A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced three men to life imprisonment for their involvement in the abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Justice Salim Ibrahim handed down the sentence after the three defendants pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges brought against them by the Federal Government. The convicts are Abdulrazak Umar, also known as Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid; Yunusa Musa, also known as...

The Kogi State Government has announced the successful rescue of the four persons kidnapped during the recent attack on an unauthorized examination center in Olowa, Dekina Local Government Area of the State. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, describing the rescue as the outcome of a coordinated security operation ordered by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo immediately after the incident. According to the Commissioner, Governor Ododo...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Directorate, has arraigned Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Ogbu, the Chief Executive Officer of Ski Hi-Entertainment, for issuance of dud cheques. Ski Hi-Entertainment is a Nigerian football promotion and entertainment company founded by Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Ogbu. Ogbu was arraigned before Justice Vincent C. Ezeugwu of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout, on a three-count charge bordering on the issuance of a dud cheque to the tune...

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Police Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, mspsp, cautions residents of Enugu state against assaulting or obstructing police officers as they discharge their duties, as such acts constitute serious criminal offenses punishable by law. A press release issued by the Enugu State Command Police public relations officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, on Monday, 12th July 2026, reveals the Command has launched a manhunt against a bus driver and his conductor...

Eight people were killed and five others were injured in an attack by armed assailants on Otukpo-Nobi Community in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State over the weekend.   The Benue State Police command’s spokesman, DSP Udeme Edet, in a statement, said that the attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday.   The statement reads in part, “The Benue State Police Command condemns in practical terms the cruel and tragic attack that occurred...

One of the suspects in connection with the recent attack on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area, has been arrested by troops deployed to Plateau State after the incident. The suspect, identified as Paul Kolsen, was reportedly apprehended while receiving medical treatment for a gunshot wound that security operatives believe he sustained during the attack on the government policy institution when security forces repelled the...

The Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed that armed youths have into Corpers’ Lodge, at Specialist Hospital, Yola and robbed about thirty-six (36) corps members of their valuables, including mobile phones. In a statement by the spokesman of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, however said four suspects in connection with robbery have been arrested. The statement explained that on 27th June, 2026, the suspects, armed with dangerous weapons, criminally trespassed into the lodge and...