Gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. John Inalegwu Otache, in Benue State, prompting security forces to launch efforts to secure his release. Fr. Otache, the Parish Priest of St.

A tactical team from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has secured the release of a couple and their six-month-old daughter who were abducted by suspected bandits in Alrahus Estate, ...

A former gang leader, Duane “Keffe D” Davis, has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for his role in the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed American hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the eight-count criminal charge against Adeniyi Adeyemi, who allegedly headed a fictitious government body known as the Presidential Foreign Investment ...

Suspected bandits holding a couple and their infant daughter captive in Kaduna State have released a video appealing for public assistance, while demanding a ransom of N300 million for their freedom.

Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have uncovered and neutralised explosive devices allegedly planted by terrorists along the Magami–Hannutara–Dansadau road in Maru Local Government Area of ...

The Federal Government has announced a 30-day discount on petrol sold at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) retail stations nationwide, as part of measures to ease the impact of high ...

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter on Wednesday made a precautionary landing on a farmland in Makurdi, Benue State, after the pilot reportedly encountered a technical emergency while returning from ...

Nigeria recorded 469 security incidents in September, down six percent from August. Despite the decline, violence intensified towards the end of the month, with Week 38 recording 140 incidents and 29 ...

Twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and one other person abducted in Imo State have been rescued. The victims were freed from the Amakohia-Ubi forest in Owerri West Local ...

The Delta State Police Command has recorded operational breakthroughs in its ongoing efforts to tackle kidnapping, armed robbery and cult-related activities across the state, recovering an AK-47 rifle ...

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have repelled a coordinated attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, reportedly neutralising more ...