Ozoro Festival: PANDEF Seeks Urgent Investigation Into Alleged Female Harassment, Assault  

Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEL), the apex social and political body of the people of the Niger Delta region, has called on the Nigerian police to act without further delay and investigate the alleged female harassment and assault at the Ozoro festival, Delta State. The socio-cultural and political organisation, in a statement on Monday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Dr. Obiuwevbi Ominimini, noted that on no account should any traditional practice jeopardise the...

Mobile Court Convicts 31 Traffic Offenders 

No fewer than 31 traffic offenders have been convicted by the mobile court attached to the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Delta State Sector Command during its Eid-el-Fitri Sallah Special Patrol on Friday, along the Onitsha–Asaba axis of the Benin expressway. The Mobile Court prosecuted 32 offenders for 89 traffic violations, of whom 31 were convicted. The offences recorded during the operation included failure to install speed-limiting devices, tyre violations, overloading, driver’s licence violations, number...

21 Suspected Cultists, Fake News Peddlers In Police Net

Twenty-one (21) suspected cultists and two fake news peddlers who used a social media platform to make inciting comments capable of causing chaos within Plateau State have been arrested by operatives of the Plateau State command. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Alfred Alabo, attributed the success recorded to the State Commissioner, CP Bassey Ewah, directive to all Area Commanders, DPOs and Tactical Team Commanders on the need to tighten Patrol and Raid Operations within...

Troops Capture Terrorist, Recover Rustled Livestock 

Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have recovered rustled livestock in Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi State, after it repelled a suspected attack by Lakurawa terrorists. Security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama who posted the development via his X handle, said the incident occurred at about 10:00 a.m. on March 19, when troops of 1 Battalion, in collaboration with forest rangers, came under a probing attack at Kumchi Baba village. Security sources said the...

Nigeria Ranks 4th Globally in Terrorism Impact as GTI Reports Surge in Attacks

Nigeria has been ranked the fourth most impacted country by terrorism globally in the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), amid a sharp rise in attacks and fatalities across the country. The report by the Global Terrorism Index also named Nigeria as the country that recorded the 10th deadliest terrorist attack in 2025, following the killing of 58 villagers and five soldiers during a September 5 assault on Darajamal village in Bama Local Government Area of...

AU Condemns Maiduguri Suicide Bombings

…Calls for International Support for Nigeria The African Union Commission has strongly condemned the suicide bombings that rocked Maiduguri, Borno State, on 16 March 2026, which left several people dead and others injured. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Chairperson of the Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Youssouf, described the attacks as “heinous” and expressed full solidarity with the Nigerian government and people during the difficult period. “The African Union stands in full solidarity with the...

Suspected Boko Haram Insurgents Kills Herder, Rustled 1,400 Sheep In Borno 

Suspected members of Boko Haram Insurgents have attacked a nomadic settlement in Wuturo village in Konduga Local Government Area, killing one herder and rustling about 1,400 sheep. The Borno State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Nahum Kenneth Daso, in a statement on Thursday said the attack was reported to the Konduga Police Division by members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria. According to Daso, the attackers arrived at the settlement late at...

Security Operatives Rescue 21 Abducted FCT Residents

A joint team of security operatives has rescued 21 residents abducted by suspected kidnappers at Byazhin Across in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following a fierce gun battle with the criminals in a forest in neighbouring Niger State. The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Miller G. Dantawaye, disclosed this during a briefing to journalists at the police command headquarters in Abuja over the weekend. According to him, the successful rescue...

Boko Haram Overruns Army Base in Borno, Kills Commanding Officer

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have launched a deadly assault on a Nigerian military formation in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, killing the commanding officer and several other soldiers in a fresh escalation of attacks in the North-East. The attack occurred in the early hours of Monday when heavily armed insurgents stormed the military base from multiple directions and overwhelmed troops stationed at the facility. Residents of Kukawa said the assault began around 12:30...

Man Kills His Brother In Retaliation To Shooting In Dreams

The Oyo State Police Command confirmed that a 43-year-old man named Lateef Suleiman has allegedly beaten his elder brother to death in the Sepeteri area of Oyo State after accusing him of shooting him in a dream. The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Femi Haruna, has ordered the case transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for thorough and discreet investigation. The statement reads in part: “The Oyo State Police Command wishes...

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