This comes weeks after about 60 people – mostly foreign citizens went missing following a deadly ambush on their convoy the Islamist militants.
The nationalities of the 12 people found 'tied up and beheaded' in the northern town of Palma cannot yet be confirmed, a local police commander said.
Their bodies...
An item suspected to be an explosive has been found at the Union Primary School, Afaraukwu in Umuahia North LGA in Abia state.
The state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, disclosed this in a statement released today April 8. According to Kalu, the state government is currently working with relevant...
Five people including two children are dead following a shooting inside a home in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
The victims of the Wednesday evening, April 8, shooting near Rock Hill included a doctor, his wife, and their two grandchildren,the York County Sheriff's Office said in a tweet.
Police were called to...
Former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar has said that there are over 6 million illegal weapons in circulation across Nigeria.
Abubakar who is the chairman of the National Peace Commitee (NPC), made the disclosure during a dialogue session of the committee with key stakeholders in Abuja on Wednesday April 7.
The meeting was...
Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma, has alleged that the attacks in the state on Easter Monday were sponsored by aggrieved politicians.
The governor said this Wednesday evening, April 7, while appearing on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’.
On Monday, April 5, gunmen attacked the Owerri Correctional Prison and set inmates free. The...
Three female farmers have been brutally attacked by suspected herdsmen in Irele-Ekiti, Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
It was gathered that the assailants numbering about six invaded Irele Ekiti farm settlement in the early hours of Tuesday, April 6, and machetted the women.
A source who spoke with Tribune Online...
Unidentified gunmen have razed another police station in Imo State, few hours after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and outgoing Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu left Owerri, the Imo State capital.
Vice President Osinbajo led a delegation of Federal Government officials including the Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola, to visit...
The leader of a bandit group in Zamfara state has been killed by officers attached to operation Puff Adder II, with an AK47, a military uniform, and a motorcycle recovered from him.
A statement by Mohammed Shehu, the spokesman of the state police command, said police operatives were on a routine patrol...
An ISIS terrorist reportedly blew herself and her baby up as security forces closed in on their hideouts.
The suspected jihadi bride denoted an explosives belt after forces killed her husband during counterterrorism operations in Tunisia, security forces claimed.
Tunisian squads were tracking an extremist group in the Mount Salloum area of Kasserine...
Abubakar Shekau-led faction of Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the crash involving an alpha jet operated by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
The jet which was on a mission to provide support for troops on the ground fighting Boko Haram insurgents, had on Wednesday evening, March 31, lost contact with radar...
Barely a week after operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, arrested a 70-year-old Nigerien who supplies Boko Haram and bandits illicit drugs, a 35-year-old Chadian who sells narcotics to the insurgents has been intercepted in Taraba state with assorted drugs.
A statement released by the spokesperson of the...
Terror group, ISIS has bragged of 'killing dozens of Mozambican armed forces and the Christians' in a days-long attack near a major gas plant in the country's northeast.
During the assault which started on Wednesday March 24 and lasted till Monday March 29, scores of people were killed, including an...
Eight members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) have reportedly been kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna State.
They were reportedly abducted on Friday evening, March 26 while on transit along Kachia Road in the southern part of the state.
Leader of the men’s fellowship of the church in the province, Elder...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Abba Abbey Gidan Haki, the personal aide to former Sokoto State Governor, Senator Aliyu Wamakko.
The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Senator Wamakko, Bashir Rabe Mani, who confirmed the incident said that Abbey,50, was abducted on Thursday night, March 18.
His...
At least two persons including an official of the Nigerian Correctional Service are feared dead after some unknown gunmen opened fire on a prison van.
The incident occurred in Ekwulobia area of Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State around 11am on Friday March 19, when some inmates were being conveyed back...
Aid agency, Save the Children, has reported that Islamist militants with links to ISIS are beheading children as young as 11 in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado.
According to the agency, one mum said she had to watch as her 12-year-old son was killed close to where she was...
The current World Boxing Federation, WBF, International Super Featherweight Champion, Ridwan Oyekola popularly known as Scorpion, has survived an alleged attempt on his life by unknown gunmen.
It was gathered that the Oyekola was attacked by the gunmen shortly after receiving a cheque of 10 million from the Oyo state governor,...
A suspected terrorist has stabbed eight people in Vetlanda, Sweden, police have said.
No deaths have been reported but police have shot a man in the leg who is now receiving treatment in hospital as officers guard his bed.
The incident happened around noon on Wednesday, March 3.
At 2.54pm, emergency services...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger State Command have recovered 27 new rifles from two suspects during a routine stop and search operation in Kontagora area of the state.
