The police in Kogi State has dismissed reports spreading on social media alleging that bandits invaded Zango, Crusher and Felele communities in Lokoja. In a statement on Thursday, the command’s spokesperson, William Aya, described the reports as “fake news” aimed…
Bandits have reportedly abducted a 16-year-old boy and six girls from Gidan-Bijimi in Kawu Ward of the Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to reports, Gidan-Bijimi shares a boundary with Marke village, near the border with…
The Senate has directed its joint committee on security to investigate the sudden withdrawal of military personnel from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, shortly before bandits launched an attack. This is following a motion moved by Senate…
Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, asking for a new date to be mutually agreed on for him to appear over an alleged $14.8 million fraud. In…
A Kano High Court on Wednesday adjourned the trial of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife Hafsat Umar, and six others until February 3, 2026, for the hearing of all pending motions. The follows an 11-count charge brought by the…
The governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has clarified that the five police officers who were killed in Darazo Local Government Area of the state were not attacked by bandits. This is contrary to earlier reports by the state police…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, have arrested two herders for allegedly trespassing on community farmlands and destroying crops during a routine harvest-season patrol in Makurdi, Benue State. According to a statement signed on Tuesday by the…
A new video has surfaced showing that the Nigerian government and the bandits who abducted the Kebbi schoolgirls negotiated and arrived at a deal before the girls were set free. Recall that some kidnapped students of Government Girls Secondary School,…
The Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) have dared Senator Uzor Kalu to provide a list evidence following his claims that over 30,000 individuals have lost their lives due to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s activism in the South-East Region. IPOB described the claims…
At least 11 persons including a pregnant woman, children and others have been abducted from bandits who stormed Isapa, a community close to Eruku in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara state. The attack happened barely 24 hours after victims…
