EXTRA: I’d have entered the bush to free Oyo pupils, says Obi

  Former Anambra State Governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, has said he would have personally gone into the forest where pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire,…

Catholic priest killed in Kogi,

  A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Samuel Oyetoro, has been killed in Ajaokuta, Kogi State. Oyetoro, who was born in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State and…

Suspected Hoodlums Cart Away PVCs At Distribution Centre In Osun

  Some hoodlums suspected to be political thugs on Sunday stormed a permanent voter’s card (PVC) distribution centre in Okuku, the headquarters of the Odo-Otin Local Government Area of the…

4 killed as bandits in military uniform attack Sokoto community

  No fewer than four people were killed and several others injured when suspected bandits dressed in military uniforms attacked Unguwan Lalle community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of…

Bandits Kill 30 In Fresh Kaduna Attack, Burn Houses, Shops

  No fewer than 30 persons, including women and children, were killed when suspected bandits attacked Naridom community in Chawai Chiefdom of Kauru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State.…

Bandits abduct Kebbi high court judge from residence

  Faruku Bunza, a judge of Kebbi state high court, has been abducted by bandits. Bunza was said to have been kidnapped in the early hours of Sunday at his…

Bandits abduct LG Chairman in Zamfara

  Suspected bandits have abducted the Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Hon. Nura Umar Bungudu. The attackers reportedly stormed Bungudu town on Thursday night and headed…

Gunmen kill four herders, set two houses ablaze in Anambra

  Some yet-to-be-identified assailants have attacked a residential settlement in Agu-Ifite, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing four persons believed to be herders and setting two residential…

Terrorists released us before soldiers took us home – Rescued Oyo teacher

  One of the teachers rescued after spending 56 days in the custody of kidnappers in Oyo State, Zacchaeus Olatunde, has claimed that he and the other captives were released…

Benue: Gunmen abduct 3 siblings conveying mother’s corpse home

  Three siblings travelling from Abuja to Benue State with the corpse of their late mother were reportedly abducted by suspected gunmen in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State.…

FG arraigns three over Oyo schoolchildren, teachers’ abduction

  The Federal Government has filed a 10-count charge against three men over the kidnap of pupils and teachers from a school in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.…

Bandits kill vigilante leader in Katsina

  Bandits have reportedly killed a vigilante leader during an attack on Gora Village in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, triggering protests that led to the temporary blockade…

Security operatives rescue four abducted in Kogi school attack

  The Kogi state government says four persons kidnapped during the recent attack on an “unauthorised” examination centre in Olowa, Dekina LGA, have been rescued. Kingsley Fanwo, commissioner for information…

US reps pass bill to withhold all assistance to Nigeria until terror attacks are addressed

  The US house of representatives has agreed to an amendment bill that would increase withholding of assistance to Nigeria from 50 percent to 100 percent until the West African…

Gunmen abduct principal, four students writing NECO exam in Kogi

  The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a school principal, one NECO ad hoc staff member and four students writing the ongoing National Examinations Council examination…