Due to the high rate of Gender-Based Violence and other harmful practices in the West Africa region, stakeholders across West Africa have pledged their commitment to combat the menace. The stakeholders pledged St during the Annual High-Level Gender-Based Violence Summit with Traditional and Faith Leaders in West Africa, organized by the UN Women in partnership with the Ford Foundation held in Abuja. The UN Women representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS Ms. Beatrice Eyong, said despite recorded...

In a troubling development, suspected terrorists have abducted a Catholic priest from his parish rectory in Adamawa State. The incident occurred on 21st May 2024, at the St Rita Catholic Church located in Bare, Numan Local Government Area. The abducted priest, Reverend Father Oliver Buba, was reportedly taken by gunmen who stormed the church premises. Details about the circumstances surrounding the kidnapping remain unclear at this time. The Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Most Rev....

No fewer than 127 persons have been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (KAI) on Monday for not using pedestrian bridges in the state. It was gathered that many state residents have shunned the government’s directive on using pedestrian bridges instead of crossing the highway in some areas. Some pedestrians who preferred to cross the highway, especially at night attributed their actions to insecurity on the bridges. On Monday, Tokunbo Wahab,...

Renewed violence has erupted in Ebonyi state, with gunmen launching a deadly attack on Ikachi village in the Akparata area of Effium in Ohaukwu local government area. According to reports, the attackers struck early Sunday morning, leaving a trail of death and destruction. Two villagers were brutally killed and beheaded in the raid. The attackers abducted seven others, including five women and two men. Additionally, at least twelve residents suffered gunshot wounds, and five houses...

Kaduna State witnessed a successful intervention by a mobile police unit on Friday, 19th May 2024. The unit, recently deployed to Kuriga in the Chikun Local Government Area, thwarted an attempted attack on local farmers. According to a statement by Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, the police received distress calls about an ongoing attack on the outskirts of Kuriga village. Responding swiftly, the security forces engaged in a shootout with...

Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has commiserated with the people of Ogbe Community of Yagba West Local Government Area of the state over the gruesome murder of two young men in the community. Ododo stated that the government will do everything possible to bring the perpetrators to book and guarantee security in the area. The Governor disclosed this on Sunday through the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo at Ogbe, stressing that...