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The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
Kidnapping syndicates extorted N7.78 billion in cash payments across Nigeria between July 2025 and June 2026, according to a report by SBM Intelligence. The Lagos-based geopolitical research consultancy documented 1,713 separate kidnap incidents involving 7,825 victims within the twelve-month cycle. Total ransom payments more than tripled from the N2.56 billion recorded in the previous annual…
Armed bandits stormed Gorau village in the Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing four residents and abducting four others during an early morning raid on Wednesday, 26 August 2026. Seven other villagers sustained severe gunshot wounds and are currently receiving emergency treatment in hospital. The attackers rode into the agrarian community on motorcycles,…
The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has ordered state police commands across the country to treat all cases of mob violence and extrajudicial killings as murder. In a public address broadcast on official police channels on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the police chief warned that the force will no longer view street lynchings as spontaneous…
Armed bandits stormed four rural mosques in Niger State on Monday, gunning down at least 30 worshippers during morning prayers. The coordinated raids tore through farming settlements across the state’s restive rural districts. Gunmen arrived on motorcycles in large packs and surrounded the prayer houses before opening fire on defenceless congregations. Several worshippers suffered life-threatening…
More than 150 insurgents, commanders, and auxiliary fighters surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Borno State over the past seven days. The Joint Task Force North East confirmed the mass capitulation on Monday, 25 August 2026, through its acting military information officer, Captain Mohammed Goni. This tally marks a threefold jump from the…
Terrorist networks in Nigeria are exploiting dead citizens and rural women to move illicit operational cash through the formal banking system. The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit revealed the illicit scheme in its latest annual report released in Abuja on Monday, 24 August 2026. Armed syndicates bypass standard Bank Verification Number linkages by procuring pre-registered SIM…
Suspected bandits struck Dabu community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State on Friday night, abducting the first wife of the traditional village head. The gunmen raided the residence of the Baale and spirited away the monarch’s senior wife, known locally as Iya Ayoka, into the surrounding forests. The latest assault compounds a…
Nigerian security forces struck separatist hideouts in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State on Saturday, 22 August 2026. The joint contingent brought together soldiers from Operation UDO KA, naval personnel from the maritime component, intelligence officers from the Department of State Services, and local vigilantes. Their early morning raid focused on camps in Obene…
Troops of the 17 Brigade have foiled a terrorist assault and rescued a kidnapped woman in Charanchi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The joint operation combined soldiers deployed at Forward Operating Base Radda with operatives from the Katsina State Community Watch Corps. Security forces mobilised rapidly after receiving an urgent distress call alerting them…
Nigerian troops have blocked a large-scale kidnapping raid across rural communities in Zamfara State. Soldiers attached to the joint military task force intercepted heavily armed bandits before the attackers could herd scores of villagers into the forest. Frontline units engaged the gang in a sustained gun battle, forcing the assailants to abandon their hostages and…