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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…
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…
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…
In the early hours of Wednesday, a group of suspected bandits attacked Kiri High School in Aiyetoro Kiri, within the Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The attackers reportedly aimed to abduct students — a disturbing addition to recent waves of school-targeted raids across parts of Nigeria. However, thanks to the swift and decisive…
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…
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…
The atmosphere in Birnin Kebbi was charged with emotion on Wednesday as twenty-four schoolgirls abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, were formally handed over to Governor Nasir Idris by the Nigerian military. The moment marked the end of a harrowing ordeal that began with a deadly pre-dawn attack, but it also opened…
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…
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…
The Federal Government has confirmed that more than 5.5 million Nigerian households are now actively receiving cash transfers under its expanding national social protection programme, marking one of the largest coordinated financial-support interventions ever recorded in the country. The announcement highlights the scale of current economic hardship and the administration’s intensified efforts to cushion vulnerable…
