Bandits demand N500,000 from Benue farmer before harvesting crops
The farmer, whose identity was not disclosed, is a resident of Mbagena Council Ward in Kastina-Ala LGA, where suspected local bandits have allegedly been terrorising residents and imposing ransom demands on members of the community.
From Chibok to Kankara – Nigeria’s history of mass abductions
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said he would sell off the girls, mostly Christians. The attack triggered the #BringBackOurGirls movement.
DSS briefs President Tinubu, as schools shut down over insecurity
Adeola Ajayi, DSS DG, met with President Bola Tinubu on Friday night for update on insecurity across the country.
Abducted Niger students, teachers now 315 – CAN, Catholic Diocese
“At present, 303 students, both male and female, and 12 teachers — four female and eight male — remain abducted, bringing the total number of victims to 315″
Kwara Church Attack: How attackers hid on tree tops for hours before striking
The Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Oke-Isegun at Oke-Ado street in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara state was unusually filled up last Tuesday at about 6:30 pm, unknown to the congregation that danger was lurking around the corner.
Three nights Nigeria will not forget
ON three different days across three different states, Nigeria was pulled into the same widening circle of sorrow. A candlelit church was attacked in Eruku, Kwara State, on Tuesday.
What we’re experiencing bears every mark of genocide – Benue Catholic priests
‘We’ll cry out until every displaced family returns home, until all occupied communities are liberated, and until every Christian can once again live, walk, work and worship freely”
Police arrest cleaner over impersonation, fraud, sexual assault in Ogun
Police said that the arrest of Cletus followed a distressed report lodged by the victim, who explained that the suspect had contacted her on Snapchat.
C/River: Man forced into coffin with corpse over claims he killed deceased
A middle aged man whose name was given as Ulim Lobe was forced into a coffin with a corpse over claims that he was responsible for the death of the man in the coffin.
‘3 of my relatives abducted’ – Nollywood actress decries Kwara church attack
Nollywood star Bukola Arugba has confronted Kwara State First Lady Olufolake Abdulrazaq over her description of a church attack in Eruku as an “attempted” incident.
20 Katsina LGs sign truce amid renewed attacks
Attendees said the armed groups arrived on motorcycles, discharged gunshots into the air, and departed within an hour
DSS files terrorism charges against seven suspects linked to separatist network
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed terrorism charges against seven individuals accused of involvement in a coordinated network operating across parts of the country.
Eruku church attack: Pattern of targeted violence now clear — CAN
The assault, which left several worshippers dead and others abducted during a prayer service, has intensified calls for urgent and decisive national security action.
Again, bandits kill two farmers in Kwara, abduct four
Barely 24 hours after an attack on a church in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area, another incident has occurred in Bokungi Village, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State.
Police rescue 6 children stolen by human trafficking syndicate in Niger
By Wole Mosadomi Minna— Niger State Police command has rescued six teenagers stolen by human trafficking syndicates in different parts of the state within a month. The suspects include a couple, caught with two of the children. Nemesis caught up with one Usman Adamu 40yrs of Sabon-Wuse, Tafa, who was sighted with four children around […]
Naira depreciates to N1,475/$ in parallel market
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,475 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,467 per dollar on Tuesday. But the naira appreciated to N1,451 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira fell to […]
