Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have uncovered an illegal arms manufacturing facility in Nasarawa State and arrested a suspect linked to the operation. The discovery…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a dismissed police officer, Haruna Haggai, over allegations of impersonating security personnel, snatching motorcycles and extorting residents in parts of Minna. The arrest…
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the abduction of more than 100 church worshippers in Kurmin Wali, a remote community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following days…
The Nasarawa State Police Command has rescued 17 persons suspected to be victims of human trafficking following the interception of a vehicle in Karu Local Government Area of the state.…
Libyan security authorities have uncovered a mass grave containing the remains of 21 African migrants in Ajdabiya, eastern Libya, in what officials described as a grim case of human trafficking…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspected drug dealer and five other individuals during a security operation aimed at curbing drug trafficking and related criminal activities in the…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a woman, identified as Martina Dachung, for allegedly selling her newborn baby for ₦1.4 million in Uromi, Edo Central Senatorial District. The arrest…
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have released a video showing two abducted men in Borno State, including a former local government chairman, appealing for assistance to secure their freedom. One of…
At least nine Nigerian soldiers were killed on Monday, January 5, after their convoy struck a landmine and came under attack near Bindundul village in Borno State, security sources have…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of eight individuals suspected to be involved in facilitating suicide bombings in the North-East, following coordinated intelligence-led operations by troops of Operation HADIN…
Nollywood actress Bimbo Thomas has revealed that the filming of Omo Ghetto: The Saga (Part Two) was nearly derailed by a violent armed robbery that left cast and crew traumatised…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to track down and apprehend the terrorists responsible for the deadly attack on Kasuwan Daji market in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger…
No fewer than 30 people were killed and several others abducted on Saturday after suspected terrorists launched a deadly attack on Kasuwan-Daji market in Demo community, Borgu Local Government Area…
Tension has gripped Okon-Aku community in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State following the killing of a young man just days before his planned wedding, an incident that sparked…
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Christian community in Adamawa State, northeastern Nigeria, amid renewed concerns over militant violence in the…
A traditional marriage ceremony in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, turned tragic on Tuesday night after armed men stormed the venue, killing at least three persons and injuring several others.…
United States Congressman Riley M. Moore has confirmed that at least 12 Tomahawk missiles were launched against suspected terrorist targets in Sokoto State, Nigeria, during a US military operation carried…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that Boko Haram insurgents were responsible for the bomb explosion at a mosque located within Gamboru Market in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The attack,…
Two men have been taken into custody following allegations that they used a dating app to lure men in Pietermaritzburg to an abandoned building in Scottsville, where the victims were…
Several people are feared dead following an explosion caused by a suspected suicide bomber at a mosque in Gamboru Main Market, Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Tuesday, December 24.…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation WHIRL STROKE, have foiled a kidnapping attempt along the Otukpo–Enugu Expressway in Benue State, rescuing 24 passengers from armed assailants. The incident occurred…
The Ojibara of Bayagan Ile in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Kamilu Salami, has regained his freedom after spending 25 days in captivity. The traditional ruler was…
Fear and anxiety have heightened in parts of Lagos following the arrest of two men suspected to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) by operatives of…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested three men in connection with the alleged unlawful possession of human parts in Ile-Ogbo, a community near Iwo in Osun State. The suspects…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested five suspected armed robbers who allegedly posed as vigilante operatives to rob passengers aboard a shuttle bus along Ring Road, Nibo, in Awka…
Troops of Sector 2 of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have intercepted two pickup vans suspected to be conveying logistics supplies…
The Federal Government has announced the reopening of all 47 Federal Unity Colleges that were shut in November due to rising insecurity across parts of the country. The decision was…
A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) attached to Mobile Police Force (Mopol) 12 in Niger State has died while in custody following his arrest over allegations of involvement in the…
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday began assembling at the Congress Secretariat in Abuja ahead of a nationwide protest over worsening insecurity across the country. The gathering,…
Residents of Sheka Sabuwar Gandu in the Kano suburb of Kano State have been thrown into shock following the killing of a pregnant woman and her 18-month-old son by unidentified…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday held separate private meetings with the governors of Benue, Kaduna and Cross River states at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, amid growing security and governance concerns…
A brazen daylight robbery on Friday morning left a motorist injured after armed men intercepted his vehicle and escaped with millions of naira along Murtala Muhammed Way in Ilorin, the…
The Ogun State Security Network Agency, known as the Amotekun Corps, has apprehended two suspected cult members and recovered a locally made pistol, a live cartridge, and an axe during…
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has circulated a video claiming responsibility for an attack on Nigerian Army personnel in Mairari, a community in Borno State. According to details…
Gunmen launched a deadly attack on St. Andrews Anglican Church in Isiokwe, Lilu community of Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra State, leaving two people dead and several others injured. The…
Nigeria’s newly appointed Minister of Defence, retired General Christopher Musa, has pledged to bring an end to the shedding of innocent blood in the country. Musa made the declaration during…
Isapa, a community in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, faces renewed threats from armed bandits who kidnapped 10 residents on November 25, 2025. The criminals have issued a…
Six real estate marketers were abducted on Friday during a land inspection at Oyebola village in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, the police have confirmed. Ogun State…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigerians are justified in seeking international assistance if the federal government fails to protect them from ongoing insecurity across the country. Obasanjo made the…
A convoy belonging to former Anambra State Governor Chris Ngige came under a violent attack on Wednesday along Nkpor–Nnobi Road in Idemili North Local Government Area. Officials confirmed that Ngige…
A coordinated attack in Gidan-Bijimi, a settlement in Kawu ward of Bwari Area Council, has resulted in the abduction of six girls and a teenage boy, heightening fears over rising…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency in response to the rising wave of attacks by bandits, terrorists, and other criminal groups across Nigeria. The President, in…
Zamfara State is reeling from renewed violence as armed bandits killed a police operative and a respected community elder in separate attacks within the past week. In Bukkuyum Local Government…
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, has intensified its surveillance of boarding schools across the state, reinforcing efforts to curb kidnappings and enhance student safety.…
Thirty-eight churchgoers abducted last Tuesday in Eruku, Kwara State, have been safely released following a coordinated operation by Nigeria’s security agencies, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of another suspected kidnapping mastermind in Southern Taraba, barely 24 hours after the capture of a separate high-profile suspect in the same region.…
A leading figure of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has admonished the Federal Government against closing schools in response to rising insecurity, insisting that authorities must instead…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged President Bola Tinubu to either request local and international support to address Nigeria’s escalating insecurity or resign from office. In a statement issued…
Fifty students abducted from St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, have reportedly escaped and been reunited with their families, authorities confirmed…
Twelve women have been abducted by suspected Boko Haram militants in Mussa district, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The victims, all farmers, were reportedly seized on Saturday evening…