Nigeria pushes for prisoner transfer deal with Tanzania over 30 Nigerians in jail
By Nkiruka Nnorom The Federal Government has said it will pursue prisoner transfer agreement with Tanzanian authorities as part of efforts to secure the return of the over 30 Nigerians currently serving jail terms in the East African country. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed this yesterday in response to Vanguard’s […]
Policeman shoots colleague while playing with weapon
A video has emerged, showing a policeman draw his service weapon and point it at a cruiser as it pulls to a stop in an underground lot
Photos: Borno reintegrates 720 repentant terrorists, 992 spouses, 2,050 children back to society
These latest categories of repentant insurgents, who all swore on the Holy Quran, formed part of Batch 9 low-risk and minor clients who are to be reunited with their various communities across Borno State.
Abducted pupils, teachers yet to leave old Oyo national park corridor – Makinde
“For 27 days, families have gone to bed without their loved ones. For 27 days, communities have lived with uncertainty. For 27 days, our children and teachers have remained in captivity,“ Makinde said.
Crime has no ethnicity, let us not assign blame or point fingers — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to avoid ethnic profiling and blame games in the fight against insecurity, insisting that crime has no ethnicity and the country must remain united to defeat terrorism and criminality.
Bandits, Kidnappers, Sponsors of Terror: Surrender or face full force of State, Tinubu warns
ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has issued a stern warning to bandits, kidnappers and sponsors of terrorism across the country, urging them to surrender or face the full force of the Nigerian state. The President delivered the warning while addressing the nation’s security challenges in his Democracy Day message, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to restoring […]
Police launch probe as mother, son, man found dead in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the mysterious deaths of a woman, her four-year-old son, and another man, identified simply as “Shanko,” whose bodies were discovered in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State.
High-profile ISWAP commanders surrender as troops sustain pressure in N/East operations
Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant Colonel Haruna Sani said: “Troops of OPHK have recorded another significant success in the ongoing counter-terrorism campaign following the surrender of two high-profile Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commanders to troops on 8 June 2026.
‘88,000 practice open defecation; epidemic looms’ – Cross River LG raises alarm
‘Yala was one of the first local government in the country to attain open defecation free status since 2018. But things have gone backward’
Video: ‘They vowed to shoot remaining Africans’ — Nigerians recount ordeal in South Africa
A group of Nigerian returnees from South Africa have recounted harrowing experiences of alleged xenophobia, extortion, discrimination and intimidation, urging fellow Nigerians still residing in the country to consider returning home.
Terrorists kill vice principal, 2 others in Kogi, Edo shuts schools
Almost a month after terrorists attacked three schools in Oyo State, abducting no fewer than 40 pupils, alongside teachers, they again struck at Iluke Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State yesterday, killing a vice principal and two others, as well as kidnapping three students who were about to write WAEC examination.
