Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has told a UK court that she neither solicited nor received bribes during her time in office. Testifying on Monday at Southwark Crown Court, Alison-Madueke maintained that expenses incur

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Kaduna State Police Command has recorded breakthroughs in its fight against kidnapping and violent crimes, arresting no fewer than 41 suspects and rescuing seven kidnapped victims within March and April 2026. Addressing journal

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) said gunmen attacked herders in Izovo community, Miango district of Bassa local government area of Plateau state, killing a herder, five cattle, and rustling 15 others. MACBAN gave the nam

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 41 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers, while rescuing seven kidnapped victims in sustained operations across the state. The Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Muhammad, disclosed this on Monda

By Peter Duru, Makurdi A mobile police officer and 13 others have reportedly been killed in fresh attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on communities in Otukpo and Apa Local Government Areas, LGAs, of Benue State. The attack also left several others i

John Alechenu Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intensify efforts to secure the release of over 400 residents of Ngoshe community in Borno State, mostly women and children, abducted by Boko Haram insurgents las

The Edo State Police Command has arrested criminal syndicate, comprising five serving police officers, a dismissed officer and three others over alleged harassment, abduction, and extortion of residents in the State. The officers were identified as A

The Police in Delta State have arrested a labourer, Alex Kehinde, over the alleged abduction and killing of a client, from whom he and an accomplice collected a N2 million ransom. The spokesperson for the Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe, sai

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA—Former presidential candidate, Dr Gbenga Hashim, has raised fresh alarm over the wave of killings spreading across parts of Nigeria, warning that many of the deaths were not being fully reported and that the country’s secu

*NAF probes civilian casualties By Kingsley Omonobi and Ndahi Marama Scores of persons suspected to be members of the Boko Haram group and their sympathisers were feared dead yesterday, following an airstrike on a weekly market along the Borno–Yobe b