Amnesty International has urged Nigeria’s Federal Government to launch immediate investigations into widespread killings, enforced disappearances, and severe human rights violations plaguing the South-East region. The call was made during the launch of its report, _A Decade of Impunity: Attacks and Unlawful Killings in Southeast Nigeria_, on Thursday in...
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Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday arraigned nine individuals before a Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged complicity in recent killings in Benue and Plateau states. The nine, named as defendants in six separate charges took turn to enter their pleas to the allegations raised against...
By JOY ADARA , Abuja- Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, filed charges against nine suspects allegedly linked to the recent deadly attacks on Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, as well as in parts of Plateau State. NATIONAL ACCORD...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urgently requested that President Bola Tinubu declare a state of emergency in Katsina and Zamfara States to address the escalating violence that has claimed numerous lives, including worshippers killed during dawn prayers. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, ADC National Publicity Secretary,...
Husband of Mrs. Patricia Anaele, a school nurse allegedly killed by a security guard at Clear Hope Foundation Academy in Abuja, has come forward to reveal the shocking details surrounding her death. According to Mr. Emmanuel Anaele, his wife was murdered in cold blood, contrary to initial reports suggesting...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro PhD condemns, in the strongest terms, the brutal killing of two promising young men from Oju Local Government Area by local militias in Gwer LGA. Senator Moro in a statement signed...
No fewer than 7 suspects have been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command for allegedly killing a Port Harcourt based lawyer, Mr. Bright Owhor. It would be recalled that Owhor, aged 46, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on July 6 at his residence on Market Road in...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- Pope Leo XIV has expressed his deep sorrow over the recent terrorist attack on a Catholic church in Komanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, where over 40 Christians were brutally killed during a prayer vigil. The Pope’s statement came after the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)...
By BARBARA KALU, Imo – In the wake of the tragic and brutal killings in Umuolaoma and Arondizuogu, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the representative for Ideato Federal Constituency, visited the grieving communities to offer condolences and demand urgent action. The horrific massacre has left residents in shock and mourning,...
Plateau State Government has conducted a mass burial for 27 individuals killed in a recent assault on the Bindi community in Tahoss, Riyom Local Government Area (LGA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that on July 15, 2025, armed assailants attacked the community, claiming 27 lives, destroying homes,...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Berom Youths Moulder-Association has called for the constitution of an independent panel of inquiry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the July 14 massacre in Bindi and Jebbu villages of Riyom Local Government Area, Plateau State, where 27 persons were killed, over 2,000 displaced,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In furtherance of Police investigation on the deadly attacks by bandits on communities in Benue State, Police operatives have again successfully intercepted and dismantled a notorious arms supply syndicate responsible for arming bandits in Benue State and other North-Central States. The Force Spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa...
The long-awaited album from veteran singer and commentator, Freeman Chi, is now ready for consumption. The album which drops after a thorough review of the nation’s state of affairs, dwells majorly on hunger, insecurity. According to the singer, he is alarmed by the increasing wave of insecurity and hunger...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Immediate past Governor of Benue State, Chief Dr. Samuel Ortom has revealed that the present precarious situation which herdsmen are killing Nigerians with impunity was caused by the former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. In an interactive session with journalists in his Makurdi...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated the sum of ₦1 billion to Plateau State under her Renewed Hope Initiative. Speaking in Jos on Thursday, Tinubu called for an end to the bloodshed that has plagued the region for years, declaring that future visits...
By EMMANUEL ANKELI, Sokoto – National Chairman of the Middle Belt Indigenous Christian Ministers’ Forum, Reverend John Nash, has alleged that the ongoing attacks on the Middle Belt region are aimed at crippling the voting strength of the people ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement titled ”...
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, met with Benue traditional rulers in Makurdi as part of ongoing efforts to restore lasting peace in the state. The meeting, which was attended by the Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ayatse, and the Och’Idoma, John Odogbo, among others, aimed to find...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has strongly condemned the brutal murder of two travelers in Agan community, Makurdi, describing the act as “barbaric and unacceptable”. Five suspects have been arrested in connection with the crime, and the governor has assured that they will face...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the arrest of 28 individuals suspected to be behind the Yelwata killings in Benue State. IGP Egbetokun said the police are on the heels of other suspects who participated in the attack that left...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has accused the National Coalition Against Mass Killings and Impunity (NCAMKI) of misrepresenting remarks made by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Musa, regarding the tragic Yelwata incident in Benue State. In a statement signed by the Director Defence...