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“Eyewitnesses said the tanker driver, who was speeding, lost control and rammed into a roadside barricade before an explosion occurred, ...

The Red Cross put the death toll at 162 as of Wednesday evening.

Survivors told reporters that the terrorists arrived in large numbers and moved from house to house, shooting indiscriminately and setting ...

The last time a similar incident was reported in the area was in 2025, when seven IEDs were planted by ...

Governor Bago accuses some residents of acting as informants for criminal groups, a development he says undermines security operations in ...

In fragile and conflict-affected settings, such as many parts of northern Nigeria, such infrastructure can mean the difference between foresight ...

The Ogun State governor called on security agencies to swiftly track down, arrest, and prosecute the perpetrators to the fullest ...

Amnesty International said the attacks are “an indication of the utter failure of the Nigerian authorities to protect lives.”

Terrorists suspected to be members of the Sadiku-led Boko Haram faction have raided Kasuwan Daji, a Niger State village roughly ...

The abduction, one of the largest school kidnappings in recent months, unsettled Nigerian authorities and kept security forces on their ...

The forest guard initiative is expected to complement existing security agencies by providing locally rooted personnel with knowledge of the ...

The confirmation was contained in a statement issued on 21 December and signed by the diocesan secretary, Jatau Joseph.

The kidnapping and release of the students and staff members comes amid a resurgence of mass kidnappings across Nigeria.

The police spokesperson said police officers deployed to accompany the audit team were arrested for negligence in the line of ...

According to the police, operatives of the Force Intelligence Department (FID) Special Tactical Squad (STS) arrested a 35-year-old woman, Zuwaira ...

Like many girls in her community, marriage came with early pregnancy, and in her village, childbirth is handled almost entirely ...

The event celebrated outstanding storytelling across online, print, television, photo and editorial cartoon categories, spotlighting journalists who exposed corruption, environmental ...

The children were handed over to the governor by representatives of the National Security Adviser (NSA) office

The release of the 100 schoolchildren comes amid a series of violent attacks in Niger State.

PREMIUM TIMES saw a video, showing the two aircraft in flames.

A source close to the family told this newspaper that the girl was raped by three men on Thursday evening ...

Under the current law, Nigerians require a licence from the president of the country or the Inspector-General of Police to ...

President Tinubu applauded the security agents for all the efforts made to secure freedom for all the victims taken away ...

We strongly believe that this war against terrorism cannot be won with Nigeria still covering up the list of 400 ...

The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, confirmed on Sunday that the abductees had regained freedom