262 Nigerians Arrive Lagos as South Africa Xenophobia Triggers Evacuation

NewsNigeria262 Nigerians Arrive Lagos as South Africa Xenophobia Triggers Evacuation

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2026

Nigeria has joined other African countries in evacuating its citizens from South Africa following renewed concerns over xenophobic violence and rising anti-migrant sentiment. A total of 262 Nigerians arrived in Lagos around 10:25 a.m. on Thursday after departing Johannesburg earlier in the day. The evacuees are part of about 1,000 Nigerians registered with the Nigerian consulate in South Africa for voluntary repatriation. Ghana, Zimbabwe and Malawi have also carried out similar evacuations ahead of a...

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Bandits Kill Abducted Islamic Cleric in Captivity

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBandits Kill Abducted Islamic Cleric in Captivity

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2026

An Islamic cleric of the Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah wa Ikamatis-Sunnah (JIBWIS), Alhaji Muhammad Maibarga, has died while in the custody of bandits. Maibarga was abducted alongside a friend, a former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Koko/Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi State. A video reportedly released by the abductors showed the cleric in a deteriorating health condition before his death was later confirmed. The Police Public Relations Officer of the state command,...

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Bandits Flaunting Ransom Money on TikTok Must be Tracked and Arrested — Senate

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBandits Flaunting Ransom Money on TikTok Must be Tracked and Arrested — Senate

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2026

The Senate has directed security and intelligence agencies to intensify efforts to identify, track and arrest bandits and terrorists who openly display their activities and proceeds of crime on social media platforms, particularly TikTok. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Senator Sunday Karimi, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, on the rising wave of banditry and terrorist attacks in parts of Kogi State and other areas of the country. During debate on the motion, Senator...

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Court Declares Hausa-born Residents Indigene of Jos North

NewsNigeriaCourt Declares Hausa-born Residents Indigene of Jos North

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2026

A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos has ruled that a person of Hausa origin born and raised in Jos North Local Government Area is entitled to be recognised as an indigene of the area. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday by Justice C. Donglong in a suit filed by Fatima Baba Akawu and her father, Baba Alhaji Akawu, against the Jos North Local Government Council over the refusal to issue an indigene certificate...

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Court Jails 5 Over Papiri School Abduction

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCourt Jails 5 Over Papiri School Abduction

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2026

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced five men to 25 years in prison each for their involvement in a mass abduction in Niger State and for supplying arms to terrorists. The convicts were linked to the 21vNovember 2025 attack on St Joseph Catholic Church in Papiri, where gunmen abducted more than 300 students and staff. While about 50 of the victims escaped, more than 250 were forced by the attackers to trek for...

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Gunmen Kill Vice Principal, Abduct WASSCE Candidates in Kogi

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen Kill Vice Principal, Abduct WASSCE Candidates in Kogi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2026

Gunmen on Wednesday invaded a secondary school in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing a vice principal, two others and disrupting the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The attack occurred around 9:45 a.m. at Government Secondary School, Iluke Bunu, while students were writing the examination. Daily Trust reported that the assailants shot dead the Vice Principal of Government Secondary School, Aharha-Bunu, Mr Gani Anifowose, alongside two other victims identified as...

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House of Reps Pass State Police Bill

NewsHouse of Reps Pass State Police Bill

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2026

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the state police bill, marking a major step in the push to decentralise policing in Nigeria. The resolution followed a vote during plenary presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. According to Abbas, “288 lawmakers voted in support of the bill, while four were against it,” after a day of debate on the proposal. Lawmakers adopted a voice vote by show of hands, with the Speaker explaining that the...

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Edo Closes Schools to Avert Mass Abduction After DSS Alert

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEdo Closes Schools to Avert Mass Abduction After DSS Alert

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2026

The government of Edo State has ordered the temporary closure of three secondary schools in Akoko Edo Local Government Area following intelligence indicating a credible threat to students and staff. A circular issued by the Edo State Ministry of Education, dated 9 June 2026, said the decision followed advisories from security agencies. “The Ministry of Education has received intelligence reports and advisories from relevant security agencies regarding credible threats to the safety of students, staff,...

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Four Dead, 24 Injured in Warri–Itakpe Train Accident

NewsNigeriaFour Dead, 24 Injured in Warri–Itakpe Train Accident

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 10, 2026

Four people have been confirmed dead and at least 24 others seriously injured following a train accident along the Warri–Itakpe corridor near Agbor in Delta State, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Federal Ministry of Transportation, the NRC said the incident occurred on Monday, 8 June 2026, and involved multiple coaches on the Warri–Itakpe Train Service. “The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) regrets to confirm that a...

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Tinubu Swears in New Power Minister, Foreign Affairs Minister of State

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Swears in New Power Minister, Foreign Affairs Minister of State

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 10, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday administered the oath of office to Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as Minister of Power and Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. The brief ceremony was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with the spouses of the new ministers and senior government officials in attendance. The appointments follow the resignation of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo...

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