An 87-year-old man, Dahiru Garba has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Yola, the Adamawa State capital by the Police for allegedly attacking an Area Court judge with a cutlass and inflicting grievous injuries on his hand. According to a statement on Tuesday by the Adamawa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, that Garba, a resident of Korawa village in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State, was accused of...

Suspected terrorists have attacked Nzangola village in Gombi LGA of Adamawa State, killing at least 11 people and injuring several others. According to sources, the attackers stormed the community on Sunday, 6/9/2026, around 5:00 pm local time, and fired sporadically, leading to the casualties. The attackers also burnt houses and abducted some women. It added that the village has now been deserted, while the injured victims are now receiving medical attention at Cottage Hospital Gombi...

No fewer than 40 staff members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been dismissed for corruption and financial malpractice in the last three years. The Chairman of the commission, Ola Olukoyede disclosed this on Monday at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja, while rolling out achievements recorded by the commission under his leadership. According to him, the process of prosecution of more than five of the affected staff members had also commenced. “Because...

A 70-year-old man, identified as Usman Abubakar, is now in the police net over an alleged defilement of an eight-year-old girl in the Tsakanin Bayara area of Bauchi metropolis. The father of the victim, who reported the matter at the ‘E’ Division, Yelwa, alleged that on Sunday, August 24, the suspect, a resident of the same area, lured his daughter to an uncompleted building and allegedly had unlawful sexual intercourse with her. The Bauchi State...

A yet-to-be-identified police officer allegedly shot dead a motorist and left three others injured after the victim’s vehicle crashed into them at the Agip-Ada George junction in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The incident occurred at about 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, causing panic among motorists, residents and traders in the busy area. The victim was identified by eyewitnesses as Anthony. According to reports, the policeman and his colleagues were conducting an operation at the junction when...

Gunmen have killed the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, Ishaq Yunusa, and abducted another occupant of his vehicle in a fresh attack along a major highway in the state. The incident occurred at about 5pm on Thursday, 27 August, along the Itobe–Ochadamu Expressway, near Ojuwo Olijo in Ofu Local Government Area. The attack came barely 24 hours after gunmen abducted several National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members...