A total of 289,375 people have been displaced by bandits in 551 communities across 12 Local Government Areas of Kaduna state. The 12 LGAs are said to be worst affected by activities of bandits. Usman Mazadu, Executive Secretary of Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), disclosed this on Wednesday at the flag-off of distribution of…
Tension is brewing in two Plateau communities following sharply conflicting accounts from the state chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and the Berom Youths Moulder-Association (BYMA) over a series of deadly attacks in Jos South and Riyom Local Government Areas. The attacks, which occurred on January 6, 2026, reportedly claimed six…
Two nurses and unspecified number of patients have been reportedly abducted by bandits at the Primary Healthcare Centre, Kuyallo, Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Musa Alhassan, one of the leaders of the vigilante group in the area said the bandits invaded the health care centre at about 9am on Monday. He said their…
The immediate past governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, is being grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged misappropriation of public funds. Ortom was invited to the zonal office of the EFCC in Makurdi, the state capital, on Tuesday morning for questioning. The former governor was succeeded by Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia…
Two journalists, their wives and two children have been abducted at their residences in Danhonu community in Millennium City area of Kaduna. The bandits said to be in large number stormed the residences of AbdulGafar Alabelewe of The Nation newspapers and AbdulRaheem Aodu of Blue Print newspapers at about 10:30pm on Saturday. Taofeeq Olayemi, a…
The Southern Kaduna Leaders Council (SKLC) has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) and other relevant security agencies to investigate alleged genocide against the Southern Kaduna people during the administration of ex- governor Nasir El-Rufai. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Kaduna, Timothy Gandu, a former Commissioner and secretary of SKLC, said…
