By David Odama Unknown gunmen suspected to be Fulani militia Monday night invaded Abebe community in Keana Local Government of Nasarawa state, killing a religious leader and three others. The gunmen, who were said to be armed with sophisticated weapons, invaded the community at about 10:pm, shot sporadically, forcing inhabitants of the community to scamper […]

Two persons have been killed following an attack on Gora-Gan community in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State by gunmen. Mr Elias Manza, the Chairman of the local government area who confirmed the incident, said the attackers opened fire on some youths playing around the village market square on Friday evening. Manza told […]

Peter Duru – Makurdi Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Wednesday abducted a retired officer of the Department of State Services, (DSS), Mr. Peter Unogwu, in Benue State. Unogwu was abducted along Otukpo-Igumale road in Ado local government area of the state and taken to an unknown destination. Sources said the ex-DSS officer ran into […]

GUNMEN, weekend, attacked a team of police officers attached to ‘C’ Division, Asaba, Delta State, leaving three of them with varying degrees of injuries and dispossessing them of their riffles.

Gunmen disguised as soldiers have abducted four students from their dormitory at a Catholic seminary in northern Nigeria, police said, the latest incident targeting schools in the region. The attackers raided the Good Shepherd Catholic Major Seminary outside the city of Kaduna in the early hours of Thursday, the regional police force said in a […]

Perez Brisibe Suspected assassins Wednesday evening shot dead Mr Paul Onomuakpokpo, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olomu Ward 1 in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State while driving out of a site. The incident according to an eyewitness occurred Wednesday night at a building site adjacent to the palace of Ohworode […]

By Bashir Bello – Katsina Armed bandits have on Sunday night killed one Yasir Usman in an attack launched by the gunmen on Tsauri village in Kurfi local government area of Katsina State. Information gathered from the area revealed that the bandits stormed the area in their numbers shooting sporadically into the air and in […]

  Dayo Johnson –  Akure Gunmen on Sunday night abducted the factional ward chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, James Tolorunju Ajulo, at Ibaka quarters in Akungba Akoko, Akoko South- West Local Government Area of the state. Ajulo is the factional chairman of APC at Ward 13, Akoko South-West LGA. A […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the murder of 19 people by unknown gunmen attack in Tawari community of Kogi Local Government Area, Kogi State. The president expressed his feelings in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Friday. He advised the communities involved in the […]

By Demola Akinyemi Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have kidnapped three indigenes of Obbo-Aiyegunle, Ekiti local government area of Kwara State who were travelling home for new year celebration. Vanguard gathered that the fourth victim reportedly escaped from the gunmen with very serious injuries. It was further gathered that the herdsmen have taken advantage of […]

  Gunmen have killed no fewer than 19 people in Tawari community in the Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State, burning buildings, including the palace of the king of the community. The Public Relations Officer of the Kogi State Police Command, Mr Williams Anya, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of […]

*Five female farmers rescued By Evelyn Usman Kidnappers, on Thursday, engaged a team of policemen in a gun battle in their bid to escape with six abducted farmers, all women, in farmland at Mata-Mulki village of Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The women were said to be picking groundnuts from their farm when […]

By Bashir Bello A stray bullet by unknown gunmen who stormed Jibia town in Katsina State has left one Ibrahim Usman dead. The gunmen who invaded the area on Sunday night shooting sporadically and resulting to the death of Usman also abducted a housewife, Asmau Tasiu alongside her one year baby, Husna Tasiu and one […]

The abductors of Olori Regina Akinrinmade, the wife of a monarch, Oba Rufus Akinrinmade, the Orunja of Odigbo kingdom and her two daughters, have demanded N60 million ransom for their release. Chief Olu Akinsawe, the Odofin of Odigbo kingdom confirmed this development to journalists on Tuesday in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru and Soni Daniel – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday put a call to former President Goodluck Jonathan to sympathize with him following an attack by gunmen on his Otuoke, Bayelsa State country residence. In the telephone conversation, President Buhari expressed sadness over the “tragic and unfortunate attack,” during which a gallant […]