News as it breaks
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a top National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) leader, Shamsideen Adio, popularly known as Shameleon, over allegations of assault and murder. Adio, 55, is currently in custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti-Yaba, where detectives are investigating…
The House of Representatives’ Special Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the persistent killings in Plateau State has pledged to dig deep into the root causes of the prolonged crisis, which has left communities devastated across the region. The committee, led by Hon. Wale Hammed, made this known during a courtesy visit to…
Former presidential candidate and human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has filed two separate fundamental rights lawsuits at the Federal High Court in Abuja, targeting the Department of State Services (DSS) and social media giants Meta (Facebook) and X Corp (formerly Twitter). Sowore, who contested under the African Action Congress (AAC)…
The Katsina State Government has announced a significant reduction in criminal activities across the state, revealing that banditry, kidnapping, and cattle rustling have declined by 70%, following sustained security efforts. The announcement came during a high-level consultation on security and governance convened by Governor Dikko Umaru Radda to update citizens…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced that more than 126 million Nigerians have been enrolled in the National Identity Database, marking a major milestone in the country’s push toward digital inclusion and secure identity infrastructure. Speaking at the 2025 National Day of Identity celebration held in Abuja on Tuesday, the…
Fear gripped Gidan Turbe village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, after suspected armed bandits abducted about 40 worshippers from a mosque during dawn prayers. Residents said the attackers struck in the early hours, surrounding the mosque before herding the worshippers into the forest along the Gohori axis.…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a five-count criminal charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), over alleged cybercrime, defamation, and incitement. The case also lists X Corp (formerly Twitter) and Meta Platforms Inc. (Facebook) as…
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has condemned in strong terms the recent bandits’ attack on Egbe community in Yagba West Local Government Area, describing it as a “brutal assault on peace and humanity in Kogi State.” In a statement issued by Unubi Emmanuel, Press Secretary to the Deputy…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a notorious bandit commander, Babangida Kachala, during a clearance operation in Kogi State. The operation, conducted on September 5 under Operation EGWUA A TITE II, targeted a criminal hideout near Tunga. The army also ambushed a bandit courier at Agbede–Adankoo Bridge, seizing weapons,…
A group under the Aegis of Concerned Citizens of Gwoza Local Government Area in Borno State has called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the lingering humanitarian crisis facing thousands of displaced persons from the area since the Boko Haram insurgency began in 2013. Speaking at a press…
