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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,…

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…

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…

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…

By Deborah Nnamdi The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to deploy all diplomatic channels to secure the safe return of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who is reportedly trapped in Guinea-Bissau following a military coup in the country. Jonathan was in the West African nation as part of…

The Ondo State Police Command has opened an investigation into the mysterious death of an unidentified woman found in a hotel room in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The woman’s body was discovered on Wednesday in a hotel located along the Ore–Okitipupa Road. Her male companion, who…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have uncovered a massive cache of illicit drugs valued at over N6.7bn in a warehouse located within a residential estate in the Isolo area of Lagos State, leading to the arrest of a suspected drug kingpin and five members of his cartel.…

Today, the Senate had an elaborate discussion on the security situation in the country, which has worsened in the last few weeks. When the Senate President recognised me to speak, I started by reminding him how I raised this issue with him a couple of days ago, and the need…

Nigeria’s Senate has launched a far-reaching inquiry into the country’s worsening security crisis, questioning why soldiers stationed at Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State vanished only hours before heavily armed bandits stormed the area and abducted dozens of students. Lawmakers, visibly unsettled during Wednesday’s plenary, said the withdrawal…

…Orders major police, military recruitment boost By Douglas Kamsela, Abuja Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency and approved one of the country’s largest police and military recruitment expansions in years, as violent attacks surge across multiple states. Tinubu, in a national broadcast, said recent spikes…