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Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke rescued seven kidnapped victims from a suspected kidnappers’ enclave during an operation in Ohimini LGA ...

Mr Ortom described the action of the thugs as “wrong” and “inconsistent with democratic principles.”

The police said they avoided using force to disperse the group to prevent possible loss of lives and property.

President Bola Tinubu has urged North Central stakeholders to strengthen collaboration with security agencies and communities to tackle insecurity, warning ...

Plateau and Benue governors, Caleb Mutfwang and Hyacinth Alia, called for stronger regional cooperation and community-led security measures to tackle ...

Benue recorded 104,409 UTME applications in 2026, nearly twice the combined figure for Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara, although the three ...

Benue Governor Hyacinth Alia says his administration will not allow any part of the state to be ceded for ranching ...

ASUU-IBBU Chairman, Galadima Bala, said the industrial action became necessary after several engagements and appeals failed to resolve the issues ...

Conflict, displacement and economic hardship in Benue State have created conditions that traffickers exploit to traffic children and women.

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have killed a suspected bandit and arrested two suspected kidnappers in separate operations in Benue ...

NAPTIP disclosed that 21 per cent of Nigerian women aged 15 to 49 have experienced physical or sexual violence.

Fifteen victims of a July 28 attack in Otukpo were buried on Saturday as residents of another Benue community reported ...

"It's becoming too much now. We can't pretend anymore," the singer said while visiting one of the Benue communities recently ...

Four people have been killed and several others injured after suspected armed herders attacked a community in Benue's Guma Local ...

"We commit our brother and all those in the kidnappers' den throughout the country to the powerful intercession of the ...

Ondo State recorded the highest burden, contributing 30 per cent of confirmed cases, followed by Bauchi with 25 per cent, ...

“The conversation should no longer be about whether Nigeria needs state police but how to make it operational,” Governor Hyacinth ...

The NHRC said the committee's inauguration became necessary as “climate change is no longer just an environmental issue. It is ...

According to the report, consumers across the country are responding in similar ways: buying in smaller quantities, substituting fresh produce ...

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have killed two suspected terrorists, rescued three kidnapped victims and recovered weapons during a raid ...

Peter Obi says the killings in Benue and Plateau show Nigeria can no longer rely on routine condemnations, urging authorities ...

Governor Hyacinth Alia has ordered security agencies to hunt down the perpetrators of the attacks in Otukpo Local Government Area.

The agency disclosed this in its Lassa fever situation report for epidemiological week 26, released on Friday

The figures were announced on Thursday during a joint security briefing at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in Abuja, ...