Bandits Flaunting Ransom Money on TikTok Must be Tracked and Arrested — Senate

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBandits Flaunting Ransom Money on TikTok Must be Tracked and Arrested — Senate

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2026

The Senate has directed security and intelligence agencies to intensify efforts to identify, track and arrest bandits and terrorists who openly display their activities and proceeds of crime on social media platforms, particularly TikTok. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Senator Sunday Karimi, representing Kogi West Senatorial District, on the rising wave of banditry and terrorist attacks in parts of Kogi State and other areas of the country. During debate on the motion, Senator...

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Court Declares Hausa-born Residents Indigene of Jos North

NewsNigeriaCourt Declares Hausa-born Residents Indigene of Jos North

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2026

A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos has ruled that a person of Hausa origin born and raised in Jos North Local Government Area is entitled to be recognised as an indigene of the area. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday by Justice C. Donglong in a suit filed by Fatima Baba Akawu and her father, Baba Alhaji Akawu, against the Jos North Local Government Council over the refusal to issue an indigene certificate...

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Court Jails 5 Over Papiri School Abduction

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCourt Jails 5 Over Papiri School Abduction

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2026

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced five men to 25 years in prison each for their involvement in a mass abduction in Niger State and for supplying arms to terrorists. The convicts were linked to the 21vNovember 2025 attack on St Joseph Catholic Church in Papiri, where gunmen abducted more than 300 students and staff. While about 50 of the victims escaped, more than 250 were forced by the attackers to trek for...

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Gunmen Kill Vice Principal, Abduct WASSCE Candidates in Kogi

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen Kill Vice Principal, Abduct WASSCE Candidates in Kogi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2026

Gunmen on Wednesday invaded a secondary school in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing a vice principal, two others and disrupting the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The attack occurred around 9:45 a.m. at Government Secondary School, Iluke Bunu, while students were writing the examination. Daily Trust reported that the assailants shot dead the Vice Principal of Government Secondary School, Aharha-Bunu, Mr Gani Anifowose, alongside two other victims identified as...

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House of Reps Pass State Police Bill

NewsHouse of Reps Pass State Police Bill

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2026

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the state police bill, marking a major step in the push to decentralise policing in Nigeria. The resolution followed a vote during plenary presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. According to Abbas, “288 lawmakers voted in support of the bill, while four were against it,” after a day of debate on the proposal. Lawmakers adopted a voice vote by show of hands, with the Speaker explaining that the...

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Edo Closes Schools to Avert Mass Abduction After DSS Alert

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEdo Closes Schools to Avert Mass Abduction After DSS Alert

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2026

The government of Edo State has ordered the temporary closure of three secondary schools in Akoko Edo Local Government Area following intelligence indicating a credible threat to students and staff. A circular issued by the Edo State Ministry of Education, dated 9 June 2026, said the decision followed advisories from security agencies. “The Ministry of Education has received intelligence reports and advisories from relevant security agencies regarding credible threats to the safety of students, staff,...

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Governor Soludo Inaugurates 8th Governing Council of Ojukwu University

EducationNewsNigeriaGovernor Soludo Inaugurates 8th Governing Council of Ojukwu University

PilotnewsJune 12, 2026

By Christian ABURIME Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has officially inaugurated the eighth Governing Council of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), tasking the newly appointed members with the rigorous mandate of institutional reform and the pursuit of academic excellence. Addressing the council members at the Light House in Awka, Governor Soludo acknowledged the gravity of their appointment, emphasizing that their tenure arrives at a pivotal moment for the institution. “You have a lot of heavy...

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Gunmen raid school in Kogi, kill Vice Principal, others 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen raid school in Kogi, kill Vice Principal, others 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 11, 2026

Three persons including Vice Principal Government Secondary School in Iluke, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Mr Gani Anifowose have been killed by gunmen that invaded the school on Wednesday morning. The attackers was said to have invaded the community and attacked the school at about 9 am when students were writing the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). thereby disrupted the examination in an attempt to abduct students in the process....

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INEC restores constituencies in four states, fix date for party primaries

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC restores constituencies in four states, fix date for party primaries

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 11, 2026

Following court judgments that ordered the reversal of previously suppressed constituencies, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has restored state constituencies in Benue, Delta, Jigawa and Kogi States. The commission, in a statement signed by Mohammed Kudu Haruna, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said the restoration is in line with the 1999 Constitution as amended and the Electoral Act, 2026. The Commission said the affected constituencies will now participate fully in...

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Herder-Farmer conflict: Gov Mohammed inaugurates commission of inquiry

NewsNigeriaHerder-Farmer conflict: Gov Mohammed inaugurates commission of inquiry

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 11, 2026

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has inaugurated Judicial Commission of inquiry to investigate the romote cause of the crisis between Farmers and Herders in Lanzai/Dosho in Darazo Local Government area of the state. The  Commission, headed by  Former Grand Khadi in the state, Khadi  Abdullahi Yakubu Marafa will advise Government on the appropriate action to take as major against re-occurrence. Inaugurating the commission, the Governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Hon. Mohammed Auwal Jatau,...

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