Due to insecurity that bedeviled some parts of the country, Taraba State governor, Agbu Kefas, has taken another measure by suspending all forms of mining activities across the state with immediate effect. The suspension of mining activities was issued by the Secretary to the Taraba State Government, Chief Gebon Timothy Kataps, on 19 June 2026, on behalf of Governor Agbu Kefas. “This decision is based on credible security reports indicating threats capable of undermining the current...

Tragedy has struck the Hullere community of Jambutu area in Yola North local government area of Adamawa State, where four kidnapped children were killed by the kidnappers after collecting N500,000 as part of the ransom, while negotiation is ongoing to secure their release. The father of one of the children, Mallam Samaila Musa, narrated that the children were five in number and left home last Thursday to fetch firewood on a nearby farm, but did not...

The Kogi State Government has confirmed the killing of a suspected bandit leader, Kachala Ibrahim Batijo, who allegedly coordinated a deadly attack on a school in Iluke Bunu, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area. The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, announced this on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, saying security forces killed Batijo alongside several other armed attackers during a coordinated operation. Authorities linked Batijo to the recent assault on...

Gunmen killed three people, including a police officer, when they attacked the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, late Monday night. Security sources said the attackers arrived at the facility around 11:40 p.m. and immediately opened fire on officers stationed at the main gate. Security personnel returned fire, triggering a gun battle that lasted several minutes. A staff member of the institute, who...