Gunmen abduct businessman, burn down police van in Kano
Pandemonium broke out in an early hour of Wednesday at 1 a.m, when unknown gunmen kidnapped a businessman, Alhaji Abdullahi Kalos, in Minjibir town, about 50 kilometres from the ancient…
Tension In Yobe Over Rising Farmers, Herders Clashes
Until ecent, clashes between farmers and herders, prevalent in other parts of the country, have been rare in Yobe. However, this has changed as in the last three weeks, clashes…
Gunmen attack Kaduna communities, kill seven, kidnap four
Some gunmen were said to have attacked Gbaja in Katarma district of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and killed seven persons while four sustained varying degrees of injuries…
Garba Shehu: We need to stop herdsmen from roaming around
Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says Nigeria needs to stop herdsmen from roaming all over the country to prevent clashes with farmers. Shehu spoke when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a…
Bandits kidnap village head, wives, others in Katsina
Bandits on Monday night kidnapped the village head of Kaigar Malamai, Kabir Muhammed Ajiya, his two wives and 14 other peasant farmers in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina state.…
Insecurity: 349 killed, 290 kidnapped in violent attacks across Nigeria in November – Report
At least 349 people were killed in November in violent attacks across Nigeria, a report by a non-governmental organisation, Nigeria Mourns, shows. The report, titled “Violent Incidents Report: November 2020,”…
Lai: Bandits deliberately attack schools to attract global concerns
The Minister of Information and Culture , Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says terrorists target schools for abduction of vulnerable children to embarrass the government and inflict damage on the credibility of…
Garba: Repentant bandits helped in securing Kankara schoolboys release
The Presidency, on Tuesday, said repentant bandits played a role in securing the release of over 300 schoolboys abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara , Katsina. Senior Special Assistant…
Gunmen abduct daughter of ex-Jigawa Speaker, 2 others; kill policeman
A gang of gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, stormed Bosuwa village in Maigatari Local Government Area of Jigawa State and abducted the daughter of a former Speaker of the state…
Kaduna killings: 3 more bodies discovered in Zangon Kataf LGA
Three more corpses have been recovered during clearance operations at Ungwan Jatau Boto and Ungwan Gimba general areas of Zangon Kataf local government area in Kaduna state. According to the…
Fresh Abductions: Gov Zulum Berates Military
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, says he is disappointed that security operatives cannot secure a distance of 20 kilometers along the Maiduguri-Damaturu expressway in the state. On Friday, Boko Haram…
Insecurity: Release N3bn for local production of guns, Reps tell Buhari
House of Representatives, Monday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to earmark and release the sum of N3 billion as a special fund for the local production of firearms and ammunition to…
Matawalle to APC: saying that I sponsor bandits is insulting
Zamfara State Governor , Bello Matawalle , says he finds it insulting for the ruling All Progressives Congress to accuse him of sponsoring bandits in his state. The Zamfara State…
Military, Police: How We Rescued 39 Schoolgirls From Bandits
The Defence Headquarters and the police have given accounts of how 39 Islamiyya students of Hizburrahim Islamiyya, kidnapped last Saturday on their way from Maulud programme at Unguwar Al-Kasim village…
Adesina to Nigerians: Be thankful bombings don’t happen daily
The Presidency has called on Nigerians to be thankful that bombings no longer take place in the country daily. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity ,…




















