Crime and Security

The Benue State Police Command has rescued nine passengers who were abducted along the Ankpenchi-Ogobia road in Ohimini Local Government Area of the state. The victims were among 13 passengers...

An Israeli lawmaker, MK Afef Abed, has appealed to the United Nations to review the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Abed,...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman, Will Jessica Ann, to 25 years in prison for unlawfully importing 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria....

A 56-year-old Nigerian woman living in Massachusetts, United States, has been arrested and charged over allegations that she illegally voted in U.S. elections. The woman, Gladys Adaeze Okafor, is accused...

Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has said Nigeria may have recorded greater progress against banditry if more Islamic scholars had been deployed to engage bandits in the North-West. The Islamic cleric shared...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has raised fresh concerns over the security situation in the state following an attack by suspected bandits. The party said the incident...

Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued traders abducted by terrorists in Katsina State. The troops also recovered a stolen Toyota Corolla and arrested two suspects in a...

A farmer identified as Yakubu Bitrus has reportedly lost one of his hands after being attacked by suspected herders in Agingi community, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Bitrus...

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is set to work with Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate alleged financial irregularities involving funds provided for US-supported...

More than 10 youths injured during the reported disruption of Peter Obi’s convoy in Benue State have allegedly been taken to the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), Makurdi, for...