The Niger State Government has condemned the kidnapping of pupils from St Mary’s School in the Papiri area of Agwara Local Government Area. It said the incident occurred despite an earlier security directive issued to schools in parts of Niger North. In a statement on Friday, the Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Usman, said…
An unconfirmed number of students and staff have been abducted at St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. Details of the abduction remain sketchy, but sources told Daily Trust that many students were taken during a raid on the school last night. A source from one…
Barely 24 hours after an attack on a church in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area, another incident has occurred in Bokungi Village, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. Armed men, on Wednesday, evening attacked rice farmers working on their fields, killing two and abducting four others. The incident happened during peak harvest hours, with…
The bandits that abducted some 38 worshippers at the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State have placed N100 ransom on the head of each abductees. Our correspondent gathered that the kidnappers have started contacting the families of the victims who were abducted during a church service on Tuesday….
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court on Thursday sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment, concluding a high-profile trial that has lasted several years. Kanu, who was arrested in Kenya under contentious circumstances four years ago and extradited to Nigeria, faced seven counts related to terrorism….
An officer of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command was killed while foiling a kidnapping attempt in Guto village, a community on the outskirts of Bwari Area Council, in the early hours of Thursday, November 20, 2025. According to a statement shared by the FCT Police Command on its official X handle, the incident…
Armed bandits late Tuesday night invaded Tarah community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, abducting nine residents and shooting one person in the arm. The latest attack adds to a troubling pattern of incessant raids, killings and kidnappings that have plagued communities in the northern corridor of the state. Sources in Tarah…
Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested ten persons for alleged involvement in immoral activities at a joint along Zoo Road in Kano metropolis. The Board’s Deputy Commander-General, Mujahideen Aminudeen, confirmed the development in a statement issued to journalists on Wednesday in Kano. Aminudeen said the arrests were carried out on Tuesday night following persistent complaints…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, arrested a female Archbishop and founder of Faith Healing Ministry, Warri, Delta State, for alleged naira mutilation and money laundering. In a statement on X, on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency said the cleric was nabbed after congregation members under her supervision, sprayed naira notes on a cow….
A pastor of a prophetic prayer ministry based in Sapele, Delta State, has been arrested by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Delta State Police Command over allegations of defilement, rape, and sexual assault. The pastor, identified as Pastor Daniel Ololo, was, according to the police in a statement, picked up…