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Police Renew Efforts To Rescue Abducted Niger Worshippers

adminAugust 29, 2026

The Nigeria Police Force has stepped up efforts to secure the release of worshippers abducted by suspected bandits in Niger State, as security agencies continue operations to locate the victims and ensure their safe return. According to Channels Television, the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, said during a visit to the Niger State Police Command...

Kidnappers Collect N7.8bn Ransom In One Year — SBM

adminAugust 29, 2026

According to a report by The Nation Newspaper, kidnappers across Nigeria collected an estimated N7.779 billion in ransom between July 2025 and June 2026, representing about 34 per cent of the N22.856 billion demanded during the period. The report, citing findings by SBM Intelligence, said the ransom collection rate rose significantly from the 5.35 per...

Police Arrest Four Over Alleged Organ Harvesting, Human Trafficking In Nasarawa

adminAugust 28, 2026

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested four suspects allegedly linked to an organ harvesting and human trafficking syndicate operating in Nasarawa State. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, operatives of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) carried out a sting operation on August 19, 2026, at Auta Balifi, Karu Local Government Area...

11 NYSC Members Rescued After Kogi Highway Abduction, Four Missing

adminAugust 28, 2026

Eleven members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) abducted along a highway in Kogi State have been rescued by security operatives, while four others remain missing, the state Police Command has confirmed. The victims, members of the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream II, were travelling to Abuja after completing their orientation programme at the NYSC...

N3m Ransom Collection Lands Suspected Kidnapper In Police Net

adminAugust 28, 2026

Idara Jerome, Uyo An attempt to collect a N3 million ransom allegedly landed a 29-year-old suspected kidnapper, Otuekong Enoidem, in the custody of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command. Enoidem was arrested at about 11:30pm on August 25 by operatives of the Command while allegedly attempting to collect the ransom from the family of a...

Police Officer Allegedly Shoots Driver Dead, Three Injured in Port Harcourt

adminAugust 27, 2026

PORT HARCOURT — A police officer allegedly shot and killed a driver at the Agip Junction, Ada George area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday evening, leaving three other persons injured after the vehicle reportedly lost control and crashed into bystanders. The incident, which occurred at about 5pm, reportedly followed an attempt by...

NUJ Condemns Alleged Assault Of Journalist, Seeks Investigation

adminAugust 26, 2026

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bauchi State Council, has called for action following the alleged assault of a journalist by an officer of the Department of State Services (DSS) at Yankari Game Reserve. According to The Next Edition, the incident involved Bashir Adamu, a reporter with the Bauchi Radio Corporation, who the union said...

Kidnappers Abduct Seven in Fresh Attack on Edo Community

adminAugust 26, 2026

Residents of Itsukwi, an agrarian community in Ward 9 of Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, are living in fear after suspected kidnappers abducted six teenagers and a farmer in separate incidents on Monday. The farmer, identified as Alfred Kupa, was reportedly confronted by the armed men while heading to his farm. The...

Umahi Launches N3bn Legal Battle Against Linda Ikeji, Others

adminAugust 25, 2026

The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has launched a N3 billion legal battle against media personality Linda Ikeji, her company, Linda Ikeji TV Limited, and the Chief Executive Officer of Winhomes Global Estate Services, Engr. Stella Ifeoma Okengwu, over alleged defamatory publications. In a suit filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital...

Tinubu Orders Coordinated Rescue As Niger Mass Abduction Sparks Fresh Security Concerns

adminAugust 25, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has ordered a coordinated security operation to rescue worshippers abducted during Friday prayers in Niger State, as the latest mass kidnapping raises fresh concerns over the worsening security situation in communities around Borgu and the Kainji Lake axis. The directive followed the August 21 attack on worshippers in Kpenya Mosque, Dekara District,...

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Police Arrest Four Over Alleged Organ Harvesting, Human Trafficking In Nasarawa

11 NYSC Members Rescued After Kogi Highway Abduction, Four Missing

N3m Ransom Collection Lands Suspected Kidnapper In Police Net

Police Officer Allegedly Shoots Driver Dead, Three Injured in Port Harcourt

NUJ Condemns Alleged Assault Of Journalist, Seeks Investigation

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