Candlelight procession for kidnap victim held in Awka amid tight security

By: Zagazola Makama 

A candlelight procession organised in memory of late Mr Ifesinachi Onyekere, the son of an All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)...

Teenager killed during foiled animal theft in Yobe

By: Zagazola Makama 

A 17-year-old boy has died from machete wounds sustained during a failed attempt to steal domestic animals in Sasawa village, Damaturu Local Government...

Troops kill 7 terrorists in ambush, repel retaliatory attack in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of the Nigerian Army Operation HADIN KAI have killed seven suspected Boko Haram terrorists in an ambush operation along the...

Hoodlums amputate man’s hand in Gusau, flee with severed limb

By: Zagazola Makama

Suspected members of a gang known as Yan Sare-Sare attacked a 28-year-old man in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, amputated his hand and...

Bandits loyal to Bello Turji kill traveller on Isa–Shinkafi road, security forces recover vehicle, motorcycle

By: Zagazola Makama 

Armed bandits on motorcycles opened fire on commuters along the Isa–Shinkafi road in Sokoto...

Doubts trail dialogue with Bello Turji despite release of 32 captives

By: Zagazola Makama 

The recent release of 32 kidnapped victims by notorious bandit leader Bello Turji, following behind-the-scenes dialogue with Islamic...

Troops arrest suspected Boko Haram logistics supplier in Maiduguri

By: Zagazola Makama 

The troops of Operation Hadin Kai in collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have arrested a suspected Boko...

HURIWA commends DSS DG over human rights reforms, seeks nationwide human rights desk

By: Zagazola Makama

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has commended the Director-General of the Department of State...

Six injured as troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA repel bandit attack in Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA, in collaboration with the police, vigilantes and Community Watch Corps (C-Watch), repelled a...

Six injured as troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA repel bandit attack in Katsina

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA, in collaboration with the police, vigilantes and Community Watch Corps (C-Watch), repelled a...

Two farmers killed, others injured in Gombe–Bauchi border attack

By: Zagazola Makama 

Two farmers have been killed and two others injured following an attack by suspected armed men at Luse-Janje bush, located within the Bauchi...

Bandits kill Union Bank staff, abduct another in Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama 

Armed bandits on Sunday killed a staff member of Union Bank and abducted another along the Gusau–Funtua highway in Tsafe Local Government Area of...

Police arrest suspects in murder of Liberty FM staff in Abuja

By: Zagazola Makama 

The FCT Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of a Liberty Radio FM staff, Mr. Azubuko Nwakama Joel, who was...

Police arrest suspected ‘one-chance’ syndicate in Abuja, recover vehicle, counterfeit dollars

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a “one-chance” robbery...

Mob kills NSCDC officer mistaken for armed robber in Jigawa market

By: Zagazola Makama 

A personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was lynched by a mob at Shuwarin Market in Jigawa State after being...

Passengers abducted by suspected kidnappers along Wukari road in Taraba

By: Zagazola Makama

Suspected armed kidnappers have abducted an unconfirmed number of passengers along the Chinkai–Kente–Wukari road in Wukari Local Government...

Gunmen in military uniform abduct passengers in Benue

By: Zagazola Makama 

Suspected armed men dressed in military camouflage have abducted at least four passengers from a commercial bus along the Otukpo axis of Benue...

Two arrested over suspected murder of UNIJOS student

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Plateau State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the suspected murder of a 29-year-old student of the University of...

Woman killed, houses burnt in communal clash in Plateau

By: Zagazola Makama 

A woman was killed and several houses set ablaze following a violent clash between some Fulani herders and native residents of Rwan and Kopmon...

Troops neutralise three kidnappers during ransom collection in Plateau

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have neutralised three suspected kidnappers during a failed ransom collection operation in Riyom...