Suspected bandits on Friday evening reportedly invaded the Adanla community, a suburb of Igbaja in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, and allegedly abducted no fewer than seven persons. The attack, according to residents occured around 7pm on Friday,…
The the Nigeria Police Force has recorded a significant operational breakthrough with the arrest of two notorious bandits and kidnapping kingpins responsible for violent crimes across Katsina, Zamfara, Niger and Kwara States. On Friday, 19th December, 2025, operatives of the…
An assistant parish priest of Saint Kelvin Catholic Church, Ogbaku, in the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State was allegedly shot by unknown gunmen on Christmas day. The yet to be identified priest was said to have been…
Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has ordered sanctions against the head of the unit involved in the arrest of Sodeeq Atanda, a senior reporter with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ). The order comes amid criticism of tactics…
The Benue State Police Command successfully foiled a kidnap attempt on Christmas Day and rescued one Geoffrey Akume. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Udeme Edet, disclosed in a statement released on Thursday, made available to newsmen in Makurdi. Edet said the…
The headquarters of Operation Hadin Kai, Nigerian Army, has confirmed that suicide bomber was behind the explosion at a mosque in Borno State on Wednesday December 24, 2025. NEWSMAXNG reported on Wednesday that no fewer than four people were confirmed…
Nigerian businessman Invictus Obi released from U.S. prison, faces deportation after serving five-year fraud sentence The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has released Nigerian serial fraudster and businessman, Invictus Obi Okeke, after spending six years in jail for scamming America-based businesses…
At least four persons have been confirmed dead, while 14 others sustained injuries following a bomb explosion at Al-Adum Jumaat Mosque around the Gamboru Market area of Maiduguri, Borno State. The explosion occurred on Wednesday evening during the Maghrib prayer…
A student of the National Open University of Nigeria, Michael Coker, died after he suddenly collapsed during an examination at the institution’s Victoria Island study centre in Lagos last Tuesday. It was gathered from students and eyewitnesses that Coker reportedly…
The troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have foiled a kidnapping attempt along the Otukpo–Enugu expressway in Benue State and rescued 24 passengers who were traveling from Jos, Plateau State, to Ibadan in Oyo State on Monday night. This was disclosed…
