Banditry: Masari Orders Immediate Reopening Of Filling Stations, Cattle Markets In Katsina

Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has approved for the immediate reopening of all filling stations and cattle markets earlier closed down on account of cattle rustling and armed…

Inspector killed, other injured as police foil attack by gunmen in Imo

Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Owerri A police Inspector has been killed while another cop sustained injuries after gunmen attached Mgbidi police division on Friday night. The attack which happened on Friday…

Bandits kill 51, houses burnt in Niger, Plateau communities

Gunmen on Tuesday morning and night struck in three communities in Niger and Plateau states, killing 51 residents before fleeing unchallenged. Bodies of 34 persons killed in Niger’s Nakuna and…

Bandits abduct many traders on Kaduna highway

Suspected bandits on Wednesday abducted unspecified numbers of traders travelling to Kano from Birnin Gwari Local Government of Kaduna State. A driver who witnessed the incident told PREMIUM TIMES that…

BREAKING: Many feared dead as gunmen invade Plateau village

Fresh attacks at Ancha village, Bassa local government area of Plateau State have claimed yet to be ascertained number of lives. Property of the villagers were also razed in the…

Katsina: terrorists attack Magama gold miners, kill 3, abduct 13

Armed bandits, not fewer than 60, have attacked the newly found illegal gold mining site at Magama village, in Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing three persons, while…

Sit-at-home: Suspected IPOB members burn vehicle, scare residents in Anambra

There was pandemonium on Monday in Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area and Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State following heavy shootings by suspected members of the Indigenous…

Former Imo Speaker, 4 Others Kidnapped By Gunmen

Rt. Hon. Lawman Duruji, former Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly has been kidnapped by gunmen. They also seized the wife of Frank Onwumere, an erstwhile Chairman of Okigwe…

Herdsmen attack Ebonyi community, kill 3

Unconfirmed report reaching Vanguard has it that three indigenes of Ishiagu Community, in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State were attacked and killed by suspected herdsmen in the area.…

Gunmen Kill Ebubeagu Operative, set body Ablaze In Ebonyi

The police in Ebonyi State on Sunday confirmed the killing of a member of Ebubeagu Security Network. Ebubeagu is a security outfit set up by the Ebonyi State Government to…

Moghalu: Zamfara killings show how valueless lives have become in Nigeria

Kingsley Moghalu, a former presidential candidate, says lives have become “valueless” in Nigeria with the killing of 200 residents in Zamfara. TheCable had reported how bandits invaded about five communities…

Police Arrest Woman Taking Daughters To Bandits For Sex

The Intelligence Response Team (IRT), a special police unit fighting kidnapping, has arrested a woman who allegedly supplies women to bandits at Galadimawa forest in Giwa Local Government Area of…

Bandit Attacks In Zamfara ‘An Act Of Desperation’ – President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday reacted to the latest bandit killings recorded in Zamfara State. He described the action of the bandits as an “act of desperation.” Government sources said…

30 Students Of FGC, Birnin Yauri, Regain Freedom After Six Months In Captivity

Thirty students of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State, and one teacher of the school, have regained freedom after six months in captivity. On June 17, 2021, bandits from…

Buhari: We need divine intervention to end insecurity

President Muhammadu Buhari says the fight against insecurity and other challenges in Nigeria needs divine intervention. Speaking on Saturday at the national prayer session for the country, organised by the…