A deadly bomb blast hit a shuttle train carrying Pakistani security personnel and their families in the southwestern province of Balochistan on Sunday, officials said, in the latest major attack claimed by separatist militants. The explosion killed at least 24 people and injured around 70, according to three provincial government and security officials, who spoke...
The Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna has raised fresh alarm over renewed terrorist attacks on communities under the pastoral care of Saints Peter and Paul Parish, Kurmin Dangana District in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where no fewer than nine persons have been killed and 25 others abducted in separate attacks within the last...
Life Gradually Returns to Odonget After 60 Days of Occupation Residents of Odonget community in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State have accused soldiers of destroying their homes, killing community members, and displacing thousands during a nearly two-month military operation that began on March 12, 2026. No fewer than 4,000 people, including natives...
Residents of Ariko community in Kachia Local Government Area have appealed to the federal and Kaduna State governments to urgently intervene and secure the release of 37 worshippers abducted during coordinated Easter Sunday attacks on churches in the area. The community said it could not meet the N1 billion ransom and 35 motorcycles reportedly demanded...
Tension gripped Umuadara community in Umulogho, Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State on Thursday, May 22, after a female student of the College of Nursing, Umulogho, was reportedly murdered in her apartment under horrifying circumstances. The victim, identified as Wendy Achumba from Ngwa in Abia State, was allegedly attacked and killed inside her residence...
Every terrorist group, no matter how ideologically driven or militarily organised, shares one unavoidable vulnerability: it needs money to survive. From kidnapping ransoms and cattle rustling to cryptocurrencies and shadow networks, extremist groups operating across Nigeria have raised billions to sustain their campaigns of carnage — and the question that now confronts the nation is...
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo on Wednesday, May 21, 2026, sentenced a church usher, Ndifreke Isaiah Nelson, to death by hanging after finding him guilty of murdering his girlfriend, Emem Monday Effanga, at her residence along Aka Road in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. The judgment followed months of trial...
A grieving mother is demanding justice after losing her three children in a tragic road accident in Port Harcourt, Rivers State – an incident that has left residents shocked and sparked calls for accountability and transparency over the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash. The heartbreaking incident involved Mrs Amarachi Promise Esomonu and her three children,...
Nigeria is once again confronted with the haunting spectre of kidnapping, a crime that has evolved through centuries yet continues to destabilise communities and scar generations. The recent abductions in Ogbomoso, where teachers and pupils were seized and one teacher gruesomely killed, alongside the kidnapping of worshippers in Ekiti, have reignited fears across the South-West....
NIGERIA – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, days after a Federal High Court sentenced him in absentia to 75 years in prison for money laundering and corruption involving ₦33.8 billion. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede confirmed the arrest on Tuesday, stating that operatives apprehended Mamman around...
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