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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...

Triple jeopardy as police inspector attached to Bomadi council chairman shot dead by gunmen in Delta State

It was a sad year indeed for Inspector Ojonugwa Ocheidi, before he was felled by bullets from armed robbers on Monday. He buried his...

Delta community, Abavo, weeps over kidnapping, laments 10 years neglect of Agbor – Amukpe road project

● Begs FG To Intervene In 10 Years Abandoned Road Project Saga The Abavo Community in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State on...

Anambra government confirms arrest of vigilantes over assault on female corps member

The Anambra State Government has confirmed the arrest and detention of members of its security outfit, Operation Udo Ga-Achi—also known as the Agunechemba Vigilante...

Katsina lawmaker breaks down in tears as bandits overrun communities

In a deeply emotional moment during a plenary session of the Katsina State House of Assembly, lawmaker Ibrahim Umar Dikko broke down in tears...

Court approves DSS request to shield identities of witnesses in trial of alleged Al-Shabab terrorists in Owo attack

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the request by the Department of State Services (DSS) to protect the identities of witnesses set...

Security forces grab top Ansaru leaders in major counter-terrorism offensive

In what appears to be a milestone in the fight against terrorism, Nigerian security forces have apprehended the top leadership of Ansaru—Al-Qaeda’s most prominent...

The police lied about rescuing us, we paid N10million each as ransom — abducted Nigerian Law School student

One of the Nigerian Law School students who was abducted on his way to Yola Campus has narrated a harrowing account of beatings, starvation,...

Six law students abducted en route Yola Law rescued but fears grow over safety of inter-state travels

Despite the rescue of six law students abducted on their way to Yola, Adamawa State, there are growing fears over student safety and the...

Bandits kill, dismember two teenage girls in Kogi

Members of the Nigeria Police Force have been battling to calm rising tension over the death of two teenagers in Okekwu village, near Ogbogbo...

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