A food vendor identified as Amaye was lynched and burnt alive by a mob in Kasuwan-Garba town, Mariga Local Government Area, Niger State, following accusations of blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad. The events unfolded on Saturday, 30 August 2025. Eyewitness accounts reveal that the ordeal began when the victim, reportedly well known in her community, engaged with a customer who jokingly proposed marriage to her “to fulfil the Sunnah”, referring to the traditions of the...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says in 2024 alone, more than 94,000 people were registered as missing by their families with the Family Links Network, bringing the current number of registered missing people to approximately 284,400. The ICRC Family Link Officer, Mr. Benson Lee, disclosed this on Saturday in Yola during the commemoration of the International Day of the Disappeared. “Worldwide figures show that in 2024 alone, more than 94,000 people were...

The Kano State Police Command has arraigned 333 suspected political thugs arrested in various parts of the state during last Saturday’s by-election for various electoral offences. The suspects were arraigned before Magistrate Courts in Nomansland and Gyadi-Gyadi, Kano, for prosecution. Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, who disclosed this while briefing journalists on the security operations in Bagwai/Shanono and Ghari/Tsanyawa constituencies, said the suspects were charged with disorderly conduct, possession of offensive weapons, intimidation, snatching...

In less than two weeks, bandits have abducted 110 people in separate incidents in Bakura and Zurmi local government areas of Zamfara state, North-west Nigeria. A resident of Gusau, the state capital, Mallam Kawu Sule, in an interview with West African Pilot News, said 60 people were abducted in Bakura LGA, and 50 others in Zurmi LGA and Kaura Nomada LGA 38 other abductees were ordered by the bandits to slaughter themselves. He attributed the...