18+ hour, 21+ min ago   (185+ words) The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of six Islamic clerics (Juma’at Imams) by suspected bandits and launched an intensified rescue operation to secure their safe return. The clerics were kidnapped on Saturday while travelling from the Sububu…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (191+ words) The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Hafsat Abubakar, for allegedly creating and circulating a forged document claiming fintech company OPay Nigeria Limited was shutting down operations. Force Public Relations Officer, Anietie Iniedu, confirmed…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (155+ words) Nigerian troops under Operation FANSAN YANMA have launched coordinated airstrikes against suspected terrorists in Yankuzo, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, reportedly killing several fighters. Security analyst Zagazola Makama disclosed the development in a post on X, citing local…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (369+ words) A Nigerian man identified simply as Basit has been beaten to death by a mob in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State following an alleged hit-and-run incident. Basit, who had reportedly returned to Nigeria from abroad ahead of his…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (540+ words) Bidemi Odukoya, the pastor of Celestial Church of Christ, Iri Orun Parish, allegedly killed his wife at their residence in Ogooluwa community, Akiode Ibogun, Ifo LGA of Ogun state. According to Punch, Odukoya, a father of three boys, threw himself…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (355+ words) Four people have been confirmed dead after a two-storey building caved in at the Popo Giwa area of Ilorin, Kwara state capital. The building reportedly collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday, trapping eight members of a family under the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (125+ words) Locals reported that the attackers stormed Rantan on Sunday night and opened fire. Buba was wounded in the assault and later died in hospital while receiving treatment. Sulaiman Zunduma was also killed. Residents said the gunmen shot another person, identified…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (207+ words) The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested 17 suspects in separate operations across several local government areas over alleged theft, shop-breaking, cattle rustling, vandalism and other crimes. Police Public Relations Officer SP Shiisu Lawan Adam said the arrests followed credible intelligence,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (265+ words) The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says its operatives have rescued two foreign nationals lured to Nigeria and held captive by “certain Chinese nationals”. Ani Iniedu, force public relations officer, said on Saturday that the operation was a breakthrough in the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (259+ words) The Rivers State Police Command has detained a police corporal and other officers involved in the fatal sh@oting of a motorist in Port Harcourt. The incident occurred at about 5 p.m. on Thursday, 27 August 2026, at the Agip-Ada George Junction. Corporal Alfred…...