•Fulani herdsmen Several persons have been killed in a fresh attack on the Ugboju community in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. While conflicting reports trail the exact number of casualties, a source told our correspondent that nine people died in the latest violence in the North-Central State, reports Channels TV. The attack [...
•Bandits Bandits who abducted seven residents of Kuduru community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory FCT on December 28 have demanded N290 million ransom, drugs and foodstuffs to release the hostages. The victims, including a pregnant woman, three children and four adults, have now spent one month and four days in captivity...
•Bandits As the push to rescue the Ekiti State pupils and their teachers continues, gunmen suspected to be bandits kidnapped two teenage sisters from the Guita community in Chikakore, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The development is coming eight days after members of the Chikakore village demonstrated outsi...
•Protection Guards personnel The Zamfara State Government stepped up its war on insecurity in the area as Governor Dauda Lawal yesterday formally unveiled the Community Protection Guards (CPG), designed to complement the efforts of the regular security forces. The ceremony at the Trade Fair complex in Gusau, the state capital, attracted the si...
•Prof Ndifon and protesting Law students Some female members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) turned up in large number at the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday to witness the ongoing trial of Professor Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNI...
•Late Oba Babatun Ogunsakin Mrs Yetunde Ogunsakin, the widow of the slain traditional ruler of Esun Ekiti in Ajoni Local Government Area of Ekiti State Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin, has disclosed his husband’s last request before he was gunned down by his assailants. Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Monday killed two Ekiti State monarchs on [&h...
•Bode George and Tinubu Amidst high-security challenges in the country, former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, today urged President Bola Tinubu to call a meeting of all Service Chiefs and former military leaders in Nigeria to fashion out a solution to the menace. George, who is also the Atona ...
•PSC chairman, Solomon Arase The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment and posting of Police Commissioners for ten State Commands of the federation. This is coming on the heels of the promotion of 14 Deputy Commissioners of Police to the Substantive rank of Commissioners, reports Daily Sun. PSC Head of Press and Public Relatio...
•EFCC boss, Olanipekun Olukoyede The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede has revealed that the anti-graft agency uncovered how a religious sect is laundering money for terrorists in Nigeria. Olukoyede made the revelation today at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja during a one-day dialogue on “Youth, Reli...
•Former Minister of Finance, Amb. Bashir Yuguda An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kazeem Yusuf, has told a Federal Capital Territory High Court that N4.6bn was allegedly diverted to organise prayers for Nigeria. Yusuf spoke yesterday while testifying as the second prosecution witness in the trial of a former Ministe...

