The former chairman of Jama’are Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Isa Muhammad Wabi, was stabbed to death in his apartment around the Fadama Mada area of Bauchi metropolis. The Bauchi State police command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil, in a statement on Friday said: “On the early morning of May 2, 2025, about 0403 hours, the police command received a distress call from a Good Samaritan concerning an incident involving an attack by...
…Lawyers Cry Foul Over Alleged Rights Violations Human rights law firm, Deji Adeyanju & Partners, has raised serious concerns over the arrest of popular social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, and his associate, Steven Avuara (a.k.a C-Pack), by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. In a statement signed by Zainab M. Otega, Esq., the firm disclosed that the duo was picked up on 2 May 2025,...
There was a heavy sounds from Giwa Barrack in Maiduguri, Borno State capital in the early hours of Thursday. The blast and red flares in the sky forced residents of Polo, Fori, GRA, Unimaid and others out on the streets in fear of possible attack by Boko Haram Terrorists. However, the Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI Maiduguri, attributed the explosion to the current high temperatures in Maiduguri which led to the...
At least 71 passengers who were kidnapped by armed bandits in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been rescued by Nigerian troops. The attack happened on Sunday night, 28 April, around 9:10 p.m., along the Faru–Janbako Road. A truck carrying 80 passengers from Niger State to Sabon Birni in Sokoto State was stopped at Tungan Na-Yarchiga, where gunmen forcefully took everyone on board. Security sources said troops under Operation FANSAN YANMA responded quickly,...
Amid growing concerns over unrelenting violence and bloodshed in Nigeria’s northern region, the Arewa Grassroot Leaders Assembly (AGLA) has thrown its weight behind the call for self-defence, urging the Federal Government to allow responsible citizens in rural communities to bear arms — specifically, the AK-47 — under strict regulation. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the President of the Assembly, Collins Onogu, said the deteriorating security situation in the North had reached...
Air Craftman Benard Kalu has been sentenced to death by hanging for the killing of his colleague-girlfriend, Corporal Oladipupo S. A., after a General Court Martial of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) found him guilty. Kalu shot and killed Oladipupo at her Corporal and Below Quarters, Compound 9, Air Force Base, Makurdi, on the allegation that she was having an affair with another man. Kalu, 21, after breaking into Oladipupo’s home in the early hours...
Troops of the Nigerian Army, in a coordinated effort with other security agencies, have rescued six individuals, including a Deputy Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), from suspected kidnappers in Taraba State. The operation followed a distress report received late on Saturday, 27th April, at approximately 11:40 p.m., from a local youth leader, Abe Samuel. He had alerted security personnel that a Toyota Hilux was attacked along the Wukari–Kente Road. Responding swiftly,...
Suspected insurgents have again struck Kopre village in Hong LGA of Adamawa around 4:00 pm local time on 26th April, 2025, Saturday, killing no fewer than 10 Hunters and Civilian JTF. Since 2024, the village, which shares a border with Sambisa forest, den of Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state, has witnessed a series of attacks that claimed many lives, destroyed properties worth millions of naira, and abducted the locals. In one of the attacks,...
Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, has been sentenced to death by hanging. Justice Nwosu-Iheme of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, delivered the verdict on Monday, marking the end of a long and emotional trial. Nwachukwu was found guilty of culpable homicide, after the court held that the prosecution successfully proved he caused the death of his wife on 8 April 2022. “The prosecution discharged the...
…ECWA Cries Out Over Fresh Killings in Kaduna, Plateau The Chairman of Agatu local government area in Benue State, James Ejeh, has given Fulani herdsmen 48 hours to vacate all farmlands in the area to allow farmers to prepare for the planting season without fear. Ejeh issued the ultimatum on Saturday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the council secretariat in Obagaji that brought traditional rulers, Fulani community leaders, youth groups, and security officials together to...
