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Seven nights of fear: How Kebbi Deputy Speaker Muhammad Samaila Bagudo found his way back home

By Mohammed Kaita On a quiet Friday night, as the final echoes of the Isha’i prayers (Muslim night prayers) faded into the cool Kebbi air,...

UK issues fresh travel advisory for Abuja, 16 States amid escalating insecurity

The United Kingdom has issued a fresh travel advisory warning its citizens against travelling to several parts of Nigeria, citing worsening insecurity, terrorism, violent...

Reps condemn deadly attack on convoy of Niger lawmaker, mourn fallen security operatives

The House of Representatives has strongly condemned Tuesday’s deadly ambush on the convoy of Hon. Jafaru Mohammed Ali, the Member representing Borgu/Agwara Federal Constituency...

How Reverend was killed, others abducted in Kaduna

Early in the morning of Tuesday, 28 October 2025, heavily armed bandits attacked the rural community of Farin Dutse in Kauru Local Government Area...

Trouble as Trump brands Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” amid allegations and denials of Christian-targeted killings

On Friday, U.S. President Donald J. Trump declared that Nigeria will be designated a “country of particular concern” under U.S. law, citing alleged mass...

Police rescue 23 foreigners kidnapped near Abuja, smash cross-border syndicate

In a major breakthrough against transnational crime, operatives of the Scorpion Squad under the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have rescued 23 foreign...

UPDATED: Maryam Sanda, others removed from “Go Home List” as President trims controversial pardon list amid public backlash

The federal government has released a revised version of the presidential pardon list, with names of individuals convicted of serious offences removed following widespread...

Emir Sanusi explains how Boko Haram stopped former President Jonathan from removing fuel subsidy

At the “Better Leader for a Better Nigeria” conference held by the Oxford Global Think Tank in Abuja, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi...

INTERPOL and AFRIPOL crack down on terror-financing networks in Africa: 11 senior suspects arrested in Nigeria 

In a major enforcement sweep conducted from July to September 2025, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the African Union Mechanism for Police...

Terror in the skies: militant drones now bomb Nigerian forces in dramatic escalation, Zulum warns against deep throats

In a scary twist to Nigeria's war against terrorism, jihadists are now using drones to attack government strongholds in the northeast. Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor...

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