Author: Adeniyi Daniel

There was tension along the Itobe–Anyagba expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State as seven travellers were kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Security analyst, Zagazola Makama, shared the news via his X account on Thursday, saying security operatives on patrol discovered an abandoned ash-coloured Toyota Avensis with registration number KTU 503 CV by the roadside on Wednesday evening. According to the security expert, preliminary checks showed that the vehicle had eight occupants coming from Kabba, Kogi West Senatorial District and heading to Benue State when they were ambushed by gunmen around the Ojuwo Olijo forest. “Seven passengers were taken…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has clarified that he never said he would step down for a younger person in the 2027 presidential race. According to his media adviser, Paul Ibe, in a statement on Thursday, some sections of the media misrepresented his statements from an interview with the BBC Hausa Service. Atiku emphasised that young people and other prospective candidates are free to join the contest, and he would support a young candidate who emerges through a competitive primary. The statement reads partly, “After a thorough review of both the video and transcripts of the interview – in the…

Angry protesters in Turan, Benue State, on Wednesday, set fire to the residence of His Royal Highness Simon Baver, the Mue Ter Ichongo of Turan in Kwande Local Council. This incident, which happened as Nigerians marked Independence Day, followed the alleged extra-judicial killing of a man by soldiers. The unrest was triggered by an incident on Monday when Nigerian Army personnel stationed in Jato Aka, a community hosting many internally displaced persons, allegedly opened fire on a group of mourners returning from the burial of Chief Hanave Laha, the Kindred Head of Nzaav. According to an eyewitness, Iorkohol Asemave, who…

The Kwara State Government has confirmed the elimination of a suspected kidnapper, Maidawa, and several of his fighters. Chief press secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaiye, disclosed this in a press statement on Thursday saying they were neutralised in an encounter with joint security forces around Isanlu-Isin in the Isin Local Government Area of the state. The press officer said, “Communications intercepted from the marauding kidnappers revealed that a notorious kidnapper known as Maidawa and many of his foot soldiers have been eliminated in an encounter with joint security forces around Isanlu-Isin in Kwara State.” It added that “the engagement…

The Nasarawa State Police Command has foiled a kidnapping and armed robbery attempt along the Keffi-Akwanga highway. According to a statement by the command’s Public Relations officer, Ramhan Nansel, in Lafia, after the police received a distress call on September 30, 2025, at about 12:25 p.m, reporting that armed robbers/kidnappers had blocked the Federal Highway before Angwan Mayo, it mobilised officers to the scene and engaged the criminals in gun battle that forced them to flee into the forest with gun injuries. Acting swiftly, Commissioner of Police CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed mobilised the Divisional Police Officer of Garaku Division and…

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja after his diplomatic mission representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York and some “strategic engagements” in Germany. On arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport, Abuja the Vice President was received by top government officials and some of his aides. During the week-long international engagement, the Vice President delivered President Tinubu’s national statement at the United Nations calling for comprehensive UN reforms, championed Africa’s sovereignty over its $700 billion mineral resources, and strengthened strategic partnerships with the United Kingdom, Gates Foundation, and…

Bandits on Wednesday night abducted two serving councillors and an Imam in a daring raid at Tsauni community in Gusau, capital of Zamfara State. The councillors, who represent Gidan Goga and Tsibiri wards in Maradun Local Government Area, were reportedly seized around 8:05 p.m. near a police outpost, shortly after performing the Maghrib prayers. According to Daily Trust, the Chairman of Maradun LGA, Hon. Sanusi Gama Giwa, confirmed the incident and identified the abducted councillors as members of his council. According to him, the victims were relaxing with others at a tea spot when the armed men struck.“It happened right…

The management and staff of ARISE News Channel are mourning the tragic death of their colleague, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, fondly known as Sommie. Sommie, a News Anchor, Reporter, and Producer, was killed in the early hours of Monday, September 29, 2025, following an armed robbery attack at her residence in Katampe, Abuja. The incident is currently under investigation by the Nigeria Police. In an online statement by the company, signed by Hadiza Usman-Ajayi by for the Management said “Born on December 26, 1995, Sommie was just 29 years old. “She was widely admired not only for her professionalism on air…

Security operatives in Kaduna have arrested six armed robbery suspects said to be terrorizing parts of the state, recovering arms, ammunition, and other exhibits. The Kaduna Police Command disclosed that on September 11, 2025, at about 1900hrs, operatives of Operation Fushin Kada Tracking and Response Team, acting on credible intelligence, apprehended one Fahad Babangida, a notorious gang leader involved in armed robbery, shop-breaking, and vehicle snatching. The command’s spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, in a statement, said Babangida was arrested alongside gang members Ahmed Lawal and Salahudeen Ibrahim. He noted that intelligence reports indicated the gang was planning to attack and…

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers who had been terrorising residents of Doma and Lafia Local Government Areas of the State. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel confirmed the arrest in a press statement issued to Journalists on Monday in Lafia, the state capital. According to the statement, the arrest followed a report made by some residents of Saman Laraba in Doma, who alongside others from Lafia, complained that unknown persons had been threatening them through phone calls for over two months, demanding a ransom of N3,000,000 or risk being kidnapped. He added, “Further…