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No fewer than 29 people have been confirmed killed following a brutal attack by suspected gunmen on Guyaku and Telabala communities in Gombi Local Government Area of ​​Adamawa State, plunging rural settlements into mourning and renewing fear over worsening insecurity in the region. The attack, which occurred on Sunday around 5pm, reportedly occurred while residents were watching a football match …

Police in Lagos have reportedly arrested a couple, Paul Onyeama and Adline Ogbonna, who allegedly beat to death their 10-year-old adopted daughter in Igando area of ​​the state. It is known that a couple living on Jalan Jemesi Papa reportedly subjected the child, named Faith, to constant abuse, including frequently assaulting her and sending her to carry out heavy tasks …

The bereaved family of Abdulsamad Jamiu, a 24-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has issued a scathing rebuttal to the Nigerian Army’s report on his death, and described the military’s “crossfire” narrative as a fabrication. The family stated that the young graduate was not the victim of a gunfight between soldiers and robbers in Dei-Dei, Abuja, but …

Nigeria Police Force officers refused a 100 million naira bribe as they dismantled a major rail vandalism syndicate and recovered stolen materials worth over 400 million naira. Police said the operation, conducted by the Special Tactical Team of the Force Intelligence Department, led to the arrest of two suspects – Chisom Goodnews, 32, and Ahmed Adamu, 22 – on April …

Residents of Gurbi community in Kankara Local Government Area of ​​Katsina State have repelled a bandit attack, even as no fewer than 10 people were reportedly killed during the incident, eyewitnesses and local sources said.. The attackers are said to have stormed the community in the evening, but were prevented from entering the village after residents quickly mobilized and organized …

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Ogun State chapter, has honored the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adeboye, with a prestigious award in recognition of his immense contribution to the growth of the fellowship and the development of its secretariat. The honor was conferred at a well-attended ceremony held at the recently completed Pastor EA …

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has honored a popular television host, Rev. Tolulope Taiwo, widely known as Pastor T, with the Media and Communication Excellence Award in recognition of his contribution to the activities of the fellowship. The honor was part of a larger ceremony in which the association also celebrated its founding fathers and unveiled a new leadership vision …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rejected a widely shared result slip claiming that a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), describing the document as completely fake. The alleged results, which gained attention on social media after being posted by X user @Onsogbu, stated that the female candidate, Okon …

Gunmen on Saturday night ambushed a group of mourners returning from a funeral in Sati-Ikov Council Ward in Ushongo Local Government Area, killing three people and kidnapping two others. Residents who spoke to journalists on Sunday said the assailants struck near the community, targeting people on their way back from funeral ceremonies. A local resident, who did not want to …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted a large consignment of Captagon, a dangerous stimulant linked to insurgency and organized crime, in Kwara State, in what authorities have described as a major breakthrough against emerging drug trafficking threats. The agency said its officers, during a routine patrol along Bode Saadu Road on April 21, 2026, stopped a passenger vehicle …