The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if urgent action is not taken to secure the release of teachers and students abducted from schools in Oyo and Borno states. The union made the Read more…
Category: Crime
Chuks Okocha, Olawale Ajimotokan, Sunday Aborisade, Linus Aleke, Juliet Akoje, Kuni Tyessi in Abuja, Hammed Shittu in Ilorin, Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo, James Sowole in Abeokuta, Laleye Dipo in Minna, Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan, Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti and Read more…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has traced the source of an alleged voter data leak to an internal user account and launched a comprehensive investigation into the incident, amid growing concerns over the security of electoral records. INEC disclosed Read more…
Two policemen have been feared killed after suspected hoodlums attacked the convoy of the Chief of Staff to Anambra State Governor, Dr. Ben Nwankwo, along the Amansea–Ufuma Road. The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, has issued a 48-hour Read more…
• Says Appeal Court ‘exparte order was unwarranted, uncalled for, frivolous and vexatious’ The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Court of Appeal freezing the assets of Neconde Energy Limited, Nestoil Limited and two others, over an Read more…
For Mrs Funmilayo Ojo, each passing hour adds to her pains and worries. For the first time since the abduction in Oyo State, her voice was heard by the authorities. Standing among worried relatives at Ahoro-Esiele community in Oriire local Read more…
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday, calling for the immediate rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Ogbomoso amid growing concerns over insecurity in the state. The demonstrators, comprising members of Read more…
An SSS insider told this newspaper that the suspects were apprehended during coordinated intelligence-led operations that led to the recovery of 15 AK-103 rifles, 15 magazines and 1,434 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition. The State Security Services (SSS) has reportedly Read more…
Mr Abubakar, a retired major general, served as Director of Defence Information between 2015 and 2017. The former Director of Defence Information, Rabe Abubakar, and his wife have been abducted by suspected bandits in Katsina State, police and security sources have confirmed. Read more…
Fourteen days after gunmen stormed three schools in Oyo State’s Oriire Local Government Area, abducted school principal, Mrs Rachael Alamu, has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu and Governor Seyi Makinde to negotiate with her captors, warning that lives remain in Read more…
Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has called for the establishment of a comprehensive national database, saying it is essential for improving security operations and tackling criminal activities across Nigeria. Speaking during an interview on ARISE NEWS on Friday, Musa said Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has, for the umpteenth time, given assurance of the safe return of the school children kidnapped recently in Oyo and Borno States. In a release issued on Wednesday to mark the 2026 Children’s Day, the president, whose Read more…