Security

Al-Qaeda Affiliate JNIM Claims 200 Soldiers Killed in Attack

An Al-Qaeda-affiliated group, Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for a devastating ...

Former Boko Haram Members De-radicalised

Yobe State to Reintegrate 390 Ex-Boko Haram Members After De-Radicalisation Programme

The Yobe State Government has announced its readiness to reintegrate 390 former Boko Haram members ...

Bauchi State

Man Arrested for Sexual Assault of Minor Daughter in Bauchi

Police detain father accused of impregnating 17-year-old biological daughter. The Bauchi State Police Command has ...

Uganda’s Military Withdraws from DRC

Donald Trump Orders Immediate Withdrawal of Uganda’s Military from DR Congo

United States President Donald Trump has directed the Uganda’s military to withdraw immediately from the ...

Herdsmen

Suspected Herdsmen Kill Two Farmers in Fresh Benue Attack

Suspected herdsmen have killed two farmers in separate attacks in Gwer West Local Government Area ...

Ebonyi land dispute claims six lives

Ebonyi Land Dispute: Six Killed in Renewed Clash Between Amasiri and Okporojo Communities

At least six people have been confirmed dead following a violent resurgence of a longstanding ...

Three Headless Bodies Discovered in Ondo

Three Headless Bodies Discovered in River, Causes Panic in Odigbo, Ondo State

There is growing tension in Odigbo, a community in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo ...

Ribadu warns against ransom payment.

Stop Paying Ransom to Kidnappers, Warns Ribadu

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has issued a stern warning to Nigerians, ...

Delta family petition police over the death of their son in police custody.

Delta Family Petitions PSC, IGP Over Singer’s Death in Police Custody

Petition has been made by a grieving family in Delta State to top law enforcement ...

Kebbi student kidnapped by gunmen

Gunmen Strike Off-Campus Hostel in Kebbi, Kill One, Abduct Student

Gunmen have abducted a 400-level student of the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi. This happened in ...

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