…stakeholders have publicly urged security forces to intensify their operations in Chikun Local Government Area to ensure the safe rescue of the family and other residents affected by recent security challenges. Watch a video of him making the appeal below... View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lindaikejiblog (…

…who hailed from Eyombo Anabi compound in Ilorin, lived with his mother in Shao, Moro local government area, and helped with her clothes business. His family, however, became worried when he failed to return the motorcycle on the fateful day. A relative of the deceased who confided in our correspondent said the owner of…

…source of income and daily livelihood for people in Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area, and in nearby communities. With recovery efforts dragging into a ninth day, residents have reported an increasingly foul smell rising from the crash site, raising fears about decomposing human remains and spil…

…and 114 cattle rustled in separate incidents reported in Riyom, Barkin Ladi and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State in the past few days. The incidents also involved the killing of two cattle and the destruction of crops and farmlands, according to separate statements issued by the Berom Youth Moulders-Associ…

…as recovery operations continue at the crash site in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Wednesday, signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Idowu Ajanaku, the governor directed the Ministries of Environment and Health to begin extensive fumigat…

…personnel and other workers to withdraw until further notice. Ihugh, in Vandeikya Local Government Area, is the hometown of Governor Hyacinth Alia. The decision was announced in a pastoral letter and decree signed by Bishop William Avenya and Diocesan Chancellor, Reverend Father Marcellinus Wende. The Diocese cited fir…

…a 20-year-old man, Mujahid Danjuma, for allegedly def!ling a seven-year-old girl in Dass Local Government Area of the state. The command also arrested two men over alleged possession of Indian hemp. The spokesperson for the command, SP Nafiu Habib, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 said the…

Nine days after a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, the wreckage and bodies of the 25 victims remain unrecovered, raising fears of a public health crisis as residents complain of an increasingly offensive stench from the crash site. The development has heightene…

A leader of hunters in Andamin community, Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State, Shuayibu Danladi Ciroma, has been killed following an encounter with suspected bandits while responding to intelligence about a planned attack on the community. Ciroma, who was also a member of the Forest Guard Corps, reported…

…truck driver had allegedly crushed several vehicles around the Sango area, in the same local government area, before heading towards the Agodi Gardens, where the trailer reportedly rammed into a motorcycle, killing the corps member on the spot. One of the eyewitnesses said, “The articulated vehicle had been involved in…

The monarch of Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Afolabi Odidiomo, has urged the Federal and state governments to expedite efforts to recover the remains of victims of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in the community. PUNCH Online reported that a NAF ATR-42 aircraft crashed in the community…

…Speaking at the event, Precious Ibegwura, from Erema Community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, said oil pollution had exposed residents to serious environmental and health challenges. Ibegwura said the community had suffered extensive environmental degradation, leaving residents struggling t…

…urgent federal intervention following the displacement of residents in Jega and Maiyama local government areas of Kebbi State over the reported influx of bandits fleeing military operations in Zamfara and Sokoto states. Aliero, who represents Kebbi Central Senatorial District, made the call in a motion on matters of ur…

…an alleged attempt to steal a motorcycle and impersonate a police inspector in Girei Local Government Area. The Command said: “On 10th October 2026, operatives of Girei Divisional Police Headquarters, while on crime-prevention patrol along the Girei–Yola Road, responded to a distress call and intercepted the suspect wh…

…has recorded 1,138 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 268 deaths across 24 states and 119 local government areas as of epidemiological week 40 of 2026, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The NCDC’s latest situation report, covering September 28 to October 4, put the case fatality ra…

…after a trailer rammed into several vehicles around Agodi Gardens in the Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State. Several other people also sustained varying degrees of injuries in the incident which occurred on Monday, October 12, 2026. It was gathered that the truck driver had allegedly hit several vehicles a…

…terrorists during a failed attack on their Forward Operating Base, FOB, in Garaha, Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State. This was disclosed in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in Lake Chad region. Makama, citing security sources said the terrorists attacked the military ba…

…high-profile gunrunners during coordinated covert operations in Mangu and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State. The operation followed intelligence received by the Headquarters of OPEP on October 4, 2026, indicating the activities of suspected illegal arms fabricators and gunrunners operating in the two…

…in Edo State. The operation was conducted on Sunday, at Sasaro Forest in the Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued on Monday, the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Benin City, Kennedy Anyanwu, said the operation was carried out by troops of the 195 Battal…

…Sani Abubakar for allegedly attacking his neighbour with a cutlass and a horn in Toro Local government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, SP Nafiu Habib, who disclosed this in a statement Monday, October 12, 2026 said the suspect had accused the 20-year-old victim of enticing his wife. According to th…

…(Ansaru), planned the May 15 kidnappings of pupils, students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to pressure the Federal Government into releasing their detained leaders. A Department of State Services operative, identified as BBB, told the court that the group received support from international…

…the deceased was k!lled around Kwi-Beco Road, a community between Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas of the state while he was returning from a community on Thursday, October 8, 2026. The family said many questions surrounding his d3ath remain unanswered and require further explanation. He was buried at the Z…

…air strike on a terrorist enclave at Badu Village, south of Gudumbali in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. The intelligence-driven operation was carried out on 10 October 2026 following credible reports of a concentration of ISWAP fighters preparing to launch coordinated attacks on troops operating within…

…fi-Biladis Sudan (Ansaru) to stage the May 15, 2026 attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The attack, the court also heard, was to force the Federal Government to release their leaders who were arrested and are being prosecuted. A prosecution witness, identified as ‘BBB’ also told the court t…

…a precision air strike on their enclave at Badu Village, south of Gudumbali in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. The Army said the terrorists were neutralised on October 10, 2026, while preparing to launch coordinated attacks on troops operating within Sector 3 areas of responsibility. The acting Military…