…the weekend.The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, said the attack began on the night of October 6 and that soldiers, backed by the Nigerian Air Force, fought off the militants in a gun battle that stretched into the morning of October 7. Weapons recovered from the scene included six AK-47 r…

…111 distressed Nigerians from South Africa amid concerns over xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in the country. The returnees, comprising 44 men, 23 women and 44 children, arrived in Lagos aboard South African Airways Flight SA060 on Thursday, October 8, 2026. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this in a stateme…

…from Ukraine or Russia on an agreement, which follows an escalation in deadly attacks in the war. Earlier Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated his country would be ready to stop hitting Russian oil refineries if Russia curbed its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Zelensky’s comment came a…

…interventions to restore confidence in the economy. The group said persistent attacks on farming communities, oil installations, electricity infrastructure, and telecommunications facilities are undermining productivity, raising business costs, and discouraging long-term investment. In a statement issued on Sunday by i…

…two young ladies from the same family within a space of four days. The young women were attacked while trying to fetch water from the Zambezi River. It was gathered that four days after losing 22 year old Monde Pelekelo, who was attacked and dragged into the Zambezi River by a crocodile, another family member, 20 year…

…whether America should join Saudi strikes against the Houthi rebels behind the attackPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and i…

By Peter Duru, Makurdi At least nine persons have reportedly been killed in fresh attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on Tse-Nyaku, Tse-Biliji and adjoining communities in Mbatian Council Ward of Ngenev, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. Several others were reportedly injured, while an unspecified number of re…

…at the time of reporting. The explosion occurred amid an intensification of missile attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels against Saudi Arabia. Riyadh airport had reportedly come under attack twice earlier in the week, leaving four people dead, several others injured and an aircraft severely damaged, Reuters re…

…he would soon decide whether to join Saudi strikes against Iran-backed Houthins after an attack on Riyadh’s international airport. “We may. We’re going to look at it. We just found out about the recent attack, so we’ll make a decision,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We move very quickly.” The post Trump to…

Yemen’s Houthis attacked Riyadh’s international airport with a missile on Saturday, a diplomatic source told AFP, with dozens reported wounded and a witness describing panic in the terminal. Saudi authorities did not confirm any new attack or evacuation, but one witness reported hearing an explosion while waiting to bo…

…as John Mafulul, 53, and Ezekiel Yohanna, 50. The association said the victims were attacked at about 5 pm on Friday. It also announced the death of Bulus Chun Pam, from Gwom Ajang, Foron District, Barkin Ladi, who was injured in an attack on October 7 and taken to Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for treatment.…

…of the fast is to unite them and avert untoward events like accidents and robbery attacks. “The weekly fast is often strictly enforced. We will converge at a particular venue to pray while we fast. During this time no Okada riders is to be seen playing the road with passengers, else serious sanctions are applied agains…

…is a primary variable which gives pause to potential investors," it said.Although attacks on oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta had declined, the report noted that oil theft and illegal bunkering continued. "In the North, the expansion of terrorist and 'bandit' groups continues to degrade the climate for agribusines…

…yielded little progress. With winter approaching, the prospect of continued fighting and attacks on vital infrastructure has added urgency to the search for a settlement against a backdrop of deadly Russian attacks. On Thursday, a Russian strike on buses in the frontline Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed 30 people. T…

…Energy supplies also feature in the Miami discussions, with a partial ceasefire covering attacks on energy infrastructure and grain shipments among the ideas under consideration, according to Axios. The Miami meeting follows visits to Moscow and Kyiv last month by Witkoff, a longtime Trump confidant, and Kushner, the p…

…Nigerian-born U.S. Postal Service worker, Ade Tokumbo, is recovering after he was attacked outside a west Baltimore 7-Eleven store when he went to buy juice. He stood outside of his home Thursday, October 8, 2026 and shared his story about what happened. Tokumbo said he was assaulted by a group of juveniles outside the…

…hijack suspect, Hamam al-Hammami, had a long-held plan rooted in the September 11, 2001 attacksPreliminary findings showed al-Hammami previously flew two routes to Tel Aviv specifically to study the airport before the attackInvestigators found al-Hammami passed all of Flydubai's professional and security requirements d…

The co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai jet last week had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv’s international airport, the United Arab Emirates’ top prosecutor said on Friday. In the aftermath of the incident, people on board — the majority of whom were Israeli — described a sudden plunge in altitude a…

…Fuel price discount: ‘Dull student who copied classmate’s answer’ – Atiku attacks Tinubu

…attempt to abduct more people. Security personnel on duty there opened fire, forcing the attackers to retreat without taking any additional hostages.Furthermore, the source confirmed that the kidnappers have since reached out to relatives of the three abductees, issuing a ransom demand of N120 million for all three to…

Social media activist VeryDarkMan shared a video showing a ₦50 million murals featuring Burna Boy, children and team members at a Rivers State communityThe artwork was created ahead of the commissioning of a school and clinic in Burna Boy's hometown, with the project valued at ₦250 millionNigerians took to social m…

Gunmen attacked and killed a police officer along the Kwi-Beco road in Plateau State on Thursday eveningThe officer was riding a motorcycle to his duty post in the Chit area of Heipang District when he was ambushedThe Berom Youth Moulders-Association condemned the killing and raised alarm over the safety of civilians i…

Attackers suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists have struck Adamawa State again, this time in a village in Gombi Local Government Area. DAILY POST learnt on Friday afternoon that the attackers launched an assault on Bala-Tela village in Gombi, a local government area bordering Hong LGA, which has frequently come under…

…killing of Caroline "Caro" Peña. While all three face criminal charges stemming from the attack, Amaya Diaz, the alleged primary assailant wielding the weapon, was released from the Val Verde County Correctional Facility in Del Rio on Tuesday. The Val Verde County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the Diaz family provide…

…responding educators and law enforcement did not face criminal charges related to the attack.Instead, court records reveal that the child, publicly identified only as J.T., was ordered to undergo 227 days of inpatient psychiatric confinement after shooting his first-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner, inside a classroom at Ri…