•Bandits What began as an ordinary night of sleep turned into hours of terror for residents of Abudu Community in Oke Oyi, Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State, after suspected bandits invaded the settlement, looted homes, brutalised occupants and abducted several residents during a coordinated late-night attack. The attack, which ...
•The rescued Oriire pupils and teachers with their families at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho, Oyo State yesterday Parents and relatives yesterday reunited with some of the 44 pupils and teachers recently rescued from kidnappers in Oyo State. The victims were kidnapped on May 15 when terrorists attacked th...
•General Musa (rtd) The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has explained why security forces are yet to rescue the pupils and teachers abducted in Oyo State, saying the kidnappers threatened to kill the captives if troops advanced on their hideout. Musa stated this in a preview of an interview with News Central TV shared on […]
No fewer than six buildings have been destroyed, with several families displaced, following severe gully erosion in the Ibolo community of Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. Residents said the erosion has continued to expand with every rainfall, cutting deep into residential areas, leaving homes on the brink of collapse...
•Families of the detained military officers in Abuja today Families of military officers facing trial over an alleged coup plot have raised concerns over the health and welfare of their detained relatives, alleging that some are suffering from injuries, deteriorating eyesight and respiratory complications after spending months in detention. T...
•Repentant terrorists taking oath with the Quran The Borno State government, under its non-kinetic “Borno Model” approach to tackling insurgency, has reintegrated 720 repentant Boko Haram insurgents alongside 992 spouses and 2,050 children into their various communities across the state. The repentant insurgents, classified as low-risk and min...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has assured the families of pupils and teachers abducted in communities around Oriire Local Government Area that his administration will do everything possible within the ambit of the law to secure their safe release. The governor gave the assurance yesterday during a visit to Ahoro-Esiele community, where he...
•Minister of Works, David Umahi Wives of five engineers linked to NELAN Consulting have rejected recent comments by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, accusing him of attempting to “sweep the truth under the carpet” over the disappearance and presumed killing of their husbands in 2021. In a strongly worded rejoinder signed by the wives [&hell...
•Kidnap victims Many families of kidnap victims are living in despair as their relatives, predominantly women and children, continue to languish in various terrorist dens after being held hostage for several weeks or months. From the forests of Kwara State to the insurgency-ravaged communities of Borno and the volatile hinterlands of Niger and...
•US Congress A lobbying firm in the United States, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., has stated that it will brief congressional leadership and senior members of the U.S. National Security Council on the alleged weaknesses displayed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in safeguarding free, fair, and credible elections. The fi...

