Security

92 people killed in Zamfara, Sokoto in two months – IRC

At least 92 people were killed in Zamfara and Sokoto states between March and...

Court-martial for Nigerian soldiers over ‘accidental’ bombing that killed 85

Two personnel of the Nigerian Army will face a court-martial over the bombing incident...

German police arrest 11 in raid targeting Nigerian mafia

German police announced the arrest of 11 suspected Nigerian members of the notorious criminal...

Women in Benue camps narrate harrowing tales of sexual violence

Violent clashes in northcentral Nigeria have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes in...

Another mass kidnap in Kaduna, at least 87 seized: Report

At least 87 people, including women and children, were abducted by gunmen in Kaduna...

Suicide bomber targets Borno mosque

A suicide bomber died and injured two people on Sunday after detonating his suicide...

Kaduna kidnapping pushes schoolchildren toll to 2000+ since Chibok

Gunmen kidnapped nearly 300 school pupils in Kaduna state on Thursday, the latest in...

Nigerian govt warns coup advocates over economic crisis

The Nigerian government has directed the military intelligence agency to go after those calling...

Coup: Nigerian military denies soldiers plotting to remove Tinubu

The Nigerian military has dismissed reports that its brigade of guards, which protects the...

SSS opposes NLC’s planned protest over economic hardship

Nigeria’s secret police say they are opposed to the planned street protest by major...

Tinubu: My support for examining creation of state police “unequivocal”

President Bola Tinubu has released the following statement on his “unequivocal” support for Nigeria...

How displaced Borno community survived devastating fire

In the middle of Annur camp, in Borno state, north-east Nigeria, a lone tree...

Primary school pupils abducted in Ekiti

Armed men have kidnapped an unspecified number of school children in Emure local government...

‘Appalling conditions’ in Plateau after Christmas killings – WHO

The Christmas eve attacks that saw about 200 people massacred in Plateau state forced...

At least 50 killed in second mass killing in Plateau in a month

At least 50 villagers were brutally killed over a two-day period in Mangu area...

Curfew declared in Plateau state’s Mangu as fresh crisis breaks out

Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has declared a 24-hour curfew on Mangu Local Government...

Insecurity in Abuja: Missing UniAbuja student found; abduction details emerge

Halima Mahmud, a 21-year-old final year Electrical Engineering student at the University of Abuja,...

Why we couldn’t stop Plateau killings – Nigerian military

The Nigerian military says troops intervened in 19 out of the 36 villages in...

Assailants launch fresh attack in Plateau after Christmas eve killings

Barely three days after the horrific Christmas eve attacks in Plateau state, assailants launched...

Plateau killings: JNI expresses “utmost sorrow”, Ohaneze wants state police

The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), an umbrella group for the Nigerian Muslim community, has...