…people have been killed and another injured in fresh attacks on communities in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, with the Mwaghavul Youth Movement (MYM) calling for investigations and stronger security measures to protect residents. The latest attack occurred in Kinat community, where 29-year-old Katbam Tit…

…level, Zulum said the number of functional schools increased from 34 across eight local government areas in 2019 to 129 across 25 LGAs by 2026. He also said school enrolment increased from 766,551 learners in 2019 to 1,801,295 in 2026, representing an increase of more than one million learners in seven years. Zulum att…

…Kagarko, Giwa, Igabi, Jama’a, Kaura, Sanga, Jaba, Kudan, Makarfi, Zangon-Kataf and Kauru local government areas. According to him, the situation had pushed many affected families into severe economic hardship and forced others to relocate to areas they considered safer to continue their legitimate economic activities.…

…State, two men wanted over alleged kidnapping and banditry were arrested in Baruten Local Government Area following intelligence-led operations. Police recovered N770,000 cash, two smartphones, a locally made bulletproof vest and a power bank from the suspects. The suspects were subsequently handed over to military aut…

…followed a swift response by the troops, who were carrying out routine patrols in Anka Local Government Area when they received information that terrorists had attacked a commercial vehicle along the highway. According to Makama, the soldiers immediately moved to the area after receiving the alert and engaged the attac…

…the 4.87-kilometre Siun Junction–Iperu Junction Road, linking Obafemi Owode and Ikenne Local Government Areas. The statement partly read, “It also approved the reconstruction of the 4.87-kilometre Simawa–Lukosi/Ogijo Road in Sagamu Local Government Area. “The Council further approved variations for the reconstruction o…

…was attacked in the early hours of Sunday. The road is between Olorunsogo and Oorelope local government areas. It was learnt that the attack took place between 5:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Chairman of the Olorunsogo local government area, Kazeem Olayanju, when contacted confirmed the attack. Olayanju in a telephone conversa…

…dated September 9, 2026, and addressed to the Chairman of the ADC in Bojude Ward, Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State. A copy of the letter was made available to our correspondent on Sunday. Hassan Muhammadu, who was also the North-East Zonal Secretary of the party, announced his immediate withdrawal from the pa…

…clerics (Imams) abducted by armed bandits along the Dakko–Damri feeder road in Bakura Local Government Area. This was disclosed in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Yazid Abubakar, in Gusau on Sunday. Abubakar said the clerics were abducted on Sept. 12, 2026, at about 11:30 a.m. by bandit…

Samuel Jonah, a 38-year-old native of Ankpa Local Government Area of Benue State, who lost his three children on Saturday, September 5, 2026, speaks with PETER DADA about how their lifeless bodies were found on his farm inside the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, in Akure, Ondo State Could you tell us the cir…

…of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Gender Unit, at a hotel in Obi, Obingwa Local Government Area of the state on September 7, 2026. Afolabi said the suspects had been transferred from the Central Police Station, Umuahia, in connection with alleged conspiracy and child trafficking." According to him"Prelim…

…I, has passed away days after the monarch regained his freedom from k!dnappers in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. Recall that on August 22, armed men invaded Igbesi community and abducted the monarch. He was released five days later during a security operation in the Elerin/Ijomu-Oro axis of the state. Sadly…

…a motorcycle repair workshop allegedly being used by the group in Kware town, Kware Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The development was contained in a post shared on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the post, troops of the 8 Guards Task Force deployed at the Forward Operating Base in Kware car…

…Speak against Kebbi governor and be dealt with In Kebbi State, the Chairman of Gwandu Local Government Area, Alhaji Atiku Ahmad Mandiya, told supporters in a video that anyone who spoke against Governor Nasir Idris “should be dealt with,” while promising to secure the release of any supporter arrested for confronting t…

…fresh sand behind the three-bedroom bungalow in Ogooluwa community, Akiode Ibogun, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, are all that remain of a tragedy that has left residents struggling to make sense of what happened. Placed side by side behind the house, the heaps mark the graves of a husband and wife whose live…

…allegedly trafficked from Kama Madaki and Gudindi Mada communities in the Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State were rescued from their alleged buyers. “Through advanced field tracking, technical intelligence and multi-state tactical sweeps, operatives of the CG’s SIS tracked down the buyers who were from diff…

…The Chairman of the Cross River Traditional Council and Paramount Ruler of Abi Local Government Area, HRM Ovai Solomon Edward, thanked President Bola Tinubu for his programmes and policies. He said transforming the country was an onerous task that required time and patience from citizens.

…affidavit, Odebala said the party conducted the primary in 24 of the state's 25 local government areas, and that results were collated at the LGA level. However, he argued that no final collation was carried out at the state level and that the NDC did not submit any final collated results to INEC on the day of the prim…

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has inaugurated 18 newly elected Local Government Area chairpersons, tasking them with delivering measurable development and ensuring that residents benefit directly from their administration. The governor, who administered the oath of office on Friday, urged the council chairperso…

…has become the new traditional ruler of the Ekwuoma Kingdom in the Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta State. Daniel, who succeeded his late father, King Chinedu Samuel Chukwujindu, was formally installed as the 11th Ajeh of Ekwuoma on Thursday. He assumed the royal title of Ezeagu-Ukpo II following the compl…

…the country’s literacy deficit alone, calling for stronger collaboration among state and local governments, development partners, civil society organisations, traditional and religious institutions, the private sector, community leaders and the media. She reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to working with UNESCO and other…

…been found d£ad on his cocoa plantation at Alani Camp, near Supare in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Kehinde left home for the farm on Thursday, September 3, 2026, but failed to return home. His concerned family members and other residents began searching for him. His lifeless body was later disc…

…an abducted woman from the hands of kidnappers along the Eko-Amukpe road in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. ​The Police have also launched a manhunt for the fleeing suspects at about 1945hrs on 2nd September 2026. Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement in W…

…red-handed with 12 vandalised telecommunications panels from an IHS tower site in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. The NSCDC added that investigations exposed a broader network involving a scrap market owner and financier, Yusuf Musa, who allegedly funded theft operations and resold stolen components. NSCDC…

…said the latest confrontation reportedly occurred around the Chingolo axis of Bama Local Government Area, where Boko Haram fighters attacked ISWAP members who were advancing into the area. Makama said the latest fighting is part of a renewed wave of hostilities between the two rival terrorist groups that began about tw…