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U.S. Condemns Killing of Catholic Priest Sylvester Okechukwu in Kaduna, Calls for Justice The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has strongly condemned the abduction and killing of Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu by gunmen in Kaduna State. The Mission, in a statement described it as a “horrific act of violence.” The […]

A tragic tanker explosion in Karamin Rami village, Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State, has claimed seven lives and left one person injured. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) confirmed the incident, which occurred on March 4. According to NSEMA’s Director General, Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, the explosion happened […]

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has stated that reports from the military provide a more accurate account of counter-terrorism efforts in the country than those from external sources. This was stated by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, earlier today, while fielding questions on the 2025 Global […]

PSC Receives Petition Against Police Zone 13 Headquarters, Warns It Will Deal With Officers Engaged In Land Matters The Police Service Commission has warned that it will no longer tolerate the prevailing notoriety in the conduct of Officers and Men of the Zone 13 Police Headquarters in Ukpo, Anambra state. […]

Hundreds of women from Eha-Ohala communities in Enugu State on Tuesday staged a protest against ongoing attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The protesters, carrying green leaves, blocked the Nkalagu-Eha-Amufu-Ikem-Obollo-Afor Federal Highway, chanting songs of lamentation. They accused security agencies of failing to protect them while armed herdsmen continue to destroy […]

Zarah Abubakar Shehu, a 21-year-old 300-level student of the Federal University Gusau, died in captivity four months after being abducted. Suspected armed bandits have abducted at least four students from Paris Quarters, located behind the Federal University, Dutsinma, in Katsina State.  The incident, disclosed by counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama in […]

Abducted Corps Member Released After Ransom Was Paid National Youth Service Corp member, Rofiat Lawal, who was kidnapped along the Benin-Ore Expressway on Tuesday has regained freedom after her family paid a ransom of N1.1m. Lawal was kidnapped while en route to Ibadan, Oyo State from Benin, Edo State to […]