Troops arrest 11 illegal miners, kill bandits in Zamfara – Army

The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Accord have arrested 11 illegal miners and eliminated scores of bandits on Saturday , November 21 in parts of Zamfara and Katsina States…

We’ll hunt killers of Nasarawa APC chairman, says governor

Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa, says killers of Philip Shekwo, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, will be hunted. Armed men abducted Shekwo from his residence…

Gunmen kill five worshippers, abduct 18 during attack on Zamfara mosque

Suspected bandits on Friday attacked a mosque in Zamfara state during the congregational Jummah prayer, killing five people and abducting 18 others, including the imam. Mohammed Shehu, spokesman of the…

Abducted Nasarawa APC chairman found dead

Philip Shekwo, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state, has been found dead. Crimefacts.News had reported how armed men abducted Shekwo from his residence in Lafia, the…

Gunmen abduct Nasarawa APC chairman Shekwo

Some unidentified gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Mr Philip Tatari Shekwo. The Police Commissioner in the state Mr.…

IPOB: Chiefs beg soldiers not to withdraw from Oyigbo

Chiefs have implored the Defence Headquarters not to withdraw soldiers deployed to restore peace in the Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State in order to prevent remnants of the…

Gunmen kidnap, kill former NUPENG chairman in Rivers

The Police in Rivers State confirmed the kidnap and killing of a former Rivers State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Ebenezer Kalabo Amah. Amah…

Gunmen attack Dickson’s Bayelsa residence, Kill Policeman

A police officer guarding the residence of Seriake Dickson, a former governor of Bayelsa, in Sagbama local government area of the state, has been shot dead. The officer was killed…

35-year-old poly lecturer murdered in Ogun

Mufutau Waliu, the Head of Department of Electrical and Electronics at the D.S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori, Ogun State, has been killed by gunmen, suspected to be hired assassins. The…

Sani: It’s Time To Take Action, Condemns Kaduna Killings

The Senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Uba Sani has condemned the renewed attacks on communities in Igabi and Kajuru Local Governments, as well as the Kaduna –…

Report: Gunmen abduct 12 police officers — demand ransom

Gunmen have abducted 12 assistant-superintendents of police (ASPs) on their way to Zamfara from Borno state, the BBC is reporting. The police officers were said to be on their way…

Gunmen Kill District Head, Son In Zango Kataf, Two Others In Giwa LGA Kaduna

A map showing Kaduna, a state in Nigeria’s North-Central region. A map showing Kaduna, a state in Nigeria’s north-west region. The district head of Gidan Zaki village in Zango Kataf…

12 suspected hoodlums arrested in connection with Mushin mayhem

The police in Lagos have arrested 12 suspected hoodlums in the crisis that engulfed Mushin area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Monday. There was mayhem in Mushin on Monday as…

Masari: 99 percent of bandits terrorising Katsina are from Zamfara

Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina, has alleged that 99 percent of bandits terrorising the state are from Zamfara. Several communities in some states across the north, including Zamfara, have come…

Three injured as farmers, herders clash in Abuja community

No fewer than three persons were injured in a bloody clash between farmers and herders at Iddo , a community in the Federal Capital Territory , Abuja , on Monday…