles burnt as Soldiers invade Imo community

Houses, shops, vehicles belonging to residents of Awonmanma in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo state have been set ablaze. According to Vanguard, the incident which happened on Monday…

Again, Gunmen Kill Four, Injure Others In Katsina

Gunmen have stormed Barawa community in the Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina State where they killed four people and left many others injured. Residents of the area said the…