Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued six female students of the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), and a commercial driver after they were abducted in Katsina State. The victims were rescued on the evening of September 21 along the Daye–Malumfashi road in Danmusa Local Government Area. According to a statement from the military, armed assailants…
A suspected counterfeit beverage operation has been shut down in Badagry, Lagos State, after the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) raided a facility allegedly manufacturing adulterated “Barkas Juice.” Two women were taken into custody following roughly five days of monitoring by officers attached to the Badagry Command, with support from a Nigerian Army…
Five herders were killed after gunmen opened fire on a vehicle transporting cattle in Kassa community, Barkin Ladi LGA. The attack occurred around 3 p.m. on Sunday as the victims travelled from Bokkos towards Jos South in a J5 vehicle. Two other occupants were injured and taken to hospital, according to reports. The deceased were…
Parents of abducted children in Borno State have given the Federal Government six days to secure their release or face a protest at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The parents and community members from Mussa and Lassa in Askira/Uba Local Government Area issued the ultimatum during a protest in Maiduguri on Monday. The families said…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has permitted former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, to retrieve his international passport for a medical trip outside Nigeria. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik approved the request on Monday after Nnaji’s lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria Ogwu Onoja, asked the court to lift the earlier restriction on the…
COCSTA rejects calls to sack NSCDC boss Ahmed Audi over the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in Niger State. The Coalition of Civil Societies for Transparency and Accountability (COCSTA) has rejected calls to sack NSCDC Commandant-General, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi. The call followed the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in custody in Minna,…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested seven suspected cultists and recovered a fabricated gun, ammunition and suspected illicit drugs in the state. The suspects were arrested on September 13, 2026, in Obiaruku, by operatives of the command’s Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit (SAKU). Police spokesperson Bright Edafe identified the suspects as Wisdom Enede, Ocheli Solomon, Nnaji…
Three people were killed and several others injured after gunmen opened fire at a busy cash-crop market in Mangu town, Plateau State, on Friday night. The attack occurred at about 8:30 p.m. in Mangu LGA as traders and buyers prepared to close for the day. Residents said the gunfire triggered panic, with traders and passersby…
Niger Governor Mohammed Bago questions the number of miners arrested after 37 detainees died in NSCDC custody in Minna. Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has questioned the number of suspected miners arrested before 37 detainees died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Minna. Bago said about 67…
NSCDC cell deaths in Niger spark outrage as survivors reveal overcrowding, suffocation and desperate conditions inside the detention cell. Survivors Recall Terrifying Moments Dauda Shehu and other detainees initially struggled to find space inside the cell. Soon, however, they faced a more basic problem: breathing. Shehu was among 65 suspected illegal miners detained at an…
