The Department of State Services has invited a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, to its Jos office. Mailafia confirmed the development to our correspondent in Jos on Tuesday. He said, “Yes, it true. The DSS invited me to appear in their Jos... Read more

Pandemonium and panic broke out at the popular Ophoke-Abba market, Kpiri-Kpiri in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital on Monday evening following the discovery of a substance suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the market. The discovery of the substance at the saw traders, buyers and passers-by in... Read more

Scores of farmers and herders were killed when suspected Boko Haram terrorists invaded several communities in Magumeri local government area of Borno state. The invaders also stole hundreds of domestic animals including cows belonging to the farmers and herders in the community said to be about 40 kilometres away... Read more

Unidentified gunmen have killed 13 persons in Edikwu District, Apa Local Government Area of  Benue State in Nigeria, the state Police Command announced on Monday.‎ The Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, who made the ‎disclosure in a statement, said the incident is being investigated. The police spokesperson linked... Read more

Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF and the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) have alleged that agents of genocide are on the prowl in Southern Kaduna, a predominantly Christian-dominated area that has been under sustained armed attacks. Citing the inability of security forces to end the armed attacks... Read more

Can you introduce yourself? My name is Adarju Adamu Juliet. I am 28 years old. I am a trader. I am from the Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. Are you married? No. Where do you reside? I stay in Maiduguri but I am in Damaturu, Yobe State,... Read more

Even as the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Socio-cultural organisation, unveiled its controversial vigilante group on August 27, Abdullahi Bodejo, the national president has declared that nobody can stop the security outfit from taking off, even as he said that their men were already embedded in the Vigilante Group of... Read more

An Ekiti State High Court on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Mohamodu Haruna, to death by hanging for matchetting to death a fellow herdsman. Delivering judgment in the murder case in Ado-Ekiti, Justice Adekunle Adeleye said “there are no surrounding circumstances that destroyed the cogency of the circumstantial evidence... Read more

Some angry youths from Turare, Marke and Dogon Ruwa villages in Dutsin-ma Local Government Area of Katsina State early Thursday morning blocked Dutsin-ma – Kankara highway, in protest against banditry in their communities. A combined team of police and other security operatives were said to have later  cleared the... Read more

The Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Ndokwa Neku Union (NNU), Dr. Tabs Ogaranya-Tabowei, has said that Ndokwa land will witness speedy development with a strong NNU. According to him, “nobody is disputing the fact that NNU is the apex socio-cultural organisation of Ndokwa people, what we are committed to doing,... Read more