Suspected ISWAP terrorists have killed the village head of Kinnari, a remote settlement in Damasak, Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State. The attack took place on Friday night, August 1, around 9:00 p.m., when insurgents stormed the village and fatally shot the traditional leader, 65-year-old Goni Kinnari, with a rifle, according to security analyst…
The Ondo State Police Command has apprehended 10 nationals from the Republic of Benin over involvement in an illegal human trafficking operation within the state. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Lawal Adebowale, disclosed the arrests on Sunday, August 3, 2025, while addressing journalists in Akure. The suspects—Atouh Joel, Mohamed Amidou, Saibou Akateliwe, Abdul Jahao,…
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed one of its officers, Assistant Superintendent of Corrections (ASC) Efe Onakpoya, for misconduct after he took unauthorized photographs of an inmate and shared them online. The incident occurred within the barracks of the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Afikpo, Ebonyi State. In a statement issued by NCoS spokesperson…
A Sharia Court in Kano on Friday, August 1, sentenced 35-year-old Sabiu Abdullahi to 50 strokes of the cane for stealing five roofing sheets. Abdullahi, a resident of Mariri Quarters, Kano, was charged with trespass and theft under Sections 134 and 287 of the Kano State Penal Code Law. He pleaded guilty to the offenses.…
The Ogun State Police Command has opened an investigation into the sudden death of a 20-year-old recent graduate of Information Technology from Babcock University, Ilisan Remo. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the deceased, identified as Akawa Boluwatife Samuel, was brought to the Babcock University Teaching Hospital by his roommates on Wednesday, July 30, 2025,…
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…
