Gunmen have abducted a pastor, Rev. Dr. Samuel Gbinde, along with two members of his congregation in Benue State. Rev. Gbinde, the Resident Pastor of NKST Andyar in Saghev, was kidnapped in the early hours of Tuesday, June 30, 2026. The abduction was confirmed in a statement issued on Tuesday by Nongo u Kristu u…
The Nigerian government says it will engage the South African authorities to seek compensation for Nigerians forced to abandon their businesses and properties amid anti-immigrant protests in the country. Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Alexander Ajayi, disclosed this during a television interview as another batch of Nigerians prepared to return home under…
Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Wilson Inalegwu has warned that Nigeria’s proposed state police system will fail if it is staffed with political thugs, vigilante members or loyalists of political parties instead of professionally recruited officers. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, Inalegwu said the success of state police would…
Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to US President Donald Trump and senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, has claimed that US forces killed 199 jihadists during a single operation in Nigeria. Gorka made the assertion during an interview with Marissa Streit, CEO of conservative media organisation PragerU, which aired on June 24. The…
Nigeria has taken delivery of 23 looted Benin Kingdom artefacts from Switzerland, marking another significant step in the country’s ongoing campaign to recover its stolen cultural heritage. The returned collection comprises 18 Benin artefacts repatriated by three Swiss museums and five additional cultural objects that were previously confiscated by Swiss authorities. The artefacts,…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly r@ping a 9-year-old girl in Katagum Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, SP Nafiu Habib, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, June 29, 2026 said the suspect, Muhammadu Audu, threatened to k!ll the victim with…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has clarified that recent statements by United States officials regarding the killing of 199 jihadists in Nigeria and the recovery of ISIS-linked weapons and electronic equipment do not relate to a fresh military operation. According to the DHQ, the information released by US authorities was the declassification of details from a…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has dismissed claims that the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, poses a political challenge to the Tinubu administration, insisting that the government remains focused on delivering on its promises. Speaking during an appearance on the…
The Nigerian naira traded within a narrow range against the United States dollar on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, across both the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market, as market participants continued to monitor foreign exchange liquidity and demand. Data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed the official…
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists in separate intelligence-led operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks operating within the Ilorin metropolis. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed the arrests in a statement issued on Friday. According to the statement, the suspects, identified as 33-year-old Abdullahi Jimoh Omotoho and…
