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Gunmen kill three immigration officers in attack on Kebbi border
By Deborah Nnamdi Gunmen suspected to be members of the Lakurawa terrorist group have launched a deadly attack on a Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) checkpoint in Bakin Ruwa, along the Maje border in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing three officers. The midnight assault on Wednesday has heightened…
Read More »Africa swine fever hit Spain for first time in 30 years
Spain has confirmed its first cases of African swine fever since 1994 after two wild boar found dead near Barcelona tested positive for the virus, the agriculture ministry has announced. The discovery has raised alarms within Spain’s livestock sector and threatens to complicate recent efforts by Madrid to expand pork…
Read More »Trump pauses migration from third world countries
...US President announces sweeping changes to third world countries migration … Move came after US-trained Afghan shot at White House guards US President Donald Trump has declared a “permanent pause” on migration from all “Third World countries”, a sweeping move announced after a deadly attack near the White House involving…
Read More »Ashimolowo urges Nigerians to support Tinubu’s security reforms
Renowned cleric and founder of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC), Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, has called on Nigerians to rally behind President Bola Tinubu’s administration as it intensifies efforts to tackle the nation’s escalating security challenges. Speaking on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Ashimolowo said the President’s…
Read More »Bandits abduct 24 in fresh attack on Niger community
By Deborah Nnamdi Bandits have launched a fresh attack on Palaita community in Erena Ward, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, abducting 24 people, including pregnant women, from a rice farm. The attack occurred at about 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday while residents were harvesting their crops. Despite Palaita being…
Read More »Sanwo-Olu meets security chiefs, assures residents of peaceful yuletide
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday convened a meeting of the State Security Council at the State House, Marina, where he received briefings from heads of security agencies on the current security situation in the state. According to a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso,…
Read More »Kidnapped Kaduna Anglican Priest dies in captivity
By Deborah Nnamdi Reverend Edwin Achi, the priest in charge of Ebenezer Anglican Church, Ungwan Maijero in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has died while in the custody of his abductors. Rev. Achi and his wife were kidnapped on October 28, 2025, from their residence in Nissi Village,…
Read More »Tijjaniyya leader Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi dies at 102
Renowned Islamic scholar and spiritual leader of the Tijjaniyya order, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, has died at the age of 102. He passed away early Thursday, marking the end of a decades-long legacy that deeply shaped Islamic scholarship and spiritual life across Nigeria and West Africa. Bauchi State Governor Bala…
Read More »NAF airman nabbed in Kogi for allegedly transporting firearms to Abuja
A personnel of the Nigerian Air Force, Aircraftman (ACM) Anas Muhammed Fakai, has been arrested by troops of the 12 Brigade at Kabba Junction in Lokoja for allegedly conveying firearms to Abuja. Fakai was apprehended at about 10:22 p.m. on Tuesday in a joint operation involving operatives of the National…
Read More »Teenager shot dead by policeman following an altercation in Oyo
A yet-to-be-identified policeman has allegedly shot and killed a teenager known as DMX in the Alakia area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday following an altercation between the officer and the victim. According to sources, the disagreement escalated, leading the policeman to shoot the teenager in…
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