Report: Ali Kachalla, bandit who shot down air force jet, wanted to capture pilot alive

Ali Kachalla, one of the bandit leaders operating in the north-west has, reportedly, been identified as the mastermind of the downing of the fighter jet of the Nigerian Air Force…

Security operatives burn hotel, 15 shops in Imo, two dead

Security agents operating in no fewer than 15 vehicles, including an Armoured Personnel Carrier, burnt down a hotel, a residential house and about 15 shops in Orlu, Imo State, on…

VON DG asks IPOB to reconsider lockdown order on south-east

Osita Okechukwu, director-general of Voice of Nigeria (VON), has asked the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to reconsider their decision to lock down the south-east zone. TheCable had reported…

Herdsmen kill four, raze 50 houses in Plateau attack

The Police have confirmed at least four persons dead and 50 houses razed in renewed clash between suspected Fulani militants and youths of Jebbu in Miango, Bassa Local Government of…

2 killed as unknown gunmen bomb police station in Imo

There was palpable fear in Umuaka, Njaba Local Government Area Imo State as group of bandits allegedly bombed the Umuaka divisional police station, police quarters as well allegedly beheaded 2…

Assassins kill APC chieftain’s mother in Imo

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State Ambrose Nwaogwuwu’s mother Mrs. Anna Nwaogwugwu from Umukabia Umuhu Okwuato in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area, has been butchered…

Insecurity: I have no joy governing Katsina — Masari

Aminu Masari, Katsina governor, says he has no joy governing a state plagued by insecurity. Masari said this during an interview with DW Hausa on Friday. He said the security…

Defence minister blames monarchs, clerics for insecurity

The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi, has blamed traditional rulers, politicians and other stakeholders for the growing banditry, insurgency and other vices in the country. The Minister stated…

Again, unknown gunmen behead victim in Imo

Unknown gunmen have beheaded another unidentified person and displayed his head at Orie Okporo market Community in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State. Vanguard gathered in Orlu, the ugly…

Gunmen behead two persons in Imo

Two unidentified persons have been beheaded at Okporo Orlu in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State by some yet to be identified persons. The two family men were said…

Gunmen kill commercial tricycle operator in Aba

Gunmen have reportedly killed a commercial tricycle operator in Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia State. The incident, our reporter gathered, occurred at the popular Ukaegbu junction in Aba North…

Resumption of schools in Kaduna only extended by three weeks, says Kaduna govt

Kaduna State government has said it only extended the resumption of schools to three weeks and not indefinite. a statement issued by the state Commisioner for Education, Shehu Usman, on…

Bandits’ Informant Sets Self Ablaze In Zamfara

A suspected bandits’ informant identified as Musa Na’umma has set himself ablaze. Daily Trust gathered that Na’umma took the action after he was arrested by soldiers in Dansadau town of…

DPO, six others killed, 11 arrested as gunmen attack Uzodimma’s hometown

Gunmen suspected to be militants of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) have killed a Chief Superintendent of Police, (CSP) Fatmann Dooiyor. Dooiyor, who was the Divisional Police Officer…

Bandit kill many in Zamfara village

Bandits invaded Jaya settlements in Boko district of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Monday, killing residents. Jaya is a cluster of villages located few kilometers east of…