Gunmen suspected to be cultists have invaded the Swali community in the heart of Yenagoa, the state capital, and killed four persons. Though two cult groups, the Greenlanders and Bobos, have been fighting for supremacy in the community, it was not certain if the attack resulted from the cult clash. The member representing Yenagoa Constituency 1 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Chief Ayibanegiyefa Egba, has condemned the brutal attack on the Swali Community....

Residents of Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Monday took to the streets in protest against the incessant killings and kidnappings by suspected gunmen in the state. The peaceful protest, which was led by Christian leaders under the umbrella of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), was in response to recent violent attacks that have claimed over 100 lives in Bokkos and Bassa Local Government Areas in the past two weeks. The protesters, including clergymen...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of cocaine concealed within religious books destined for Saudi Arabia and arrested a 22-year-old supplier of illicit drugs to bandits in a week-long series of operations across Nigeria. According to a press release issued on Sunday, 20th April 2025, by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the 500-gram cocaine parcel was discovered during a routine check of export cargoes...