Pope Leo names Nigeria among countries witnessing Christian persecution

  The head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City, Pope Leo XIV, has named Nigeria among countries where Christians face frequent attacks, alongside Bangladesh, Mozambique, and…

NEWS EXTRA: I Cry Whenever I hear Report of Killings – Akpabio

  Senate President Godswill Akpabio says it is the responsibility of the government to restore peace and unity in Plateau State and Nigeria, adding that no foreign intervention can bring…

APC chieftain killed in suspected Zamfara bandit attack

  A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State, Umar Moriki, has been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be armed bandits. As reported by Channels TV, the…

How Terror Kingpin Jubilat was neutralized, two weeks after he promised his mother to come home “Big”

  By Our Correspondent In a decisive blow to terrorism in Imo State, notorious kingpin Omerike Jubilat, the supposed second-in-command of the dreaded Ezioha terror gang, has been eliminated by…

Two killed, two abducted in one week, as violent crimes return to Atta community

  A seeming wave of uncertainty has swept back into the Atta community in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State shattering a year of relative peace and raising urgent…

Bandits kill Pregnant Woman in Sokoto

  A pregnant woman and four others were killed during an attack on Alkalije village in Yabo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The assailants reportedly invaded the community in…

Panic as gunmen abduct 6 Defence Ministry Directors on way to Abuja

  Panic has gripped the Federal Civil Service following the abduction of six Directors of the Federal Ministry of Defence by suspected gunmen along the Kaba–Lokoja highway. Vanguard reported that…

Lakurawa burn Kebbi Customs camp, kill officer

  Suspected members of the notorious Lakurawa terrorist group have launched a deadly attack on a Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) camp in Maje, a community in Bagudo Local Government Area…

Nigeria’s Islamic council rejects US Christian genocide claim, says Nigeria not in religious war

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has rejected the redesignation of Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” by US President Donald Trump.

Bandits abduct nine Sokoto women, kill five

  No fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead and nine women abducted following an attack by bandits on Bargaje Community in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State.…

Kukah speaks on Trump’s threats of military invasion in Nigeria

  Mathew Kukah, Catholic bishop of the Sokoto diocese, has described President Donald Trump as “a symptom of disease in Nigeria. Kukah spoke in Lagos on Friday at the 60th…

Seven Killed In Benue LGA In Suspected Herdsmen Attacks

  Seven persons have been killed by suspected herders in a sustained two-day attack on Anwuel village of Oglewu district of Ohimini local government area of Benue state. Confirming the…

Bandits kill two elders, abduct many in fresh Katsina attack

  Tragedy struck again in Katsina State as bandits, on Tuesday night, invaded Doguwar Ɗorawa, a community barely two kilometres from Guga in Bakori Local Government Area, killing two elderly…

Kidnappers kill seminarian after 95 days in captivity

  Emmanuel Alabi, one of the students of Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, Ivianokpodi, Estako East local government area of Edo State, who was abducted on July 10, 2025, has been…

Troops kill ’19 bandits’ during gun duel in Kano

  The Nigerian Army says its troops killed 19 bandits during a gun duel in the Shanono LGA of Kano state. The gunmen were reportedly moving around Ungwan Tudu in…