CRIME
Gunmen Attack Advance Team Of Gov. Otti Near Imo Airport
An advance security team attached to the Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, was in the early hours of Tuesday, December...
US Lawmakers Meet Today Over Increased Killings In Nigeria
The United States House Appropriations Committee will lead a joint congressional briefing on Tuesday focused on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, committee...
Bandit Attacks, Justice Delays And Massive NNPC Debt Dominate Today’s Nigerian Newspaper Headlines
In today’s edition of Today in the News, major Nigerian newspapers highlight a wave of security, governance, and economic concerns gripping the nation. Vanguard leads...
Army Chief Pledges Top-Quality Care For Wounded Soldiers, Says Their Sacrifice ‘Will Never Be In Vain’
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has assured soldiers wounded in action that they will continue to receive the highest standard of...
State Assemblies Commence Plans On Establishment Of State Police Over Insecurity
Several state Houses of Assembly have begun moves to consider the creation of state police, a long-debated reform that President Bola Tinubu last week...
Obasanjo Charges FG To Desist From Negotiating With Terrorists, Take Action
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has rejected calls for negotiations with bandits, insisting that Nigeria must take decisive action and embrace international assistance to confront...
VIPs Seeks NSCDC Security After 11,000+ Policemen’s Recall
Following the withdrawal of 11,566 policemen by the authorities, prominent Nigerians have revealed plans to apply to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps...
Man Who Shot Pope John Paul II Removed From Iznik Ahead Of Pope Leo XIV’s Visit
Turkish authorities escorted Mehmet Ali Agca — the man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 — out of the town of Iznik...
Tinubu Declares Emergency Over Worsening Insecurity
President Bola Tinubu yesterday declared a security emergency and ordered the army and the police to recruit more personnel Amid worsening security situation in...
Court Adjourns Ganduje, Seven Others’ Trial Over Alleged Misappropriation Of Public Funds
A High Court in Kano State on Wednesday adjourned the trial of former governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and seven others until Feb. 3, 2026,...
