Suspects Arrested Over Death of Arise TV Anchor in Abuja

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has apprehended 12 suspects in connection with the armed robbery that claimed the life of Somtochukwu “Sommie” Christella Maduagwu, a news anchor and producer with Arise Television, alongside a security guard. According to a police statement, the suspects have confessed to their roles in the crime. The Incident On 29 September 2025, around 3:30 a.m., about fifteen armed men invaded Unique Apartments, a 16-flat building in the Katampe (Gishiri) area...

Bandits Abducts Imam, Serving Councillors In Zamfara

Bandits have abducted Imam and two serving councillors with Maradun LGA in Zamfara State during an attack in Tsauni community in Gusau, the state capital. Hon. Sanusi Gama Giwa, Chairman of Maradun LGA, who disclosed this in a statement he personally signed, said the councillors, who represent Gidan Goga and Tsibiri wards in Maradun Local Government Area, were reportedly seized around 8:05 pm on Wednesday, near a police outpost, shortly after performing the Maghrib prayers....

Troops Arrest Fake Police Officers With Two Hilux Loaded With Cannabis In Taraba

Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in conjunction with operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted and apprehended two fake policemen at Takum Junction in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The breakthrough is in continuation of the ongoing operations across Taraba State code-named OPERATION LAFIYA NAKOWA, aimed at flushing out bandits and other criminal elements in the state. According to a statement by...

Kogi Govt Mourns Demise Of  Arise News Anchor, Somtochukwu

The Kogi State Government has mourned the tragic death of Ms. Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, an anchor, reporter, and producer with Arise News, who was killed during an alleged armed robbery in Abuja. In a condolence message signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, on Tuesday, the government described the late journalist as a consummate professional who carried out her duties with passion, brilliance, and a deep sense of responsibility. “Her tragic...

Arise News Presenter Killed in Abuja Robbery

Nigeria’s media industry was plunged into grief Monday morning after ARISE News announced the tragic death of one of its promising broadcast journalists, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu. The 29-year-old news anchor, reporter and producer, fondly called “Sommie” by colleagues, was killed in an armed robbery at her residence in the Katampe area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A statement issued on Monday by Hadiza Usman-Ajayi, on behalf of ARISE News management, confirmed the incident. “Sommie...

Kachalla Ummaru, described by authorities as a “notorious bandit kingpin”, has cautioned that using purely forceful tactics against banditry could worsen insecurity in northern Nigeria. Ummaru spoke on Saturday at peace talks between bandit groups and community leaders in Matazu Local Government Area (LGA), Katsina State. A counter-insurgency publication, Zagazola Makama, circulated a video of him in which he warned that killing bandits only provokes more violence. “If today you kill 10 bandits, tomorrow you’ll...

Anambra State Police Command Boosts War on Cultism, Drug Abuse

The Anambra State Police Command has announced its recent effort to curb cultism and drug abuse in the State, leading to over fifty arrests and confiscation of large amounts of hard drugs. This was made known during a press briefing by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Tochi Ikenga, on Monday. According to CSP Ikenga, the Command is disturbed by the high level of moral and social decay in the State, especially involving young people...

Five Minors Abducted From Borno Rescued in Adamawa

The Adamawa State Police Command has rescued five minors aged between 10 and 16 years, believed to have been kidnapped from Maiduguri, Borno State, who were rescued in Mubi town, Adamawa State, by the Police. This is coming in less than two months, when 14 minors, mostly from Mubi North and Mubi South local government area of Adamawa State, were trafficked and rescued in Anambra State. According to a statement by the Adamawa State Police...

Federal High Court Denies Bail to Owo Church Attack Suspects

The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the bail applications of five suspects allegedly involved in the June 2022 massacre at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, Justice Emeka Nwite, presiding over the bail hearing, held that the charges against the defendants were capital in nature and thus not bailable. He stated emphatically that the accused belong to a “dangerous terrorist organisation capable of intimidating witnesses...

Kogi Govt Commends Security Agencies, Hunters For Rescuing 17 Kidnapped Passengers

The Kogi State government has commended security agencies and local hunters over the swift response in the rescue of 17 passengers kidnapped along the Lokoja–Obajana road on Thursday. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, in a press statement on Wednesday, noted that the government confirmed that the victims were freed following the prompt intervention of the Nigerian Army and local hunters, who pursued the abductors and ensured the safe release of all...

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