Killings: Live as brothers, Buhari urges Kaduna indigenes

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday , urged indigenes of Kaduna State to learn to live as brothers and sisters. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and…

More troops, police deployed to Kaduna Airport Road, other strategic locations

At the instance of Governor Nasir El-Rufai, troops of the Nigerian Army and police operatives have been deployed to Kaduna Airport Road on Sunday in Kaduna. The News Agency of…

Gana’s death: Council chairmen, traditional rulers flee to Makurdi

The Local Government Area chairmen in Sankaraland of Benue State have deserted their domain and relocated to Makurdi for fear of their lives. It was also learnt that many traditional…

Bandits kill DPO, Inspector, abduct housewives in Sokoto village

Bandits in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Wednesday night, shot and killed a police DPO and an Inspector, and abducted two married women in Gidanmadi community. Locals said…

Bandits Kill Traditional Leader, One Other, Abduct Many In Katsina

A 35 year-old man identified as Ashiru Aliyu was killed by gunmen in the early hours of Monday at Daulai Village under Safana Local Government Area of Katsina state. According…

One dead as gunmen kidnap ex-U.S. soldier in Ekiti

One person was killed at Ijan Ekiti, in Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State, as kidnappers abducted a retired US military officer, Jide Ijadare, and one other person. Mr…

Kidnappers kill DSS operative after N5m ransom in Katsina

A 33-year – old operative of the Department of State Services , Sadiq Bindawa , has been murdered by suspected kidnappers in Katsina State . The kidnappers reportedly collected N…

NRC says attack on train not by bandits

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has denied reports of alleged bandits attacks on Abuja-Kaduna train KA4 between Asham and Kubwa on Monday afternoon. NRC ‘s Managing Director, Mr Fidet Okhiria,…

Gana killing: Federal lawmaker expresses fear for his safety, other leaders

Says our youths will no more believe us, they feel betrayed The lawmaker representing Logo/Ukum/Katsina-Ala Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Dr Richard Gbande, has expressed fear for his safety…

Two killed, 10 kidnapped as gunmen attack FRSC officials

Suspected kidnappers have attacked two bus- loads of Federal Road Safety Corps officials at Wudage junction , Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State , early Monday morning, killing two…

Gunmen killed eight in fresh attack on Southern Kaduna –SOKAPU

Gunmen in a fresh attack on Southern Kaduna communities allegedly killed eight persons and injured many others . This was despite the peace efforts to end the persistent killings in…

Mailafia: Na’Abba, Utomi, others threaten ‘major protest

The National Consultative Front being piloted by a former Speaker of the House of Representatives , Umar Na ’ Abba and former presidential candidate, Pat Utomi , on Friday condemned…

Again, DSS Invites Ex-CBN Deputy Governor Mailafia Again

The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has once again invited the former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia, to its office in Jos, the…

Tension In Benue Villages Over Gana’s Killing

Ortom beefs up security to stem reprisals There was high tension in communities Benue State especially at Gbise in Katsina-Ala, the home local government area of the wanted notorious criminal…

Gunmen attack Abuja community, kidnap scores

Unknown gunmen on Thursday kidnapped scores of residents of Tungan Maje village , a community bordering the Federal Capital Territory and Niger State . The hoodlums reportedly stormed the village…