An American missionary was kidnapped in Niger’s capital Niamey, three security sources said on Wednesday. The missionary, who is a pilot for the evangelical missionary agency Serving in Mission, was seized by three unidentified men as he headed to the airport on Tuesday night in Niger’s Plateau neighbourhood, a diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity…
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Wednesday sentenced a 27-year-old man, Alex Peter, to life imprisonment for armed robbery. Peter was arraigned on December 29, 2022, on two-count of conspiracy and armed robbery. He was also sentenced to nine years for conspiracy. The charge read, “The defendant and others at large on…
The Police Command in Adamawa has arrested a serving soldier and a vigilante commander for allegedly killing a woman for ritual purposes in Mubi North Local Government Area of the state. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the arrest followed a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Mubi North at about 12:00…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday rejected a fresh application for bail filed by detained alleged terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mohammed Mamu. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling on the complaint of ill health made by Mamu and held that the detaining authority, the Department of State Services (DSS) should continue to keep him,…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted six passengers, including three staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), en route to Anambra State for the November 8 governorship election. The three INEC staff members, identified as Chinenye Orji, Adamaka Anih, and Catherine Temaugee, were travelling from Abuja to Anambra when they were ambushed…
Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, a senior official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), has forfeited a $2.5 million mansion in Los Angeles, California, to the U.S. government after being convicted of money laundering. A preliminary forfeiture order issued on October 3, 2025, by Judge John Walter of the U.S. District Court for the Central District…
The Nigeria police have released the statement below announcing the recovery of two cars stolen from Netherlands. The police said the cars, a Toyota C-HR (2020 model) and a Toyota RAV4 (2019 model), were “illegally shipped” to Nigeria and found in Lagos and Akwa Ibom respectively. Read the full statement below: The Nigeria Police Force…
Two men identified as Aliyu Hussaini, and Amir Zakariyya were on Monday sentenced to death by hanging for stabbing Buhari Imam, a lecturer with the Northwest University Kano to death. Hussaini of Sheka Sabuwar Abuja Quarters, and Zakariyya of Unguwar Malam Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area, were convicted on a three-count charge of conspiracy, armed…
Tragedy struck in Anambra State as a man, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Nwafor, narrowly escaped death when gunmen opened fire on his family, killing his mother and two sisters. The yet-to-be-identified assailants — suspected to be either hired assassins, kidnappers, or insurgents — ambushed the vehicle conveying Nwafor, his mother Mrs. Ngozi Nwafor, and his sisters Miss…
The Yobe State Police Command said it has launched an investigation following the discovery of a lifeless body of a 45-year-old woman found near Federal University Gashua (FUG) in Bade local government area of Yobe State. A statement issued on Saturday by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, said that the deceased person identified as…