Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo on Thursday ordered the demolition of a notorious structure popularly known as Sambel Joint in Idoji, Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, following credible intelligence reports linking the facility to criminal activities. The demolition came hours after the Kogi State Government issued a statement this morning invalidating all fraudulently and illegally acquired properties across the state, declaring them null, void, and of no legal effect. The statement warned that any...

24 parishioners who were kidnapped from a branch of ECWA Church at Àyetoro-Kiri in Kabba/ Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi state last month have regained freedom. Recall that gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked the Church on December 14, 2025, and kidnapped about 37 parishioners. The victims, including elderly women, men, and teenagers, were abducted during the raid. Since the incident, the community leaders and the families of the victims have been engaging their...

Two officers attached to the Jesse Police Division in Delta State have been arrested for allegedly extorting N2.5 million from a relative of a suspect. The officers were seen in a viral video in which a woman accused the officers, identified as Bright and Usman, alongside the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Jesse Division, of demanding money to secure the release of her brother from custody. According to the woman in the video, the officers...

Kidnappers who abducted 22 persons from several communities in Kwara South Senatorial District, including Adanla, Isapa, Isanlu-Isin and Owa-Onire are demanding N400 million, food items and drinks as ransom. At least nine persons, including the monarch of Afin in Ile-Ere District, Oba Simeon Olanipekun, his son Olaolu and a youth corps member abducted in December 2025, are still being held. It was learnt that the kidnappers have relocated to communities with little or no security...

Three women farmers have been killed in a renewed communal clashes between Bachama and Chobo Communities in Lamurde local government area of Adamawa State. The Adamawa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who confirmed this in a statement said two people have been arrested in connection with the murders. He said those arrested are William Joshua, 30 years and Ezekiel Luka, 23 years who are now aiding investigation. “The three women were...

At least 30 people have been killed and several others abducted after heavily armed men attacked the Kasuwan-Daji market in Demo village, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State on Saturday afternoon, security sources and residents have confirmed. The attackers are believed to be armed criminal gangs, locally known as bandits, operating from nearby forest areas. According to the Niger State Police Command, the assailants invaded the community via Kabe District around 4:30 p.m., setting...

The Nigerian Army’s Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), the Joint Task Force responsible for counter‑terrorism operations in the North‑East, has identified Shariff Umar as the principal coordinator of recent suicide bombing attacks in the region, the military said on Saturday. The breakthrough followed an intelligence‑led cordon‑and‑search operations conducted on 31 December 2025 in the Kalmari area of Maiduguri, Borno State, during which 14 suspects linked to suicide bombing activities were arrested, the military’s Media Information Officer,...