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…
Hussaini Isma’il, one of the leaders of the terrorist group, Boko Haram was sentenced to a 20-year imprisonment on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to four counts bordering on terrorism preferred against him by the Federal Government Justice Emeka Nwite of Federal High Court Abuja in the judgment, sentenced Isma’il, popularly known as Maitangaran him…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed a deadly bandits’ attack on a church in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of the state, where at least three people were killed and about ten worshippers abducted during an evening service on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. at Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Isegun, on Okeado Street….
The Yobe State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one Sadiya Suleiman,16, of Sabon Gari Ward in Gashua town in the Bade Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson in Yobe, Dungus Abdulkarim, told reporters that the deceased teenager was raped and killed by unknown person(s). Mr Abdulkarim said the police received…