Over 100 Security Operatives Killed While Enforcing Benue Anti-Grazing Law – Ortom

One hundred security operatives have so far lost their lives in the course of enforcing the Benue State Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranching Establishment Law of 2017. Governor Samuel Ortom…

Bandits Convert Classrooms To Hideout In Zamfara

Bandits terrorising residents of Zamfara and forcing closure of schools have converted some classrooms to personal use in the North West State. Daily Trust findings show that dozens of primary…

Zamfara gunmen are terrorists, not bandits —Akeredolu

CHAIRMAN of the South-West Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Tuesday, said those behind criminalities in Zamfara State are not bandits, saying they should rather be…

Buhari assures Nigerians of total peace, security, justice

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent breach of peace in Plateau State and promised that total peace will be restored to the state and Nigeria as a whole, adding…

I Lied That I’m Married, Nun Abducted By Gang Who Killed Sowore’s Brother Narrates Escape

Reverend Sister Emmanuella Ayanwu 34, one of the five persons who was kidnapped by the armed gang which killed Olajide Sowore, younger brother of Sahara Reporter’s Publisher, has narrated her…

Four Killed In Fresh Plateau Attack

Four persons have been killed in a fresh attack in Plateau State. The victims, who are all male, were killed by suspected herdsmen on Monday at Renwienku village of Miango…

Military action not best solution to herdsmen crisis, Gumi insists

Disturbed by the crisis in parts of the North, renowned Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has alleged that Military actions in the past have worsen the situation stimulating herdsmen…

Zamfara abduction: Parents in limbo as telecoms shutdown restricts communication

Parents of the students kidnapped from Government Day Secondary School in Kaya, Maradun LGA of Zamfara state, have lamented their inability to communicate with the captors and the authorities. The…

Hoodlum sneaks into Fed Govt Girls College in Enugu, attacks JSS 3 student

Fear has gripped the students and management of the Federal Government Girls College, Lejja, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State following a suspected attack on a JSS 3 student…

Killers of Olajide Sowore will be brought to book – Obaseki

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has vowed that the killers of Olajide Sowore would be brought to justice. He made this known in a statement on Saturday, while commiserating with…

NCC, Telcos Keep Mum Over ‘Shutdown Order’ In Zamfara

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and all the four major telecommunications companies in country have refused to speak on telecommunications services shutdown in Zamfara State. A letter purportedly by the…

Edo police confirm killing of Sowore’s brother

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Olajide Sowore by kidnappers around 6am on Saturday. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Kontongs Bello, told The PUNCH…

Bandits Kill Four, Abduct Several Others In Zamfara

Armed bandits have invaded Ruwan Doruwa district in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing four persons and abducting several others. A source at Ruwan Doruwa community said the…

Bandits kidnap many students in Matawalle’s town, gov imposes curfew

Bandits who were in large number stormed Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, and kidnapped over 100 students. Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle,…

Gunmen Kill 4 In Kogi

Four persons have been killed and many others when gunmen attacked Bagana community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State. It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the community…