1,106 terrorists killed, 758 collaborators arrested — Abubakar
By Ndahi Marama, MAIDUGURI The immediate past Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has said troops killed more than 1,106 JAS/ISWAP terrorists and arrested 758 suspected logistics collaborators during his 17-month tenure. Abubakar disclosed this on Tuesday during the handing and taking-over ceremony at Maimalari […]
Armed herdsmen kill two in fresh Benue attack
He said it was out of fear of losing their crops to the rampaging herders and their cows that the deceased moved into the farm to harvest their crops.
Sokoto boat tragedy: One dead, 9 rescued as 80-yr-old woman remains missing
This accident makes it the third boat mishap recorded within one month in Sokoto State.
Open grazing conflicts claim 2,800 lives in 5 years
In the last five years, no fewer than 2,800 lives were lost to herder-farmers’ conflicts arising from open grazing of cattle and livestock, according to reported incidents in 2025 and Nextier’s tally of deaths between 2020 and 2024, even as the anti-open grazing laws enacted by 19 states could not be enforced.
Horror: Pastor rapes own daughter for 4 years, blames it on ‘Generational Curse’
A 42-year old Pastor, Samson Ajayi, has been ordered to be remanded in prison for allegedly raping his 17-year old biological daughter for over four years.
Man tortures neighbor to death, hides body inside water tank
Police detectives have arrested a man, Eze Amadi for allegedly killing a 28-year-old man, Ifeanyi Otu in Kajola, Odigbo council area of Ondo state and concealing his body inside a water drum.
Breaking Silence: How NSCDC is using sign language to boost security in Abuja
They shot him in the leg. But when they got closer, they realised he was not a criminal. He was deaf and unable to hear their commands
Troops kill 50 bandits in Niger, rescue abducted victims
Security operatives, including the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services (DSS), have killed no fewer than 50 bandits in Niger State and rescued several abducted persons.
No govt policy can stop strikes — Oyerinde, NECA DG
NECA DG, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, dismissed claims that the recently approved industrial relations policy was designed to stop strikes
Royal Tussle: Ooni is most supreme traditional ruler in Yorubaland — Araba Elebuibon
The age-old supremacy battle between the Ooni of Ife and the Alaafin of Oyo has recently resurfaced, with the Alaafin, Oba Abimbola Owoade, questioning the authority of the Ooni, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to confer chieftaincy titles covering Yorubaland on individuals.
The role of Muslim woman in social development
The roles assigned to men find imperatives also in women folks with special regard to socio-religious duties to the exclusion of the natural and generational roles.
