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Gunmen kidnap wife of Imo monarch, set fire to the homes of APC, LP chairmen
Gunmen have kidnapped the wife of Ugoeze Umugborogu, the traditional leader of the Amuro autonomous community in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State.
Both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Labour Party (LP) chairmen's…
Bandits kidnap number of people along Gusau-Funtua highway in Zamfara
Numerous commuters heading to different parts of the country were abducted in an operation carried out by gunmen believed to be terrorists along the Zamfara-Funtua highway.
Mr. Nura Ola Tsafe, an eyewitness, claims that the terrorists…
17 passengers escape death as boat capsizes in Lagos
On Monday, seventeen passengers narrowly avoided death when the ferry carrying them from Ikorodu in Lagos State to Ebute Ero capsized.
This was stated in a statement made in Lagos by the general manager of the Lagos State Waterways…
Borno: ISWAP fighters bury 26 terrorists killed in military bombardments
Survivors of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have buried 26 members in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State, northeast Nigeria, after sustained aerial bombardment and terrorist elimination.
The terrorists were…
Nigeria’s insecurity, indebtedness painful — Anglican Bishop
Rt Rev Victor Okporu, ANGLICAN Bishop of Western Izon Diocese of Ecclesiastical Province of Bendel, has lamented the country's current state of insecurity, describing it as painful and crushing.
He also bemoaned the country's massive debt…
Five killed in Ifeanyi Ubah’s convoy attack – Police
The Anambra State Police Command confirmed on Monday that five people were killed, including two police officers and three civilians, when gunmen attacked the convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah of Anambra South on Sunday.
Tochukwu Ikenga, the…
2023: Gov Bello inciting terrorism, should be placed on watchlist – PDP tells Buhari
By Seun Opejobi
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has requested that President Muhammadu Buhari place Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on a security watchlist.
The PDP claimed that Bello was inciting violence and terrorism in the country…
Gunmen kill three policemen in Enugu
Three police officers were reportedly killed by gunmen in the Enugu State capital's New Haven area.
The incident occurred on Wednesday night around 10:30 p.m. in front of Francis Supermarket at the block bus stop.
According to sources,…
Killer of NSCDC officer demand N30m ransom on captives
Suspected gunmen who shot dead an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Segun Ayebulu, and kidnapped three other persons on Saturday had demanded a sum of N30million ransom on those being held hostage.
The NSCDC…
Terrorists invade mosque, gun down Chief Imam, three others, abduct worshipers
Terrorists suspected to be members of the Boko Haram fighters have attacked a Mosque in Borno State, killing the Chief Imam and three other worshipers.
It was learnt that the incident occured on Friday during the Fajr prayers in the Ngulde…