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Lagos police have arrested two men, Elijah Emmanuel, 23, and Tony Ekwen Ogenata, 21, for the abduction and murder of 17-year-old Thompson Adams. Adams, a candidate for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, vanished on April 22 while returning from his test. Commissioner of Police Fatai Tijani confirmed the arrests on Wednesday following an intelligence…
The family of John Arum Azi, a student of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), has confirmed his release from captivity following 10 days of gruelling negotiations and the payment of a N6 million ransom to his abductors. Azi, who studies Early Childhood Education at the institution, was abducted while travelling from Jos, Plateau State, to…
Gunmen abducted 15 passengers on the Calabar-Oron waterways last Friday. The victims were travelling by ferry from Cross River to Akwa Ibom when the attackers struck. Police confirmed the incident following a report from a naval officer. Security forces now scramble to track the kidnappers. The trail remains cold for now. The Cross River police…
The Benue State Police Command and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board have issued separate clarifications stating that passengers abducted along the Makurdi-Otukpo Road on April 15 were not students travelling to sit the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The statements, both released on Saturday, aimed to correct widespread media and social media reports…
Gunmen have abducted passengers, including candidates of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination being conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, along the Makurdi–Otukpo Road in Benue State. The victims were travelling in a Benue Links bus from Makurdi to Otukpo when the vehicle was attacked on Wednesday night. A source, who spoke…
Joint military forces have dismantled several camps belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), across the South-East. The operation, conducted under the banner of Operation Eastern Sanity, resulted in the recovery of anti-tank explosives, firearms, and millions in cash. Troops used bulldozers and chainsaws to…
The United States Department of State has expanded its “Do Not Travel” designation to include Plateau, Kwara, and Niger states, alongside Jigawa and Taraba, as part of a sweeping security reassessment that has triggered the evacuation of non-emergency personnel from its Abuja embassy. The updated advisory, issued on April 8, 2026, brings the total…
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has rejected assertions that insecurity is deteriorating across Nigeria, insisting instead that the Federal Government is actively containing the situation through sustained military operations and international partnerships. His remarks came during a recorded appearance on Al Jazeera’s “Head to Head” programme with…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has asserted that no terrorist attacks have occurred in the state since the June 2022 massacre at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, characterising recent violent incidents including the killing of a traditional ruler as isolated criminal acts rather than coordinated terrorism. The governor made these claims…
Ondo State faces renewed shock as gunmen abduct and kill a traditional ruler. Oba Kehinde Jacob Falodun, the Alagamo of Agamo community in Akure North Local Government Area, was forcibly taken from his home on Wednesday evening. Authorities confirmed the monarch was discovered dead with multiple gunshot wounds shortly after the abduction. According to the…
