Unknown gunmen on Saturday invaded Aqua Triton Company in Ogunmakin, near Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, abducting an expatriate and killing a police officer attached to him. Spokesman of the Oyo State Police Command and a Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, confirmed this. In a statementContinue Reading
Seventeen additional worshippers abducted from the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Aiyetoro Kiri Bunu, Kogi State, have regained their freedom following sustained negotiations with their captors, deepening hopes for the release of the remaining victims. Their release was secured through the joint efforts of affected families and theContinue Reading
The Chigbo family has announced the death of Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix Chigbo, an Abuja-based lawyer at the hands of still-to-be-identified kidnappers in the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory on Monday, 5th January 2026. Barrister Nwamaka was the elder sister of Dr Maureen Chigbo, Editor/Publisher of Nigeria’s pioneer online Realnews Magazine. According to aContinue Reading
The Chigbo family has announced the death of one of its prominent members and an Abuja-based lawyer, Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix Chigbo, who was killed by kidnappers. The Publisher of Realnews Magazine and a former President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), Dr Maureen Chigbo, announced thisContinue Reading
…As Kabba/Bunu Chairman Orders Arrest of Protesters THE people of Ayetoro-Kiri community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State have been thrown into mourning following the death of three out of the 37 victims that were kidnapped from the ECWA church on December 14, 2025. The communityContinue Reading
Two suspected kidnappers have been arrested in Kaduna State following a dramatic twist that saw their victims turn the tables on them. According to police sources, the suspects had abducted two married women and held them captive for several days. During their captivity, the women were repeatedly raped byContinue Reading
The Thirty-Eight congregants abducted by bandits during the Thanksgiving service attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC )Oke-Isegun Eruku in Ekiti local government area of Kwara state have regained freedom after five days in captivity. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq announced this in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary,Continue Reading
A retired Army Major, Joe Ajayi, who was abducted from his home in Odo-Ape, located in the Kabba-Bunu local government area of Kogi State, a few weeks prior, has reportedly died in captivity. Reports obtained by Naija News revealed that Ajayi’s lifeless body was revealed to his family after they had paid aContinue Reading
Kidnappers who abducted a Chinese national, Mr. Sam Wie, and a Nigerian, Mr. David Adenaiye, in Kwara State are demanding N1 billion for their release, according to new intelligence received on Friday. Security analyst Zagazola Makama reported that the assailants used the victims’ mobile phones to contact an associateContinue Reading
