Rhoda Adamu Jatau who was jailed in a Bauchi prison for allegedly insulting Prophet Mohammed has been freed. She was granted bail last Friday, 8 December, following intervention from Christian associations, civil society organisations and human rights activists. The mother of five was arrested in her hometown in the Warji LGA of Bauchi State on 20 May 2022 after sharing a video of a man condemning the mob lynching of a Christian college student, Deborah...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said its troop dubbed “Operation Whirl Punch” eliminated a dreaded terrorist leader named Yellow Jambros. Yellow Jambros, NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said, was the mastermind behind several kidnappings and killings along the Abuja–Kaduna road and in several communities in Kaduna, Niger, Katsina and Zamfara States. The terrorist kingpin was killed alongside his gang members on their way to Wurukuvhi in Chikun LGA of Niger State for...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command has arrested a syndicate of four persons who specialize in vandalising armoured cables and other electrical installations in and around Awka metropolis. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the command, DSC Okadigbo Edwin, said the suspects were paraded at the Command’s Headquarters Awka on Friday. According to the statement, “Mr. Edwin Osuala said the arrest followed credible information received from a concerned citizen...