Oyo High Court Sentences Five Men to Death by Hanging for the Murder of a Taxi Driver Following Fatal Road Incident An Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, today, Tuesday, November 25, 2025, delivered a stern judgment against five men, sentencing all of them to death by hanging for the brutal murder of a […]
Police Confirm 10 Persons Abducted in Isapa Community, Kwara, as Bandits Launch Attack Close to Eruku Church The Kwara State Police Command today, Tuesday, November 25, 2025, confirmed the abduction of ten persons following a fresh, violent bandit attack on the Isapa Community in the state. The attack, which occurred on Monday evening, is the […]
Catholic Bishops Demand Urgent Justice, Investigation of ‘Delayed’ Security Response Following Mass Abductions in Kebbi and Niger States The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) today, Tuesday, November 25, 2025, issued a strongly worded demand for urgent government action to halt the escalating violence and terror engulfing the nation, calling the incessant attacks on communities […]
Tinubu Orders Total Security Cordon on Kwara, Kebbi, and Niger Forests to Flush Out Bandits and Rescue Remaining Hostages In a decisive response to the alarming surge in kidnappings and terrorist activities across the North-Central region, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today, Tuesday, November 25, 2025, ordered the implementation of a “total security cordon” over the […]
Army 6 Division Dismantles Seven Illegal Refineries, Arrests Four Oil Thieves, Seizing Over 109,000 Litres Worth N150m in Niger Delta The Nigerian Army has struck a significant blow against economic saboteurs in the Niger Delta, announcing, the arrest of four suspected oil thieves and the seizure of petroleum products valued at over N150 million. The […]
Army Arrests Second Notorious Kidnap Kingpin, Alhaji Abubakar Bawa, in Two Days During Intensive ‘Operation Zafin Wuta’ in Taraba The Nigerian Army has made a significant breakthrough in its fight against criminal elements, announcing, the arrest of a suspected notorious kidnap kingpin in Southern Taraba State, marking the second high-profile capture in just 48 hours. […]
Rising Terrorism Threat: Former Minister Warns Nigeria “May Fail” Without Decisive Action A former Nigerian minister has issued a stark warning that Nigeria risks “failing” in its battle against terrorism if urgent and decisive measures are not taken to confront the escalating wave of insecurity gripping several regions of the country. His comments come amid […]
Tinubu Orders Reassignment of VIP Police Bodyguards to Frontline Duty Amid Rising Insecurity President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a major security shake-up that will see hundreds of police officers withdrawn from Very Important Persons (VIPs) and reassigned to core policing duties across the country. The decision comes as Nigeria continues to face escalating insecurity, […]
BREAKING NEWS UK Rejects Nigeria’s Request to Transfer Ike Ekweremadu to Serve Sentence at Home The United Kingdom has turned down a formal request from the Nigerian government to transfer former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu back to Nigeria to serve the remainder of his prison sentence. Ekweremadu, who is currently in a UK correctional […]
House Defence Chairman Benson Calls for Deepened Nigeria-US Partnership to Bolster Counter-Insurgency and Human Rights Safeguards The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson, today, Saturday, November 22, 2025, underscored the critical necessity of fostering a stronger alliance between Nigeria and the United States, asserting that deeper bilateral engagement is […]
US Congressman Riley Moore Urges Nigerian FG to Disarm Middle Belt Militants with AK-47s, Citing Systemic Injustice and Violence United States Congressman Riley Moore, Friday, November 21, 2025, intensified international pressure on the Nigerian Federal Government, publicly demanding immediate action to disarm armed militant groups operating unchecked in the country’s volatile Middle Belt region. Speaking […]
Gunmen Abduct Over 200 Schoolchildren and Teachers in Massive Attack on Catholic School in Niger State In one of the largest school abductions Nigeria has witnessed in recent years, armed gunmen have kidnapped more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from a Catholic boarding school in Papiri, near Kontagora, Niger State. The attack took place […]
Mass Abduction Tally Rises to 303 Pupils and 12 Teachers in Niger State Catholic School, Confirms CAN The national security crisis deepened today, Saturday, November 22, 2025, after the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) confirmed that the total number of schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Niger State has risen […]
Over 13,000 Terrorists Neutralized, 17,000 Apprehended in Two-Year Period, Says FG Security Leadership In a performance overview of the nation’s counter-terrorism operations, the Federal Government, through its security leadership, today, Friday, November 21, 2025, confirmed that over 13,000 terrorists and criminal elements have been neutralized across various theatres of operation within the last two years. […]
Vice President Shettima Arrives South Africa to Lead Nigeria’s Delegation at G20 Summit After Tinubu Postpones Trip Over Security Crisis Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, today, Friday, November 21, 2025, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the prestigious 2025 G20 Leaders’ Summit. The Vice President is set to engage world […]
Federal Government Orders Immediate Closure of 41 Unity Colleges Across Northern Regions Due to Escalating Student Abduction Crisis The Federal Government today, Friday, November 21, 2025, issued a major directive ordering the immediate and temporary closure of 41 Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) across the country in response to the alarming resurgence of mass abductions targeting […]
Nasarawa Government, Police Debunk Reported Abduction of Two Pupils, Warn Against Spreading Fear-Mongering False Alarms The Nasarawa State Government and the Police Command today, Friday, November 21, 2025, moved swiftly to deny a widely circulated report claiming the abduction of two pupils from St Peter’s Academy, Rukubi, in the Doma Local Government Area. Authorities confirmed […]
FG Transfers Convicted IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu to Sokoto Prison, Lawyer Ejimakor Questions Move ‘So Far Away’ From Legal Team In a swift and controversial move, the Federal Government today, Friday, November 21, 2025, transferred the convicted leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from the Department of State Services (DSS) […]
FRSC, NYSC Debunk Viral Report of Fatal Crash Involving 16 Prospective Gombe Corps Members, Call It ‘Panic Message’ The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Gombe State Command today, Thursday, November 20, 2025, moved swiftly to debunk a viral social media report alleging a fatal road crash that claimed […]
Kidnappers Demand Staggering ₦100 Million Ransom for Each of the 38 Abducted Kwara Church Worshippers The tragedy unfolding in Eruku community, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, reached a devastating peak today, Thursday, November 20, 2025, as bandits who abducted worshippers from a church service demanded an unprecedented ransom of ₦100 million for each […]