•A scene of the protest in 2020 A Lagos-based advocacy group, the Take It Back Movement, has announced the release of Rasheed Wasiu, who was detained following his participation in the 2020 #EndSARS protest. The #EndSARS protest, which began in October 2020, was a nationwide youth-led demonstration against police brutality, particularly the ac...
•Bandits The four people kidnapped along the Omu-Aran–Isanlu-Isin Road in Kwara State on January 5, 2026, have regained their freedom. It was gathered that the abductees were released yesterday, reports Channels TV. A security source who confirmed their release said, “The released individuals are receiving treatment in various hospitals in Ilo...
•Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has announced that all 183 worshippers abducted from three churches in Kurmin Wali, Kaduna State, have regained their freedom. The governor said the worshippers were kidnapped during an attack on January 18, adding that 11 of the victims escaped during the incident, while the ...
Worshippers kidnapped from churches in Kurmin Wali town in the Kufana axis of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been released. The victims were whisked away while attending church service in the community, on January 18, 2026, reports Daily Trust. A community leader, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, sai...
•Edo State Police Command spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem An abducted medical doctor, Dr Ibrahim Tahir, has regained his freedom after his family paid a ransom of N50 million to his abductors. Tahir was kidnapped alongside his younger brother on January 2, 2026, at their residence on City Pride Road, Igbira Camp, Auchi, while opening the [&helli...
•DSS operatives The twenty-eight travellers who were abducted on December 21, 2025, in Zak community of Bashar district of Wase local government area of Plateau state have been released by their abductors. The victims including men, women and children were heading for Sabon Layi community of same Bashar district to attend a Maulud event when [...
•Nnamdi Kanu and Gumi Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has defended his push for a non-kinetic approach to insecurity in Nigeria, saying he will lead the calls for the release of the convicted leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, if the latter shows remorse. Kanu was convicted of seven counts of […]
•Obi Cubana and Nnamdi Kanu Businessman Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has expressed concern over the country’s worsening mood and renewed appeals for the release of detained IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Recall that Nnamdi was, yesterday, sentenced to life imprisonment for terrorism, reports Vanguard. In a statement today, Cu...
•A baby Western lowland gorilla named Zeytin hugs the keeper at the Polenezkoy Zoo in Istanbul Shining down a lamp-post, the tiny male gorilla almost seems to be laughing as he dodges past his keeper at an Istanbul zoo, where he has called home since being rescued from traffickers. He was five months old when […]
•Gunmen Seven local farmers abducted in the Itaogbolu axis of Akure North Local Government Area in Ondo State have regained freedom after spending five harrowing days in captivity. The farmers were freed on Wednesday night, according to sources close to the victims, reports The Nation. “It is true. They [farmers] have been set free and [&helli...
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