Kwara church attack: Bandits place N100m ransom on each of 38 victims
A community leader and Olori Eta of Eruku, Chief Olusegun Olukotun, whose four relatives were among the kidnapped victims, confirmed the bandits' request.
NYSC disowns viral pamphlet advising corps members to pay kidnappers ransom
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has disowned a pamphlet circulating on social media that allegedly advises corps members to pay ransom if kidnapped, describing the document as fake and not reflective of its security policies.
Christian groups petition UN, ICC, call for independent probe into attacks
A coalition of Christian organisations has submitted petitions to the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC), urging both bodies to launch an independent investigation into recurring attacks and killings affecting Christian communities in parts of Nigeria.
19-year-old man fatally stabs NSCDC officer in Ondo
A personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo State has died after being stabbed by a 19-year-old man in Oke-Ala community, Oba-Ile, Akure North Local Government Area.
Genocide: US seeks cooperation with Nigeria after Trump threat
A Nigerian delegation will meet the deputy secretary of state, Christopher Landau, said Jonathan Pratt, State Department official for Africa
Sentencing Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment is irresponsible — Archbishop Onuagha
The Methodist Archbishop of Okigwe Archdiocese, Most Rev. Livinus Biereonwu Onuagha, has criticised the life imprisonment sentence handed down to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, describing it as a grave misjudgment and a decision he believes does not reflect fairness or justice.
