•The suspects – Chigozie Uba and Onyeka Emordi The prospect of making as much as N100,000 from a single operation lasting barely 10 minutes was reportedly one of the attractions that drew members of a suspected vehicle vandalism syndicate into the crime in Lagos. Two suspected members of the gang, 46-year-old Chigozie Uba and 37-year-old...
•Boat accident Emergency response agencies have launched rescue operations following a boat accident in Gorau village, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The boat reportedly capsized today while carrying passengers across a waterway in the community. As of the time of filing this report, the exact number of people on board and the ...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa (SAN) has advised the people of Sai, in Katsina-Ala, Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, on the need to be united and courageous do as to overcome the attacks and killings orchestrated by armed Fulani herdsmen on their communities. Pop...
•Late teacher, Michael Oyedokun The family of Michael Oyedokun, the schoolteacher who was killed by kidnappers while in captivity, has expressed mixed emotions following the rescue of the pupils and teachers abducted during the May 15 attack on schools in Oyo State. Oyedokun was among the teachers abducted by gunmen from Community High School,...
•A man kicks a burning piece of furniture during a riot in the Johannesburg suburb of Turffontein Former Nigerian Ambassador to Switzerland, Joseph Ayalogu, has advised Nigeria and other African countries to demand compensation from the South African government for victims of xenophobic attacks in the Rainbow Nation. Ayalogu said this during ...
•Sunday Igboho Residents of Igboho in Oyo State were thrown into celebration after a kidnapped family, including a pregnant woman, her children and a sibling, were reportedly released following a two-hour ultimatum issued by Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. A video circulating on social media showed large crow...
•Terrorists Fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening security crisis have emerged following coordinated ransom demands totalling N6bn by terrorists holding hundreds of abducted victims in Borno and Kaduna states. In Borno State, Boko Haram insurgents are demanding N5bn for the release of 416 women and children abducted from Ngoshe community in ...
•Alleged terrorism negotiator, Tukur Mamu An investigator with the Department of State Services (DSS) has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that complaints made by victims against alleged terrorism negotiator, Tukur Mamu, corroborated the findings by the agency. The sixth prosecution witness in the ongoing terrorism trial of Mamu said sever...
Following the recent arraignment by the Department of State Security (DSS) of Abdulmalik Abdulazeez Obadaki, the suspected mastermind of the 2012 gun attack on a Deeper Life Bible Church, Otite, near Okene, in Kogi State, which killed over 19 worshippers, families of victims and survivors have thanked the secret police for re-arresting and spe...
•EFCC national headquarters Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over N96.5 million to victims of ponzi schemes in Enugu State. Its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement yesterday in Abuja. Oyewale said the step was in line with the anti-graft agency’s commitment to combating economic and financia...

