…Chidi further alleged in the published videos that Igwesi was a drug dealer who sent gunmen to kill residents of Obuoffia. “During the investigation, the suspect was unable to substantiate the allegations contained in the published videos. He was consequently arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Enugu State for cyber…

Gunmen killed former Berom Youth Moulders-Association chairman Rwas Paul Danladi on Wednesday evening along the Gashish-Barkin Ladi roadThe BYM confirmed the killing in a statement and said two other people were injured in separate attacks across Berom communities on the same dayThe association called on the Plateau St…

At least three people were killed and two others injured after gunmen attacked a construction site along the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway in Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The victims included two security operatives and an expatriate working on the road construction project, while two civilians sustained…

…from Ibadan to their NYSC orientation camp in Abia State, were kidnapped by suspected gunmen. The abductors demanded N50 million each for the victims, amounting to N1 billion. They later reduced the ransom to N5 million per person, totalling N100 million. The victims’ parents had appealed to the Olubadan of Ibadanland…

…graduates were travelling from Ibadan to their NYSC orientation camps last Thursday when gunmen attacked the two buses conveying them along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State.

…from Ibadan to their NYSC orientation camps in the South-East and South-South when gunmen attacked the buses conveying them in Imo State. The incident has raised concerns among the families of the affected graduates and prompted calls for urgent efforts to secure their safe release. Reacting to the development, Bolaji…

…Democratic Congress, ADC, in Edo State has alleged that its members were attacked by gunmen during a political engagement in Igueben Local Government Area of the state. The party’s Publicity Secretary in Edo State, Chris Ojeikere, in a statement on Tuesday alleged that the Igueben LGA chairman led a group of armed men…

A farmer, Yahaya Ibrahim, has died from injuries sustained during an attack by suspected Fulani herders in Baji Village, Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State. Ibrahim reportedly died late Tuesday while receiving treatment at a hospital in Lambata, where he had been admitted after sustaining serious injuries duri…

Gunmen broke into multiple homes at Alrahus Estate in Kaduna's Millennium City around 11:30pm on Monday, moving from house to houseThe husband of the pregnant woman said he was in Abuja when his wife called to warn him that attackers were forcing their way into their compoundThe abductors contacted the husband after fl…

Suspected gunmen seized Pa Joseph Iduoriyekemwen, 90, from his home in Amagba, Benin City, in the early hours of TuesdayThe abduction of the ADC Edo South senatorial candidate's father has raised fears of a political motive behind the attackEdo State Commissioner for Information Kassim Afegbua condemned the kidnapping…

…post on X on Wednesday, saying it had been 144 days since the children were abducted by gunmen on May 15, 2026. Amnesty said the incident was part of a wider pattern of abductions affecting communities across northern Nigeria, warning that the continued insecurity was putting the education and future of thousands of ch…

A 50-year-old m8rder suspect, Bethlehem Nwanlia, threw the Bayelsa State High Court into panic on Tuesday when he slumped and d!ed while awaiting final judgment in the case of conspiracy, kidnapping and multiple m8rders. Nwanlia, 32-year-old Gideon Atama and Clever Ovo were arrested by police operatives attached to Ope…

…Golok Nanmwa At least two vigilantes were killed and three others injured when suspected gunmen attacked their duty post at Mangor in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident, which occurred at about 11pm, took place at Angwan Tsarki, a settlement in Mangor, in Bokkos, according to residents. The vic…

…in broad daylight, the criminals moved systematically from one POS kiosk to another. The gunmen brandished sophisticated weapons, terrorising the operators and forcing them to hand over large sums of daily cash receipts. According to eyewitnesses, this Incident marks the third consecutive attack on POS businesses in th…

One person was confirmed killed and seven others injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a commercial vehicle at the Bukuru Total Roundabout axis in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to reports, the incident occurred at about 6:30 pm on Sunday. The vehicle, a Boxer bus conveying 20 tr…

…2025 that an APC chieftain in Zamfara State, Umar Moriki, was reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be armed bandits. The incident occurred along the Gusau-Tsafe highway near Fegi village in Tsafe Local Government Area while Moriki was travelling from Gusau to Kaduna.

…travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states. Gunmen attacked the two buses conveying the group along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State.Olufemi Ajadi asks President Bola Tinubu to resign over NYSC members abduction Photo @OlufemiAjadio>Ajadi described the incident as…

…Badru Parents of prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members abducted by gunmen in Imo State have accused the transport company that conveyed their children from Ibadan of allegedly withholding vital passenger information when they approached its office for assistance, raising fresh questions about the firm…

…to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, at his Bodija, Ibadan residence. Gunmen give families of abducted corps members ransom ultimatum. Photo >As reported by The Punch, the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Abimbola, and the Aseyin of Iseyinland, Oba Sefiu Adeyeri, were also present at the meetin…

…of the Olubadan of Ibadanland and the state CP. The parents submitted that the gunmen contacted them using the mobile lines of the kidnapped prospective corps members. One of the parents, Alhaja Alimot Akande, appealed to the Olubadan, the CP and the Aseyin to come to their rescue by ensuring the timely release of thei…

…Youth Service Corps orientation camps. The victims were travelling in two buses when gunmen attacked them along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State, on Thursday, October 1 (read here).The Managing Director of Uko Akwa Ibom Motors Nigeria Limited, Isiah Akpan, told Punch that the kidnappers demanded N50m for e…

Suspected gunmen opened fire at a mining site near the Kuru Jenta and Heipang boundary in Plateau State late on Friday nightTwo persons from Heipang District were killed during the attack, which occurred while a government-imposed curfew was in effectCommunity leaders condemned the killings and warned residents against…

…and confirmed that coordinates showing the exact position of the camp had been obtained.Gunmen abduct 20 passengers from two buses on the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway. Photo >As reported by Vanguard, Bosso stated this while speaking to journalists about the ongoing operation.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral mome…

…going to rescue these victims unhurt,” he added. The development comes two days after gunmen abducted prospective corps members travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states. The victims were travelling in two buses when the attackers struck along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in the Um…

…demanded N950 million for their release. The victims were travelling in two buses when gunmen attacked them along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State, on Thursday. 2. At least 20 people have been confirmed dead in a fatal motor accident that occurred in Hawan Kibo community, Riyom Local Government Area of Pla…