A fresh wave of violence has struck Sokoto State as armed bandits launched a deadly attack on worshippers in Marnona village, Wurno Local Government Area, leaving one dead and others injured. The incident, which occurred during prayers, has intensified fears in the already volatile Sokoto East axis. Eyewitnesses reported that the heavily armed assailants stormed…
The Ogun Police Command says its operatives have arrested two men in connection with the unlawful possession of three human skulls in the Ijebu area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital. “On Monday, 11th August 2025, at about 1400hrs, a…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the remand of five suspected terrorists who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State on 5 June 2022, in Department Of State Security Service (DSS) facility. The judge, Emeka Nwite, gave the order after the five suspects were arraigned. They pleaded not guilty to…
Suspected ISWAP terrorists have killed the chairman of the hunters’ group at Garjang Village in Damboa local government area of Borno State. Sources, according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert, said the incident occurred at about 5 a.m. on Sunday. The victim, identified as Habu Dala, 53, was abducted from his home by the terrorists,…
Suspected herdsmen on Monday shot three persons dead while working on their farm in the Yelwata area of Benue State. Three others are in critical condition with gunshot injuries from the attack. The news of the early morning attack got to Yelwata community, which led to a protest by women in the community against what…
Eight suspects have been arrested for prosecution over the alleged mutilation of a 16-year-old boy’s scrotum in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, the police have said. The spokesperson for Osun police command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, revealed this in a statement on Monday, in Osogbo. Ojelabi said three of the suspects, who reside…
Hoodlums in Ipetumodu, Osun State, ambushed a team of detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), leaving several officers and a vigilante injured. Sources said the incident occurred at about 12:30 a.m. on Saturday when SCID operatives, led by DPO Johnson Olajonrin, moved to arrest two principal murder suspects whose case had been taken…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly stormed the Green Legacy Hotel, located within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. It was gathered that they carried out the raid in the early hours of Sunday during a pool party at the premises of…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele, also known as Abbas Ajakaiye, over his alleged role in cross-border drug trafficking. Prophet Adefolusho was picked up on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at his church on Okun Ajah, Ogombo Road,…
A 45-year-old man suspected to be involved in the killing of a Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa has reportedly fallen off a moving vehicle and died. This was announced by the spokesman of the NSCDC command, ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani on Saturday in Dutse. The officer was killed by suspected hoodlums at…