A 16-year-old boy and six girls aged 17–23 were kidnapped by armed bandits during a night raid on Gidan-Bijimi in Bwari Area Council, causing panic as vigilantes were overwhelmed and contact with the abductors remains unknown.
A lady expresses her frustration after her brother reached out, saying his wife was sick and needed hospital care. She
Dahiru Usman Bauchi, leader of the Tijjaniyyah Sufi order and one of Nigeria’s most influential Islamic scholars, has died at a private hospital in Bauchi after a brief illness.
Former Deputy Speaker Idris Wase revealed that Boko Haram members, armed robbers, and other criminals were once found on Nigerian Army and Police recruitment lists, warning that such infiltration threatens national security.
President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency, ordering massive recruitment across security agencies, activating trained forest guards, and calling for legal backing to allow states establish their own police.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has returned $20,000 to ex-Ekiti Governor Ayo Fayose following a disagreement over travel logistics for Fayose’s 65th birthday celebration.
Two parents of students abducted from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State have died, including a man identified as Anthony Musa, according to Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna.
All students abducted during a bandit attack on Kiri High School in Kogi State were rescued by the Kiri Vigilante Group, though one vigilante and a resident were killed.
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar accused the Tinubu administration of allowing terrorists to operate freely and act as an “alternative government,” criticizing claims that security agencies tracked kidnappers in real time.
A 35-year-old man allegedly stabbed his biological mother to death in Kano, sparking grief and outrage.
