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Ansaru terrorist group commander, Mahmud sentenced to 15 years, remanded for 31 other charges

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced Mahmud Usman, a commander of the proscribed terrorist group Ansaru, to 15 years...

FCT Police arrest 71 suspects amid series of shocking incidents, including death of female accountant

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 71 suspected criminals in a coordinated operation targeting violent crime, drug abuse, and other illegal...

Owo Church Attack: Court denies bail to alleged Al-Shabab terrorists, sets trial date

By Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to grant bail to five men accused of carrying out the deadly terrorist...

ONITSHA MARKET KILLINGS: Soludo orders arrest, Police confirm fatal shooting of trader, call for calm

By Chuks Moses | Awka | September 9, 2025 After a disquieting silence for hours, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, has waded...

Tension in Onitsha as OCHA Brigade allegedly kills pregnant woman, others: Police differ on number

■ Calls mount for disbandment of state-backed security outfit By Chuks Moses | Awka | September 9, 2025 Chaos erupted in the commercial city of Onitsha...

Zamfara Governor cries out: “I know where bandits are, but Abuja holds the orders

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has stirred debate on Nigeria’s security structure after declaring that he could end banditry in his state within...

Finnish court jails Biafran chief Simon Ekpa for six years

On Monday, the Päijät-Häme District Court sentenced Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian-born Finnish citizen, to six years in prison for terrorism-related offenses and other crimes. The...

Sad & tragic: Mob kills woman over alleged blasphemy in Niger State

A woman has been killed by a mob in Kasuwan-Garba, a town in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, following allegations of blasphemy. The...

Ebonyi buries slaughtered Ogboji victims as DSS charges nine over Benue, Plateau massacres

By Yemi Oyeyemi A mournful and angry Ebonyi State Governor,  Mr. Francis Nwifuru, has expressed disappointment that none of those who slaughtered Ebonyi indigenes in...

Illegal mining: FG deploys satellites as policeman guns down soldier protecting miners

The long-suspected involvement of security agents in illegal mining activities came sharply into focus in Bauchi State this week, following the arrest of a...

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