The Katsina State Government has expressed concern over the persistent security challenges affecting parts of the state, blaming about 80 percent of the problem on community members and informants aiding criminal elements. Speaking to journalists after a joint security meeting held at the Government House in Katsina on Thursday, July 31, 2025, the State Commissioner…
A 17-year-old boy, Lurwanu Suleiman, tragically drowned in open water on Tuesday in Dandalama village, located in the Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State. The Kano State Fire Service’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. According to Abdullahi, the service received…
Gunmen have abducted Ifesinachi Onyekere, a prominent businessman and son of the Women Leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), in Anambra State. Onyekere, who serves as the Managing Director of Fish Magnet, was reportedly attacked around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at his residence in Ezinifite village, Okpuno community near Awka.…
Suspected herdsmen have reportedly killed two individuals in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The deadly attack took place on Sunday, July 27, 2025, along the Uikpam–Umenger road near Uikpam town — a route that has seen several violent incidents in recent months. Eyewitnesses say the victims were ambushed while traveling through the isolated…
An 18-year-old lesbian accused of fatally stabbing a 19-year-old man who allegedly r@ped her, remains in custody after her case was postponed to August 7 for a formal bail application at the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court on Friday, July 25. Dakalo Avheani Mulaudzi has been charged with murder following the death of Shonisani Mahwasane in the…
A 30-year-old man, Atiaro Emmanuel, has been arraigned before an Iwaro-Oka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly threatening to kill his father, Atiaro Mattew. The police charged the defendant before Magistrate B.A. Ikusika on a four-count charge. According to the prosecution, the incident occurred on November 12, 2024, at around 6:00 a.m. at Iwornin Quarters, Oka Akoko,…
Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court in Kano, Kano State, has convicted and sentenced TikToker Abubakar Ibrahim (also known as ‘G-Fresh’) and musician Hamisu Sa’id (known as Hamisu Breaker) for abusing the Nigerian currency. According to a statement from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the two were sentenced following their arraignment…
Suspected armed herdsmen have beheaded a farmer identified as Gabriel Vandefan in Ukpiam community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. According to a Facebook user, Mr. Ango Japhet T, the brutal attack occurred on Thursday afternoon, July 24, 2025 at Tse Aghem. The victim had gone to inspect his farm in the company…
An operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), identified only as Jide, was shot and killed by suspected drug traffickers during a sting operation in Ondo town, the headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area, Ondo State. The fatal incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at a residential…
The HQ 63 Brigade Nigerian Army / Sector 1 Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), has arrested a suspected cultist identified as Igbe Lucky Chika. Ag Assistant Director of Army Public Relations for the 63 Brigade, Captain [Name], disclosed in a statement that the 26-year-old suspect was apprehended by troops in Ezionun community, Abraka,…
