Bandits Kidnap Farmers, Pregnant Women and Children in Fresh Niger State Attack

In a horrifying turn of events, armed bandits struck a farming community in Unguwan-Kawo, Erena Ward, Shiroro LGA, Niger State — kidnapping a number of local farmers, including pregnant women and children. Reports say that twenty individuals were seized during the attack, among them four pregnant women and several children. The incident underscores the deepening…

Zulum Delivers ₦500,000 Support to Each Borno Student in India

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has once again demonstrated his reputation for hands-on leadership as he visited Borno State scholarship beneficiaries studying in India and personally presented ₦500,000 to each of them. The visit, carried out across two major universities in India, reinforces the administration’s ongoing commitment to human-capital development and signals that the state government…

Shocking Discovery on Zaria–Sokoto Highway: Truck Spills Sack of Live Bullets

Motorists and passersby along the Zaria–Sokoto highway were thrown into confusion and alarm when a moving trailer reportedly dropped a sack containing live bullets onto the road. The incident triggered immediate panic as bullets spilled across the highway, creating a dangerous and chaotic scene. Eyewitnesses described the drop as sudden and unexpected — what began…

Lagos Stings Major Opioid Cartel — NDLEA Seizes ₦6.7 Billion Worth of Drugs in Warehouse Raid

In a major crackdown, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have dismantled a large-scale opioid cartel after raiding a secret warehouse in a residential estate in Lagos. Authorities recovered illicit substances with a street value of approximately ₦6.7 billion. The operation resulted in the arrest of alleged cartel leader Onyekachi Pius Nwanagu along with…

Kenneth Okonkwo: ‘This Government Has Surrendered Nigeria to Terrorists

Veteran actor-turned-political commentator Kenneth Okonkwo has sharply criticized the government of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declaring that the administration has “practically surrendered Nigeria to terrorists.” According to Okonkwo, what used to be isolated incidents of insecurity have now become a nationwide pattern — a sign, he argues, that the government is failing in its most basic…

Nigeria Faces a Historic Hunger Emergency: UN Warns 35 Million Could Be Severely Food Insecure by 2026

Nigeria is on the brink of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe as the United Nations, through the World Food Programme (WFP), warns that up to 35 million Nigerians could face severe hunger in 2026. This projection represents the highest level of food insecurity ever recorded in the country. Even more alarming, in the conflict-ravaged northeast, particularly…

Canada Issues Heightened Travel Advisory as Nigeria’s Security Crisis Worsens

In a decisive move reflecting growing international concern over Nigeria’s deteriorating security environment, Global Affairs Canada has issued a travel advisory urging its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Nigeria, including the nation’s capital, Abuja. The advisory, released in November 2025, underscores a wide range of threats including terrorism, violent crime, banditry, kidnappings, and…