Anambra State Govt Bans Loud Preaching In Public

…N500K fine awaits any defaulter The Anambra State Government has warned preachers using loudspeakers in public spaces, particularly markets, to stop henceforth. Governor Chukwuma Soludo gave the warning while accusing them of causing noise pollution and disturbing residents, explaining that anyone caught violating the noise pollution order would face the full wrath of the law. A viral video circulating on social media on Saturday showed the governor warning an unidentified roadside preacher at a market to...

Gen. Tsiga Spends 29 Days In Captivity As Bandits Demand N250m Ransom

The former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brigadier General, Maharazu Tsiga (Rtd), and some other persons were abducted, alongside nine other residents, on one fateful Wednesday and spent 29 days in captivity. The Bandits who invaded Tsiga town in the Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State on the fateful day, after abducting a retired Army General, had contacted the family and demanded a ransom of N250m. A source close to the...

Court Jails Kano Woman For Smuggling Over 1.1m Riyals Cash

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Zonal Directorate, has secured the conviction of a woman, Hauwa Abdullahi Ibrahim, for smuggling an undeclared sum of $1,154,900 and 135,900 Saudi Riyals cash from Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. According to a statement issued by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, Hauwa was sentenced by Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court in Kano after pleading guilty to a two-count charge of...

Troops Kill 92 Terrorists, Arrest 111, Rescue 75 Kidnapped Victims – Defence HQ

The Defence Headquarters has announced that 92 terrorists were killed, 111 suspected terrorists apprehended, and 75 kidnapped hostages rescued in various military operations across the country in the past week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, disclosed this during a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He stated that troops also recovered a total of 117 assorted weapons and 2,939 rounds of ammunition during the operations. According to Kangye, the recovered...

Nigeria Ranks Sixth in Global Terrorism Index

Nigeria has climbed to sixth place in the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), marking an increase from its previous eighth-place ranking in 2023 and 2024. The report, released on 5 March 2025, assigned Nigeria a GTI score of 7.658, highlighting a rising impact of terrorism in the country. Burkina Faso retained its position as the most terrorism-affected nation with a score of 8.581, followed by Pakistan (8.374), Syria (8.006), Mali (7.907), and Niger (7.776). Nigeria...

Catholic Priest Killed by Suspected Bandits in Kaduna

A Catholic priest, Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, has been killed by suspected bandits after being abducted from his residence in Tachiri, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The tragic incident, which happened late Tuesday night, has thrown the community into mourning and renewed concerns over the worsening security situation in Southern Kaduna. Sources within the church and local residents said the assailants stormed Father Okechukwu’s residence under the cover of darkness and took him...

Former Governor Udom Emmanuel in EFCC Custody Over Alleged ₦700bn Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Emmanuel Udom, over allegations of a ₦700 billion fraud. Mr Udom, who served as governor from 2015 to 2023, arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja around 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, following an invitation from the anti-graft agency. According to sources familiar with the matter, he was arrested and detained after honouring the EFCC’s invitation to answer allegations of money laundering,...

Retired Immigration Comptroller General Killed by Kidnappers in Abuja

Retired Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), David Shikfu Parradang, has been killed by kidnappers in Abuja after being abducted in the early hours of Tuesday. Sources revealed that the former immigration chief was trailed by armed men from a bank where he had withdrawn money. He was later taken hostage in the Area 1 district of Abuja, and his abductors reportedly stole the cash before killing him. The incident has sparked renewed...

Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest, Seminarian in Edo State

Gunmen suspected to be armed Fulani attackers have kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Father Philip Ekeli, and a seminarian, Peter Andrew, from St. Peter Catholic Church in Iviukwa Community, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. A police source confirmed the incident on Tuesday, stating that the attack took place on Sunday night at about 11:30 p.m. “The police received a distress call from the Chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Mr...

Police Officer Rescued Hours After Abduction on Abuja-Kaduna Expressway

Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Modestus Ojiebe, who was abducted on Sunday along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, has been rescued by security operatives, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed. Ojiebe, attached to the Kwara State Police Command, was kidnapped Sunday night near the Dei-Dei Police Barracks in Abuja while attempting to fix his broken-down vehicle. According to counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama, the officer and his wife were initially robbed of their mobile phones...

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