Killing in the Plateau: It’s Genocide, Not Ethno-Religious Conflict, Says Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

  Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has joined the call for the Federal Government to take decisive action and deploy urgent and enduring intervention to end the wanton killings…

Bandits set Mosque ablaze in Zamfara

  Suspected bandits have razed a Juma’at mosque, a Primary Healthcare Centre, and at least 10 residential houses in Biyabiki village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The assault,…

Men caught with firearms are Kano hunters, not herdsmen – Edo police

  The Edo State Police Command has dismissed widespread social media claims suggesting that four armed herdsmen were apprehended in the state, clarifying that the individuals in question were hunters…

Gunmen kill NSCDC officer in Nigeria’s South-South

  Gunmen suspected to be militants on Friday ambushed the patrol team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at Igbomotoru community, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of…

Bandit Kingpin Gwaska, Over 100 Others Killed In Katsina

  Bandit kingpin Gwaska has been killed in Katsina alongside 100 others in military operations against criminals in the North-Western state.   The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home…

Bandits Release Abducted Pastor In Kaduna, Detain Ransom Carrier

  Bandits suspected to be kidnappers who abducted the pastor of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Samson Ndah Ali, in Mararaba Aboro in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State,…

Police Rescue Abducted Ebonyi Govt Official, Arrest One Suspect

  The abducted Coordinator of Ngbo Central development Centre in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has regained her freedom after spending five days in the kidnapers’ den. Blessing…

Gunmen kill four in fresh Plateau, Benue attacks — REPORT

  Fresh violence erupted in Plateau and Benue states on Tuesday as gunmen carried out separate attacks, killing four people and stoking renewed fears of insecurity in Nigeria’s North-Central region.…

Bandits kill 2, abduct 60 in Zamfara

  Bandits have launched a series of attacks on several communities in Tsafe LGA of Zamfara State, killing two people and abducting over 60 others in what appears to be…

NEWS EXTRA: NSA Asks Nigerians To Stop Paying Ransom To Bandits, Kidnappers

  Amid the security challenges facing the nation, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has asked Nigerians to stop giving money to kidnappers and bandits. He stated this on Tuesday…

Lakurawa bandits kill three fishermen in Sokoto village raid

  Three fishermen were killed on Tuesday when suspected Lakurawa bandits launched an early morning attack on the Sanyinna community in the Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Local…

Plateau killings genocidal, sponsored — Mutfwang

  The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has described the recent killings in the state as genocidal and alleged that they were being sponsored. Speaking on Politics Today, a…

Four killed in Ebonyi over land dispute

  At least four people have been confirmed dead in a renewed outbreak of violence over a longstanding land dispute between Ndukwe Community in Amasiri, Afikpo Local Government Area, and…

Farmers protest in Ondo over killing of four colleagues by suspected herders

  Angry farmers stormed the streets of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Tuesday to protest the killing of four farmers by gunmen believed to be herders. The bodies of…

Hotel owner assassinated in Ondo

  The Chief Executive Officer of Klass Five Hotel, Adesoji Adeleye, was assassinated by hoodlums in the early hours of Tuesday, on the premises of the hotel in the Arakale…