The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), operating under the Joint Task Force of Operation HADIN KAI, has struck another terrorist enclave at Abbaga Jiri in the Timbuktu Triangle on January 8. In a statement, the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said the operation was carefully planned to degrade terrorist capabilities,…
The Benue State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested six suspected cable vandals in the state. The Corps’ spokesperson, SC EA Michael, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, January 5, 2025, saying the suspects were apprehended for alleged criminal conspiracy and vandalisation of PHCH/TCN cables at Apir, opposite…
No fewer than thirty persons have been k!lled in a deadly attack by suspected terrorists at the Kasuwan-Daji market in the Demo community, located in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger state on Saturday, January 3. The gun-wielding attackers who abducted a number of persons, also carted away foodstuffs…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted various quantities of illicit substances including Ketamine, Ecstasy and Tramadol pills concealed in sachets of coffee mix and book parcel heading to Zambia and the United Kingdom. Femi Babafemi, spokesperson of NDLEA, says the seizures made at a courier company in Lagos on…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Mustapha Isma’il, over the alleged killing of his friend, Halifa, following a dispute. The incident reportedly occurred on December 26, 2025, at about 8:30 p.m. in the Sheshe area of Kano metropolis. The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, confirmed the arrest…
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as the Amotekun Corps, has arrested 39 suspected bandits allegedly fleeing northern Nigeria following recent airstrikes on terrorist hideouts in Sokoto State. The suspects were apprehended at the Elegbeka forest axis in Ose Local Government Area, a location identified as a hotspot for criminal activities such as…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers in connection with the murder of a 32-year-old man, Sirajo Abdulhamid, in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. He said the suspects allegedly attacked…
Bandits have attacked two Catholic priests at the Parish House of St. Rita Catholic Church in Unity Estate, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, near Abuja, leaving them seriously injured. The attack reportedly occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, December 30, 2025, when armed assailants stormed the parish residence. During the incident, two priests were assaulted, while…
A 19-year-old matric pupil from Tiego Tawana Secondary School in Dithakang village near Mafikeng, in South Africa’s North West province, has died after he was allegedly forcefully taken to an initiation school. The deceased, Onalenna Booi, was reported missing by his family after he completed his examinations in late November. According to relatives,…
Armed bandits have abducted a pastor of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, in Okoro Gbedde, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident occurred on Saturday, December 27, 2025, while the pastor was on his way to his farm. Eyewitnesses said he was riding on a motorcycle along…
