Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- At least 30 people, mostly traders, are feared to have died after an overloaded boat capsized in Sokoto State on Sunday afternoon. The vessel was taking dozens of passengers, alon... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 17 -- The police have rescued two kidnap victims following a gun battle with bandits in Ribah District in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The command spokesperson... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 16 -- A local government official was killed and a former council vice chairman kidnapped by armed gangs in the Malumfashi Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State on Thursday evenin... Read More
Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- A terror kingpin in Zamfara State has reportedly demanded 150 kilogrammes of pure gold as a "protection levy" from four local communities. According to a report by a local news out... Read More
Nigeria, July 31 -- Two men have been sentenced to death by hanging for the 2021 murder of former Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Rabe Nasir. Shamsu Lawal, who was the deceased... Read More
Nigeria, July 29 -- The Zamfara State Government has vowed to intensify efforts to eliminate criminal networks operating in the state following the murder of 35 kidnapped villagers by terrorists. The... Read More
Nigeria, July 28 -- More than 100 members of the Katsina Community Watch Corps, over 30 police officers, and several soldiers have been killed in the ongoing fight against banditry in the last two yea... Read More
Nigeria, July 27 -- The authorities have shut down a hotel where a man suspected of murdering a local photojournalist reportedly took his own life. The Abidan 115 Hotel in Lokoja was sealed on Friday... Read More
Nigeria, July 26 -- Flooding after hours of torrential downpour, on Wednesday night, has displaced many residents and caused extensive damage to farmlands and local businesses in many communities in t... Read More
Nigeria, July 25 -- The man suspected of gruesomely murdering a photojournalist in Kogi State earlier this week has been found dead, in what the authorities believe to be a suicide. Ayo Pelumi, the a... Read More