Pope Leo XIV has said that both Christians and Muslims “have been slaughtered” in Nigeria, linking the violence to extremist groups, economic and land-related conflicts. His comments come as international scrutiny over Nigeria’s security situation intensifies. The Pope made the…
The bandits that abducted some 38 worshippers at the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State have placed N100 ransom on the head of each abductees. Leadership Newspaper reports that the kidnappers have started…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted and sentenced Hussaini Isma’il, one of the leaders of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, to a 20-year imprisonment. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, convicted Isma’il, popularly known as Maitangaran, in the…
Youths in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Wednesday barricaded the Ilorin–Kabba highway in protest over Tuesday night’s deadly bandit attack on the community, accusing security agencies of abandoning residents during the assault. The demonstration, which began…
The governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has called for urgent reinforcement of security in the Ekiti Local Government Area, particularly the Eruku axis, after gunmen attacked the community on Tuesday. NEWSMAXNG reported that heavily armed men had stormed the…
The police in Kwara State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed that two people were killed and one injured during a bandits attacks in Eruku, a boundary town in the Ekiti Local Government Area. A parish of the Christ Apostolic Church…
Abductors have freed no fewer than Forty-five people who were kidnapped in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State after renewed peace talks under the Operation Safe Corridor initiative. The development follows a negotiation involving a bandit leader identified as…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of a soldier on duty in the Imota area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, after he was attacked by a mentally unstable individual. According to the force in a statement by the acting Deputy…
A schoolgirl who was abducted with 24 others from a dormitory in Nigeria has escaped and is safe, the school’s principal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The student arrived home late Monday, hours after the kidnapping at the Government…
The Federal Government has vowed to ensure the female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, return safely. NEWSMAXNG reports that the students were abducted when gunmen attacked Maga Comprehensive Girls’…
