Catholic Priests Decry ‘Coordinated Ethnic Cleansing’ as Herdsmen Kill 43 in Fresh Benue Attack

No fewer than 43 people have been killed in fresh attacks by armed herders on communities in Gwer West and Apa Local Government Areas of Benue State. The attacks, which occurred on Sunday evening, have thrown residents into mourning and renewed calls for urgent government action amid rising concerns of what church leaders now describe as a “calculated and coordinated effort to wipe out Tiv communities.” A local source in Apa, who gave his name...

Enugu Govt Commends NIS Over Arrest Of Suspected Ritualist, Obieze

The Enugu State Government has commended officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) over the arrest of the fleeing suspected ritualist and kidnap kingpin, Obi Levi Obieze. The government, which also disclosed that the suspect’s mansions at his Umumba Ndiagu country home in Ezeagu Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu State have already been demolished by the authorities on Tuesday in line with extant laws of Enugu State regarding property linked to kidnapping. The Secretary...

Horror in Ezeagu Enugu as Decomposing Bodies were Found in Native Doctor’s Shrine

The abduction of an innocent 13-year-old girl exposed the horrific activities of a native doctor in Umuojor Village in Isiagu community of Ezeagu Local Government Area in Enugu State. The young girl was walking with her father to the farm when Obi Levi Obieze’s cohorts pretending to need the help of the girl’s father, took his cutlass and abducted the young girl. The father then sought the help of the community vigilantes, and the search...

Fleeing Ezeagu Enugu Native Doctor Arrested by NIS Lagos Border Patrol

The Nigerian Immigration Service has confirmed the arrest of the notorious native doctor and ritualist, Obi Levi Obieze, by the Lagos State Border Patrol Command at Gbaji checkpoint along Badagry-Seme road while attempting to flee the country on a motorcycle. A press release signed by the Service Public Relations Officer, ACI Akinlabi, states that the identity of the suspect was confirmed through a National Identity Management Commission enrollment slip found in his possession by the...

Military, Miyetti Allah Hold High-Level Talks in Benue Over Farmer–Herder Crisis

The Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Major General Moses Gara, has met with top leaders of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Makurdi. The closed-door meeting, which was held on Wednesday, brought together key security agencies and representatives of local governments in what the military described as a strategic engagement to address the rising tide of insecurity in the state. Speaking after the meeting, Acting Assistant Director of Army Public...

‘Bail, Filing of Complaints Are Free,’ Says Lagos Police

The Lagos State Police Command has urged members of the public not to pay any money when filing complaints or securing bail at any police station within the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos, following reports of extortion by some officers. Hundeyin described such acts as corrupt practices and encouraged residents to report any...

Speed Darlington Under Investigation for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Minor

…Speed Darlington Apologises, Says ‘I Need Controversy to Eat’ Controversial Nigerian artiste, Darlington Okoye, famously known as Speed Darlington, has found himself in the eye of a storm, facing widespread condemnation and a full-blown investigation by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), following a disturbing video where he appeared to confess to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. The musician, notorious for his outlandish antics, sparked nationwide outrage earlier this week...

21-year-old Old Male Stages Kidnapping, Collect Ransom from Parents in Nsukka, Enugu

Four male suspects have been arrested by operatives of the Enugu State Police Command, attached to the Nsukka Sector of the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad. The suspects were arrested on May 24, 2025, at about 1 p.m. for conspiracy, staged kidnapping, and defrauding the parents of the staged kidnap victim of the sum of two million naira only (₦2,000,000.00). The 21-year-old Mr. Chidera Godwin orchestrated his own kidnapping with his accomplices: Okechukwu Philip Chidalu, aged 19;...

Troops Foil Boko Haram Attacks in Borno, Lose 2 Soldiers

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of two soldiers following separate attempts by Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters to overrun military locations in New Marte and Kumshe, both in Borno State. The attacks, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, were successfully repelled by troops of Operation Hadin Kai with strong air support, according to a statement issued by the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command, Reuben Kovangiya. “In...

Suicide Bomber Dies Outside Abuja Army Barracks

A suicide bombing attempt near the Mogadishu Army Cantonment, commonly known as Abacha Barracks, along the Mararaba-Nyanya expressway in Abuja, resulted in the death of the bomber and injuries to a passerby on Monday afternoon. According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the incident occurred at approximately 1:47 p.m. when a man wearing an improvised explosive device (IED) attempted to infiltrate the army barracks. “Information gathered revealed that a suicide bomber attempted to sneak...

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