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Plateau Moves for Justice as Angwa-Rukuba Killings Suspects Face Trial

In the long shadow of grief that has lingered over Plateau State since the Angwa-Rukuba killings, the wheels of justice have begun to turn...

Again, marauding terrorists demand N1b for 37 worshippers as litany of kidnap-for-ransom balloons in three years

A chilling ransom demand has deepened the anguish of families in southern Kaduna State, where 37 worshippers abducted during an Easter service remain in captivity,...

Confusion, Captivity, and Courage: The Benue 13 Ordeal

What began as an ordinary journey along the quiet stretch of the Taraku–Otukpo road in Benue State quickly spiraled into a nightmare - one...

Cocaine in Food Flasks, Cannabis in Snack Packs, NDLEA Effects Arrest After Ist Quarter Haul

Against the backdrop of a sustained nationwide crackdown that has recently produced a steady stream of arrests, seizures, and convictions, operatives of the National...

Confusion, Rescue, and Relief: Benue Kidnap Saga Unfolds Amid Conflicting Claims

A wave of confusion and conflicting narratives trailed last week’s abduction of passengers along the Makurdi–Otukpo Road, as authorities and eyewitness accounts offered differing...

Dreams on Hold: Gunmen Abduct JAMB Candidates on Benue Highway

What should have been a routine journey toward a defining moment in their young lives turned into a night of terror on a lonely...

Again, 14 killed in Benue, Fulani militia suspected; Data in Last Seven years

No fewer than 14 persons, including a mobile police officer, have been killed in renewed attacks on communities in Apa and Otukpo Local Government...

FG Secures 386 Terror Convictions in Landmark Mass Trial at Abuja Court

In a sweeping judicial crackdown widely seen as a turning point in counterterrorism efforts, the Federal Government has secured the conviction of 386 terrorism...

Ex-senatorial candidate sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for aiding terrorism

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a former senatorial candidate from Borno State, Babagana Habeeb, to 10 years imprisonment for aiding...

‘We lost a few brave and gallant soldiers’: DHQ confirms deaths in Boko Haram attack as Tinubu reacts, silence persists on Brig.-Gen. Braimah

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that several Nigerian soldiers were killed following a violent attack by Boko Haram insurgents on a military base...

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