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Niger Speaker Hails Army, DSS for Routing Bandits, Rescuing 70 Victims

The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulmalik Mohammed Sarkin-Daji, has commended the Nigerian Army, the Department of State Services...

ECWA Raises Alarm as Insecurity Worsens, Worshippers Abducted in Kaduna

The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has raised fresh alarm over Nigeria’s worsening security situation following the abduction of worshippers during a church service...

Gunmen Attack Ebonyi Community, Kill, Behead, Kidnap Residents Amid Decades-Old Land Dispute

Unidentified gunmen launched a deadly assault on the Okporojo community in Oso Edda, Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Thursday, leaving several...

Rescued Train Attack Victims Petitioned DSS Against Terrorist Negotiator Tukur Mamu — Witness

A Department of State Services (DSS) operative has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that several victims rescued from the 2022 Abuja–Kaduna train...

Lokoja Council Temporarily Closes Worship Centres Outside Capital Amid Rising Insecurity

The Lokoja Local Government Council has ordered the immediate and temporary closure of all worship centres outside the state capital, citing heightened security risks...

Bad Time For Security forces: Army Lt-Col, 10 others killed by bandits, terrorists; Pastor, Wife Kidnapped

Nigeria’s security forces have suffered deadly attacks in separate incidents in Katsina and Borno states, underscoring the persistent threat posed by armed bandits and...

Deadly vows: How forced marriage allegedly turned a union into a deadly crime scene in Jigawa

What should have been the beginning of a shared life ended in tragedy in Jigawa State, where a newlywed woman is accused of poisoning...

Survivor narrates the horror of kidnapped Christians in Kajuru as Police reverse earlier denial

What began as a quiet Sunday of worship on 18 January quickly turned into one of the most traumatic mass abduction incidents in recent...

Mass abduction at churches in Kaduna community: At least 160 worshippers kidnapped – reports

A coordinated attack by suspected armed bandits on multiple churches in the Kurmin Wali area of Kajuru Local Government Area has resulted in the...

Inside the Kano family tragedy: Police probe deepens as nephew arrested over murder of mother, six children

Residents of Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano State are still struggling to come to terms with the horrific killing of Fatima Abubakar, 35, and...

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