Kogi Governor, Ododo visits CUSTECH, vows to secure safe return of abducted students
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has vowed to secure the safe return of students of the Confluence University […]
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Police kill 2 suspected kidnappers, rescue 3 Indians in Ogun
The Police Command in Ogun said it has killed two suspected kidnappers terrorising travellers on the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway in a gun duel. This […]
Troops kill terrorists in Zamfara, Katsina, rescue abducted victims
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed for Counter-terrorism operations in Zamfara and Kastina States have killed scores of terrorists, who […]
Clark calls for special taskforce for release of Chibok girls
Pa Edwin Clark, Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has urged the Federal Government to appoint a special taskforce to ensure the […]
NSA receives 22 rescued Zamfara varsity students, staff
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday received 22 abducted students and staff of Federal University, Gusau in Zamfara, who were rescued […]
10th anniversary of abducted Chibok girls: UNICEF calls for action to secure children’s education in Nigeria
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As Nigeria marks 10 years since the mass abduction of Chibok schoolgirls in the Northeast, the United Nations Children’s […]
Gunmen attack Benue APC governorship aspirant’s residence, abduct wife, house help
Gunmen attacked one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants in Benue in the 2023 race, Mr Terwase Orbunde on Friday and abducted […]
Abducted Channels TV reporter regains freedom
Channels Television reporter, Joshua Rogers, who was abducted from his residence in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor area in Rivers, has been freed. He was released around […]
Gunmen kidnap Channels TV reporter in Rivers, demand N30m ransom
Gunmen have kidnapped a reporter with Channels Television, Joshua Rogers, at his residence in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor area of Rivers State. . The Police spokeswoman, Rivers […]
Police rescue 28 girls abducted in Katsina
Police operatives in Katsina have rescued 28 girls abducted at Kasai village in the Batsari Local Government area of the state. A statement by […]
Kuriga children played significant role in rescue efforts – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the level of distress created by the abducted Kuriga school children provided sufficient grounds for the troops to exploit […]
Kaduna Govt announces release of 287 abducted Kuriga school children
The 287 Kuriga School children abducted by bandits on March 7 have been released, Kadua Governor Uba Sani announced on Sunday. Sani, in a […]
Troops kill 5 ISWAP terrorists, rescue 78 abducted victims in Borno
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army have rescued 78 hostages comprising 35 women and 43 children during an […]
Police rescue 14 passengers abducted in Katsina
Police in Katsina State.have rescued 14 passengers abducted on Thursday afternoon along Kankara-Katsina road. The passengers were on their way to Funtua from Katsina […]
Gunmen kidnap PDP chairman in Edo
Gunmen kidnapped the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (P on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aziegbemi was kidnapped at […]
Gunmen kill man, kidnap wife, daughter in Enugu
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, have killed a man, yet to be identified, who was travelling with his family within Eke-Egede-Affa Road in Udi […]
FG vows to rescue women, children abducted in Borno, Kaduna
Federal Government on Saturday condemned Monday’s abduction of Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Wurge Community in Borno and Thursday’s kidnap of school children at Kuriga […]
Army troops rescue 10 abducted passengers in Kogi
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Nigerian Army troops have rescued 10 passengers onboard a Peace Mass Transit Bus, who were kidnapped while traveling from Calabar […]
14 abducted passengers of GIG, ABC buses regain freedom in Kogi
All the 14 passengers of God Is Good (GIG) Motors and ABC Transport on Thursday finally regained freedom from their abductors in Kogi State. […]
My son couldn’t talk after kidnap ordeal, father testifies
Mr Aliu Abubakar, father of a nine-year-old boy who was kidnapped, has told an Ikeja High Court that his son was traumatised when he […]