NEWS EXTRA: Gunmen kill lady filming attack on Ngige’s convoy in Anambra

  A yet-to-be-identified lady was shot dead while recording an attack on the convoy of Chris Ngige, former Anambra governor and ex-minister of labour and employment. Fred Chukwuelobe, Ngige’s former…

Gunmen attack police patrol team in Anambra, burn vehicle

  Some yet-to-be-identified assailants attacked a joint police patrol team along the Abatete–Eziowelle Road in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Wednesday. The incident reportedly caused panic…

Bandits abduct boy, teenage girls from FCT community — Report

  A 16-year-old boy alongside six girls have been abducted from Gidan -Bijimi in Kawu ward of Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Daily Trust reports that…

Abducted Kaduna Anglican Priest Dies In Captivity

  The abducted priest in charge of Ebenezer Anglican Church, Ungwan Maijero in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Reverend Edwin Achi, has died in captivity.   The priest…

20 farmers abducted in Niger

  Bandits have reportedly kidnapped 20 farmers, including four pregnant women and children, in Unguwan-Kawo, Erena Ward of Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State. Residents told Daily Trust that the…

Bandits kill 2 in Kogi

  Suspected bandits on Wednesday invaded Aiyetoro Kiri, a settlement in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing two residents in the process. The armed men were said to…

Tinubu declares security emergency, orders new army, police recruits

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency, ordering the Nigerian Police and Armed Forces to recruit additional personnel to tackle rising insecurity across the…

Father of three abducted Niger schoolchildren dies of heart attack – CAN chairman

  The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the Northern Region and the FCT, Rev. John Hayab, has revealed that a parent died of a heart attack following…

Wike suspends education secretary after reports of early closure of schools

  Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has suspended Danlami Hayyo, the mandate secretary for education, following widespread reports that government schools in the nation’s capital had…

24 abducted Kebbi schoolgirls regain freedom

  The twenty-four schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, have been rescued. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on…

EXTRA: ‘I will kill any terrorist who enters P’Harcourt,’ says Asari-Dokubo

  Former militant leader and Niger Delta activist, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has warned Boko Haram fighters not to enter Port Harcourt, saying he will not hesitate to confront and kill any…

Foreigners won’t save Nigeria, we have to fix insecurity ourselves — Former defence chief

  Christopher Musa, former chief of defence staff (CDS), says foreigners would not solve Nigeria’s insecurity conundrum. Musa spoke on Sunday at the cultural night and unity ball organised by…

Bauchi Govt Shuts Schools Over Security Concerns

  The Bauchi State government has ordered the immediate closure of all public and private schools across the state, including state-owned primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, as well as Federal…

Five police officers killed in gun duel with bandits in Bauchi

  The Bauchi state police command says five officers have been killed and two others injured in a gun duel with suspected bandits in Sabon Sara village, Darazo LGA, of…

Self-defence by communities fuelling crisis – Army

  The Nigerian Army has expressed concern that communities defending themselves against rivals are escalating, rather than addressing, the crisis and tensions in Plateau State. Major General MA Etsy-Ndagi, Chief…