Suspected cultists invade Swali community  In Bayelsa

Gunmen suspected to be cultists have invaded the Swali community in the heart of Yenagoa, the state capital, and killed four persons. Though two cult groups, the Greenlanders and Bobos, have been fighting for supremacy in the community, it was not certain if the attack resulted from the cult clash. The member representing Yenagoa Constituency 1 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Chief Ayibanegiyefa Egba, has condemned the brutal attack on the Swali Community....

Church Leaders Lead Protest in Jos Over Killings, Insecurity

Residents of Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Monday took to the streets in protest against the incessant killings and kidnappings by suspected gunmen in the state. The peaceful protest, which was led by Christian leaders under the umbrella of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), was in response to recent violent attacks that have claimed over 100 lives in Bokkos and Bassa Local Government Areas in the past two weeks. The protesters, including clergymen...

NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine Concealed in Religious Books

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of cocaine concealed within religious books destined for Saudi Arabia and arrested a 22-year-old supplier of illicit drugs to bandits in a week-long series of operations across Nigeria. According to a press release issued on Sunday, 20th April 2025, by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the 500-gram cocaine parcel was discovered during a routine check of export cargoes...

Retired Military Officers Proffer Solutions To Terrorism Attacks

A Retired Brigadier-General, Bashir Adewinbi, said the military solutions cannot curb various attacks in different States, but that political solutions should also be employed. “What I know is that, the redeployment is a routine exercise in the army. When the redeployments are taking place, round pegs are taken to round holes to make sure that there is no stone unturned in terms of providing the security. It is routine. “At the same time, the right...

Nigerian Air Force Bombs Terrorists In Sambisa Forest

Troops of the Nigerian Air Force attached with the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, executed two air interdiction missions and bombed terrorists’ strongholds in Borno State’s Sambisa general area and the Southern Tumbuns. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, NAF’s spokesman told journalists in Abuja that the first strike occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. in Kollaram, a known stronghold of insurgents. “Intelligence reports, supported by surveillance footage, confirmed the presence of high-value terrorist commanders in the...

Gunman Kills 15-year old boy, Rapes Sister in Anambra

An armed man on Tuesday invaded the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nwokedi, who are teachers in Unubi, Nnewi South local government area, and killed their son Somtochukwu Nwokedi, a 15-year-old SS1 student. The gunman also raped the late Somto’s sister, after he shut Somto at point-blank around his chest region, killing him immediately. The West African Pilot News gathered that the gunman, average in height, gained access to the compound by scaling the fence....

Armed Forces Kill Terrorist Leader, Bello Kaura

…Bomb Insurgent Strongholds in Sambisa The Nigerian Armed Forces have intensified their operations against terrorists across the country, killing scores of insurgents, including a notorious kingpin, and destroying key insurgent strongholds in multiple coordinated strikes. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday said troops of Operation Fasan Yamma neutralised a dreaded terrorist leader, Bello Kaura, in a precision airstrike between April 10 and 16, 2025. Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, who disclosed this...

Terrorists Kill Six, Injure Many, Loot Foodstuff, and Burn Houses In Adamawa

Two communities, Banga and Larh in Dugwaba district of Hong local government area of Adamawa State, have witnessed another incursion by suspected members of the outlawed terrorist group Boko Haram. The terrorists who struck the communities have killed six people and injured many others, including Police Inspector. Confirming the incident in a telephone interview, the Commandant of the local security outfit ‘Vigilante Group’, Mr Simon Dabna whose members are assisting security agencies in the maintenance...

Plateau Governor Announces New Security Measures After Deadly Attacks

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has addressed the people of the state following deadly attacks in the Zikwe Village of Bassa Local Government Area and Bokkos, which have claimed over 50 lives in the past one week. In a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, 16 April, Mutfwang condemned the brutal attacks, describing them as “calculated, persistent, and painful,” but assured residents that Plateau remains “unbroken.” Mutfwang commended the swift response of emergency responders and security agencies,...

Social Media Is a Terrorist Group — Sultan of Sokoto

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has likened social media to a terrorist organisation, urging Nigerian security agencies to treat it as such. Speaking at a closed-door meeting of Northern traditional rulers in Maiduguri, the monarch claimed social media platforms spread harmful falsehoods and must be “dealt with” by authorities. “Somebody can sit in their home and formulate stories, and you will consider that it is true,” he said. “Social media is a...

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