33 months unpaid rent threatens war against oil bunkering
By Jimitota Onoyume, Assistant News Editor The war against illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta may be facing an unlikely, yet potent, enemy from a massive backlog of unpaid rent for House boats used to combat illegal bunkering activities and related maritime crimes The Nigerian Army and three indigenous houseboat contractors in the Niger […]
Suspected B-Haram terrorists kill police inspector, seven others in Adamawa
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Monday night attacked Gaya community in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State, killing a police inspector and seven civilians. Chairman of Hong council, Aliyu Sa’ad, confirmed the attack, yesterday. Sa’ad said the attackers invaded the community at night, set two houses ablaze and killed eight people. He said: “The attackers […]
Women protest killings, as 24 victims get mass burial in Plateau
24 victims of the attack have been given a mass burial, while several other victims who sustained injuries are currently receiving treatment
Over 20 killed, many injured in fresh Plateau attack
The attack, according to residents, occurred between midnight on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
Xenophobia: FG to evacuate 83 Nigerians from South Africa
The Federal Government has announced the evacuation of another 83 Nigerians from South Africa, with the returnees expected to arrive the Murtala Mohammed…
Residents count losses as river ravages C’River community
The tarred federal highway that once knit this historic community in Calabar Municipality together has been erased. In its place yawns a crevice, a raw, widening gash that has swallowed a hospital, car parks, offices, and homes nurtured for decades.