The suspects identified as Danjuma Auta, 35, and Daniel Danrangi, 25, both male and from Dirin Daji,...
The National security adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, has said some people are taking advantage of the deteriorating security situation in the country to profit themselves.
Monguno disclosed this when he spoke to newsmen after the national security council meeting presided over by President Buhari at the state government house on...
About 386 soldiers voluntarily disengaged from the army due to medical and other reasons in the second quarter of 2020 as confirmed by the House of Representatives Committee on Army.
Abdulrazaq Namdas, Chairman of the committee revealed this while presenting a report to the house yesterday March 2.
Namdazs said 356 soldiers left the army after...
Armed bandits attacked Amarawa village in Ilela local government area of Sokoto state on Monday, March 1 and killed ten persons while others sustained injuries.
It was gathered that the gunmen, who stormed the village on motorbikes, kidnapped a wealthy businessman but the villagers tried to free him.
According to BBC Hausa report,...
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command at the weekend exhumed the decomposing body of a 54-year-old woman killed and buried in a shallow grave by kidnappers after collecting N650,000 ransom from her family.
The woman identified as Mrs Philomina Ogadi from Otolokpo in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta was...
Zamfara state government this morning March 2 received the Zamfara school girls who just regained freedom from their captors.
Recall that 317 schoolgirls of Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State, were abducted by bandits on Friday, February 26.
The state governor, Bello Matawalle, via his social media handle, announced that he...
Boko Haram terrorists have released a new video showing children undergoing religious and combat training in a camp.
HumAngle reports that the images show relatively young children dressed in combat-style clothing and balaclava participating in martial arts training, weapon handling training, and religious education class. At least two instructors and...
The 27 schoolboys and their teachers who were abducted from the Government Science College in Kagara, Niger state have been released.
The students, three of their teachers, and 12 of their family members were abducted on Wednesday, February 17.
A government official said they are on their way to Minna, the...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawallen on Thursday, received three more repented bandits who surrendered their arms at the Government House, Gusau.
Among the repented bandits was one Muhammadu Sani Zakwi, the son of late Buharin Daji, Muhammad Sani Zakwi, a one time notorious bandit leader.
Zakwi inherited the leadership of...
President Buhari has vowed that his administration will continue to deal with insurgents, bandits, kidnappers and other criminals who constitute a threat to innocent citizens across the country.
The President said this when he spoke at the joint security meeting of Northern State Governors’ Forum and traditional rulers on Thursday...
Abductors of the 27 students and three staff of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, have threatened to starve them to death if the ransom they are demanding is not paid on time.
Recall that on February 17, armed bandits dressed in military uniforms, stormed the school, shot a student...
A missing girl has been found in a hotel room with a 22-year-old man who lured her after meeting her on Snapchat.
Tyler Thompson, 22, was arrested by police in Volusia County, Florida, on February 18 after being caught on camera in a dark room, shirtless, with an underage girl.
The...
A father-to-be was killed after a device he was building for his baby's gender reveal party accidentally exploded.
28-year-old Christopher Pekny died in the blast on Sunday, February 21, which occurred in the town of Liberty, around 100 miles northwest of New York City.
His brother, Michael Pekny, 27, was also...
Luca Attanasio, Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed during an attempted kidnap on a United Nations convoy in the restive east of the vast central African country.
A spokesperson for Virunga national park said the convoy from the World Food Programme was attacked at about 10.15am local time (0815 GMT) during...
Three people were reportedly shot in Atlanta during the filming of a music video for the rappers Roddy Ricch and 42 Dugg on Sunday, February 21st.
Police responded to a shooting on Wells Street in southwest Atlanta at about 4 p.m. When they got there, they found a man, Peter...
Armed bandits have razed the building of the Holy Family Catholic Church and two homes in Kikwari village, Kajuru Local Government Area.
The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday February 21,
said locals fled the area on receiving information...
A United Airlines flight was forced to return to Denver International Airport to make an emergency landing on Saturday afternoon, Febuary 20th, after the engine caught fire shortly after takeoff, sending aircraft debris on people's houses in Colorado.
The Boeing 777 which had 241 people on board returned to the...
A military aircraft has crashed in Abuja. The photos of the pilot and co-pilot can be found below:
The aircraft, King Air 350 en-route to Minna crashed at Bassa Airport Village on Sunday morning, February 21, after reporting engine failure
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika confirmed the crash in a tweet and said it...
Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, says the abducted staff and students of Government Science College Kagara in Niger state may regain their freedom today, February 21.
Recall that on Wednesday, February 17, armed bandits dressed in military camouflage, stormed the school and abducted 27 students and shot one of the...
A 21-year-old psychiatric patient has been accused of killing two fellow patients and attacking two female nurses and a police officer at a German hospital.
