Eight Kidnapped As Bandits Attack Kano Communities Despite Early Warning To Security Operatives
Bandits have abducted at least eight people in Biresawa village, Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, despite residents reportedly alerting security agencies ahead of the attack. Daily Trust, citing multiple sources, reported that the attackers stormed the community between 11pm and midnight on Monday. A source was quoted as saying, “They came as usual,…
Two Varsity Students Arrested For Rape In Ondo
Two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State have been arrested by the police in connection with a case of conspiracy and rape of a 20-year-old female student of the same school. Spokesman of the Ondo State Police Command, Olusola Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Akure, the state…
Nnamdi Kanu’s Special Counsel Says Nigerian Court Erred By Using Repealed Terrorism Law For Life Sentence
Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the Federal High Court in Abuja erred by sentencing the IPOB leader to life imprisonment under a repealed terrorism law. Kanu was convicted on November 20, 2025 on six terrorism-related charges and handed five…
Nigerian Police Order Immediate Withdrawal Of Mobile Force Personnel From VIPs Nationwide
The Nigeria Police Force has ordered all Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs) across the country to be withdrawn with immediate effect. This directive was issued by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Mobile Police (AIG MOPOL), in a signal circulated from Force Headquarters, Abuja, to all…
Insecurity: Tinubu Not Interested In Stopping Killings, His Words Meaningless — Lawyer
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of being uninterested in addressing the rising tide of insecurity sweeping across the country. Effiong claims the Tinubu-led government has not done enough to resolve the security challenges, accusing it of choosing instead to keep a keen eye on politics ahead of the 2027…
BREAKING: Terrorists Storm Ekiti LGA, Kidnap Pregnant Woman, 10 Children, Others
Unidentified gunmen have attacked the Isapa community in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, kidnapping a pregnant woman, 10 children, two nursing mothers, and several others. It was gathered that an estimated 20 to 30 armed bandits invaded the community, advancing with a large herd of cattle and firing sporadically. A stray bullet…
Wife Allegedly Stabbed Husband To Death Three Days After Wedding
A community in Tashar Aibo, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State is in shock after a young man was reportedly stabbed to death by his wife just three days after they got married. Residents said the man, known locally as Dan Gaske Mai Masara, was resting at home on Sunday afternoon when the incident…
Abductions, Setback For Education In Northern Nigeria – Amnesty International
Amnesty International Nigeria says the recent wave of mass abductions of pupils and students from schools will cause a serious setback to education in Northern Nigeria. The Country Director, Isa Sanusi, raised this alarm on Monday while responding to questions in an interview on Channels Television monitored by Hifox news. Sanusi pointed out that the…
Insecurity: Sanwo-Olu, Other South-West Governor Meet In Ibadan
Governors of the South-West states on Monday held a closed-door meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The meeting was attended by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, who is also the Chairman of the regional forum. Others included Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), and the host governor,…
Nnamdi Kanu’s Transfer To Sokoto Prison Threatens Ability To File Appeal, Says IPOB Leader’s Ex-Counsel, Ejimakor
Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, former Special Counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has raised concerns that transferring Kanu to a correctional facility in Sokoto, hundreds of kilometres from Abuja, poses a serious threat to his right and ability to file and pursue an appeal in his case. Speaking on…