Danladi, a father of one, was on duty alongside his colleague, Pankyes Joshua, on September 29 when armed robbers, numbering over ten broke into the estate and shot him while he was trying to stop them from accessing the compound. Read more…
Category: Crime
In the early morning of September 28, 2025, a staccato of gunfire woke up many residents of Oke-Ode community in Kwara South, Kwara State. They ran helter-skelter for safety. But the volleys of bullets did not have mercy on them. Mr. Rilwan Tajudeen, who lost his father Read more…
The Federal Government has deployed a new line of defence against insecurity with the rollout of the Forest Guards Initiative aimed at flushing out bandits, kidnappers and other criminal gangs from Nigeria’s forests. National Security Adviser (NSO), to the Federal Government, Mallam Read more…
Uche Nnaji, the former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, says his resignation is a personal choice and not an admission of guilt. Nnaji tendered his resignation on Tuesday following the controversy around his certificate, which he says he obtained Read more…
The House of Representatives has kicked against a Bill by the United States Senate, alleging the killing of Christians in Nigeria and rejected moves to designate it as a “Country of Particular Concern (CPC).” The House, while condemning all forms of Read more…
The Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that the Senate was not mandated to verify the academic certificates of ministerial or any nominee, stressing that the legislative chamber’s role ‘is limited to screening and confirmation of persons Read more…
•ADC seeks Nnaji’s suspension The Nigerian Bar Association, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, have weighed in on the certificate forgery allegation against the Minister Read more…
Two prominent Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Transparency International Nigeria, have called on Minister Uche Nnaji, who is involved in the certificate scandal, to resign and apologise to the nation. The leader of Read more…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that the insecurity situation in Nigeria has festered to the extent that Boko Haram, banditry, and kidnapping are now mixed, making it difficult to tackle. Obasanjo, who spoke on Friday as the Chairman at Read more…
.Her dream wedding was a few months away Her dream wedding was months away. She had every reason to remain in the UK—a budding career, peace of mind, a wedding planned for Easter 2026, and a father who begged her Read more…
Ms Maduagwu, 29, a lawyer and news anchor with the television station, died as a result of injuries she sustained when robbers invaded her residence in the early hours of Monday, 29 September. Katampe, the community where Somtochukwu Maduagwu, the Read more…
Concerned tanker drivers from different parts of the country have raised the alarm over public statements attributed to a faceless group operating under the platform of Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) Elders Forum. The drivers have called on the security agencies to step Read more…