The man who admitted himself to the psychiatric clinic in the northern town of Lüneburg, near Hamburg, on Thursday, February 18, allegedly attacked two older...
The Italian mafia has reportedly ordered ambulance drivers in Naples to stop using their sirens and flashing lights to disturb drug-dealers who mistake them for police.
Over the weekend, two gang members stopped an ambulance and threatened to kill the driver for putting the siren on while travelling to an...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has once again raised alarm over plans by some elements to incite ethnic and religious violence across the country.
The Public Relations Officer, DSS National Headquarters, Abuja, Dr Peter Afunanya, in a statement released today February 3, said the latest developments indicates desperate efforts by these...
Popular Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Dr. Ahmad Gumi, has met with some notorious bandits in Zamfara State and has appealed to them to repent and stop their nefarious activities.
Zamfara state has recorded several attacks from bandits. Recall that after the Kankara school boys were abducted, they were moved to Zamfara...
127 soldiers have reportedly resigned from the Nigerian army amid the worsening security challenges the military is currently combating in some parts of the country.
In a memo obtained by Premium Times, it was gathered that the soldiers who are drawn from various formations of the army across the country are all of the...
At least six people have been killed and over 20 others injured in a suicide bombing at a crowded commercial area in Iraq's capital, Baghdad on Thursday, January 21, Iraq officials say.
According to Iraqi media, the attacker detonated an explosive belt at a clothing market in Tayaran Square.
Minutes later, there...
Ogun state governor, Dr Dapo Abiodun has banned tankers from using overhead bridges in the state.
This comes after a tanker fell and exploded Tuesday, Jan 19, along Kuto – Okemosan road in Ogun state.
The state governor visited the scene of the accident. He also visited victims of the fire...
Ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th President of the United States, the North American country's Department of Homeland Security has hired a private security for $1.6m for the event.
Documents obtained by TMZ revealed that the Department of Homeland Security awarded a private security company called Hana Industries Inc. a...
Experts are warning that far-right extremists are calling for more violence ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration.
This warning comes in the aftermath of the riot on the US Capitol after Trump supporters broke in and unleashed chaos.
The attack on the Capitol building on Wednesday, Jan 6, led to the deaths of...
Gunmen suspected to be militants on Sunday, invaded Peremabiri community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and set ablaze about 20 houses.
It was gathered that the armed men stormed Peremabiri in 50 speedboats in a bid to take control of the community from an ex-militant leader, Paul Eris,...
Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the abduction of over 300 students from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, last Friday December 11.
HumAngle reports that in a 4 minutes 28 seconds audio released on Monday night December 14, the leader of the deadly terror group, Abubakar...
First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has reportedly relocated to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
According to Sahara Reporters, Mrs Buhari reportedly hinged her decision to relocation on the insecurity in Aso Rock.
Read the report by Sahara Reporters below..
First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has been in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, since September...
The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has launched a security outfit known as the Eastern Security Network (ESN), which it said will protect the south-east and south-south from criminal activities.
Spokesperson of the proscribed group, Emma Powerful who made the announcement on Sunday December 13, said the outfit is a replica of Amotekun...
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun, has accused some herdsmen in the state of attacking its officials and destroying a farmland in Osi Community in Akure North Local Government Area of the state.
Disclosing this to newsmen, the state Commander of Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, said the officials had received a distress...
A woman has been electrocuted in Russia after suffering a massive electric shock when her charging phone fell in her bath.
Olesya Semenova, 24, was found by her flatmate at their home in Russian city Arkhangelsk.
'I screamed, shook her, but she was pale, did not breathe and showed no signs of...
According to the Nation reports, the bullion vans were impounded by the police in Lagos for moving cash without security escorts.
The bullion vans, intercepted by operatives attached to the Area J command, Ajah, were said to be loaded with money belonging to commercial banks.
Lagos Commissioner of Police (CP) Hakeem...
President Muhammadu Buhari has again reacted to the killing of 43 rice farmers by Boko Haram insurgents in Zabarmari community of Borno state.
The Nigerian President in a statement released on Monday November 30, said the Armed Forces have been given the marching order to take the fight to the insurgents,...
More than 43 farmers from Zabarmari, a farming community in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State were slaughtered by Boko Haram terrorists.
The incident happened on Saturday, November 28, at Koshebe village, in Mafa Local Government Area while the victims were working in a rice field.
One Mohammed Chiroma from Borno State, shared...
Residents of Zabarmari in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State have claimed that the killing of rice farmers in the community would have been avoided if the Nigerian military had taken action after being informed of the impending attack.
According to Daily Trust, one of the surviving villagers, who gave his...
