Insecurity: Northern Elders Urge Tinubu to Declare State of Emergency The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the North, warning that worsening insecurity has crippled the region’s socio-economic life and now threatens Nigeria’s stability. In a communiqué signed by its spokesperson, Prof. Abubakar Jiddere, the forum expressed grave concern over... Read more
Category: Crime Alert
Bandits Kill One, Leave Another Critically Injured in Nasarawa
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Monday attacked two brothers in Akunza community, Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, killing one and leaving the other critically injured. The victims, identified as Edwin and Cyril, were reportedly supervising construction work on their family property when the assailants struck. According to a close relative, the brothers had taken some tilers to... Read more
N20m Fraud Allegation: NYCN Enugu Chairman, Okoh, Impeached Over Misappropriation of Funds
N20m Fraud Allegation: NYCN Enugu Chairman, Okoh, Impeached Over Misappropriation of Funds Enugu – The Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Enugu State Chapter, Comrade Ebuka Bartholomew Okoh, has been impeached and suspended over allegations of misappropriating N20 million, abuse of office, and repeated attacks on Governor Peter Mbah’s administration. Announcing the decision after an executive meeting... Read more
Bandits Attack 16 LGAs in Sokoto, Residents Protest in Anguish
By Abdul Aminu SOKOTO:-Sokoto state have in recent time experienced worsening wave of banditry with criminal gangs now tightening their deadly grip on 16 out of the state’s 23 local government areas, leaving residents devastated, displaced, and increasingly hopeless. On Monday evening, hundreds of men, women, and children from Shagari Local Government Area staged a mass protest, blocking the Sokoto–Lagos... Read more
Terrorism: DSS Files Multiple Charges Against Nine Suspects Over Benue, Plateau Killings
Terrorism: DSS Files Multiple Charges Against Nine Suspects Over Benue, Plateau Killings By John Onu The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed separate terrorism and firearms charges against nine suspects accused of complicity in recent violent attacks that claimed more than 40 lives in Benue and Plateau states. According to documents lodged before the Federal High Court, Abuja, the... Read more
Kaduna Govt Faults Report Ranking State High on Kidnapping Incidents
Kaduna Govt Faults Report Ranking State High on Kidnapping Incidents Kaduna - The Kaduna State Government has faulted a report which ranked the state among those with the highest cases of kidnapping in Nigeria, describing the publication as false, mischievous, and irresponsible. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Ministry of Information and signed by the Commissioner-Designate, Malam Ahmed... Read more
Police Arrest 32-Year-Old Painter Over 7-Year-Old Boy’s Abduction, Rescue Victim Unhurt”
By Austine Chuks Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 32-year-old man, identified as Chigozie Michael Clement, for allegedly abducting a seven-year-old boy in Lagos and demanding N7 million ransom from his family. The suspect, who works as a painter, was arrested on August 27, 2025, at Ijegun area of the state following a discreet operation by... Read more
Nigeria TikToker Peller safe after viral kidnap scare, Police clarify
…We’re investigating Peller’s kidnap allegation — PoliceBy Efe OnodjaeThe Lagos State Police Command has dismissed fears of a kidnapping involving popular TikTok content creator Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, insisting that the entertainer is “safe and not abducted.”Panic had gripped social media in the early hours of Thursday after a viral video suggested that the comedian was forcefully dragged... Read more























































