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December 1, 2025 No Responses

Northern Governors, Traditional Rulers Back State Police, Regional Security Fund

The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council (NTRC) have jointly issued a far-reaching communiqué following their meeting held on Monday, 1st December 2025, at the Council Chamber, Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna.The meeting, attended by...

November 19, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu Sends Shettima To Kebbi Over Kidnapped School Girls

President Bola Tinubu has asked Vice President Kashim Shettima to visit Kebbi State on Wednesday to sympathise with the state government and assure parents and guardians of the kidnapped schoolgirls that the government will ensure their quick release.President...

November 17, 2025 No Responses

Gunmen Abduct 25 Students In Kebbi School, Police Launch Rescue Operation

In the early hours of Monday, 17th November 2025, armed bandits stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko district of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, abducting 25 students in a violent attack.According to re...

March 21, 2025 No Responses

Security Agents Trail Kidnappers Of ABC Transport Passengers

Security agencies have intensified efforts to rescue 11 passengers of ABC Transport and seven passengers of River State Transport company.The passengers were kidnapped on March 16, 2025 in Kogi State while on their way to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.I...

January 23, 2025 No Responses

Police Kill Kidnappers, Rescues Odumosu’s Wife

Police operatives attached to the Ogun State Command have successfully neutralized the kidnappers of Mrs. Odumosu, wife of Retired Assistant-Inspector General, AIG Hakeem Odumosu, and rescued her unharmed.On January 16, 2025, at approximately 9:45 PM, four mas...

September 18, 2024 No Responses

Humanitarian Crises: Why Nigeria Needs Collective Response, By UN Rep, Fall

Mohamed Malick Fall is the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria. In this exclusive interview, he speaks on the need for a collective response to humanitarian crises in Nigeria, obstacles to humanitarian interventions, and the work of...

January 10, 2024 No Responses

Archbishop Martins Decries Renewed Plateau Killings, Kidnappings

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins has said that the renewed wave of killings and kidnappings in Plateau State and other parts of the country by terrorists suggests that the government is gradually losing the battle...

January 10, 2023 No Responses

Gunmen Abduct Edo Customary Court President

The President of Igueben Area Customary Court, Mrs Precious Aigbonoga, was on Monday abducted by gunmen, around Ugoneki axis, on her way to Court in Igueben Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo. The Chairman of the Lion Bar, Chief Nosa...

January 9, 2023 No Responses

FG Condemns Kidnapping Of Train Passengers In Edo

The Federal Government has described the kidnapping of train passengers at Tom Ikimi Train Station, Igueben in Edo as despicable and utterly barbaric. In a statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation, ...

January 9, 2023 No Responses

Edo Train Kidnap: Commissioner Confirms 31 Missing, One Suspect Arrested

The Edo State Commissioner of Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare on Sunday confirmed that 31 intending passengers were kidnapped at Igueben train station in Edo on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the passengers were said...

August 17, 2022 No Responses

Kidnappers: Osun Alerts Residents To Be Security Conscious

The Osun Government has alerted residents in the state to be security conscious following reports of attacks by suspected kidnappers disguised as commercial transporters. The State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbem...

July 24, 2022 No Responses

Gunmen Abduct Owner Of Titilayo Hospital In Oyo

Suspected gunmen have abducted the owner of a private clinic, Titilayo Hospital in Gbede, Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered on Saturday that the man, simply identified as “Baba Rasheed”, who owns.....

July 5, 2022 No Responses

Edo Acting Gov Meets Security Chiefs Over Kidnapped Catholic Priests

Edo Acting Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, on Monday said the government was strengthening its security architecture and reviewing strategies to guarantee the safety and security of residents across communities in the state. Shaibu said this while addressing...

May 10, 2022 No Responses

Police Confirm Abduction Of Catholic Priest In A’Ibom

The police command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the abduction of a Catholic priest, Alphonsus Uboh, at the church premises in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the state. SP Odiko Macdon, the State Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this...