Troops of the Nigerian military have killed some members of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP). A post shared on the official page of the Nigerian Army on Thursday, said 16 ISWAP and Boko Haram members were neutralized by troops in Damboa, Borno State. The Army wrote, “Troops of Operation Hadin Kai Neutralise 16 […] More
National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has announced that more than 124,000 Boko Haram fighters and their families have surrendered since President Bola Tinubu assumed office. Ribadu made the disclosure on Thursday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Summit held in Abuja to commemorate two years of the Tinubu administration. He said the […] More
Tensions flared in the bustling Onitsha electronics market on Thursday as a protest broke out following allegations that a trader (popularly called “Oga”) failed to fairly settle his apprentice after years of dedicated service. Eyewitnesses told LeadNaija that the apprentice, who had reportedly served the trader faithfully for several years under the widely respected Igbo […] More
A Nigerian returnee from abroad is calling for urgent assistance after losing over one hundred million naira from his savings account with the United Bank for Africa (UBA). According to human rights advocate Harrison Gwamnishu, reported this through his X page said , the returnee discovered that the entire sum had disappeared, with bank officials […] More
Armed men abducted a medical doctor, Alhaji Abdullahi Dangulbi, on Tuesday, May 21, 2025, while he was travelling from Anka to Gusau in Zamfara State. The victim, who is attached to Anka General Hospital in Anka Local Government Area, was reportedly seized at about 11:30 a.m. near Tashar Kalgo village, shortly after Jangebe town in […] More
A soldier and several other residents have been confirmed dead following an hours-long attack by suspected herdsmen on Ikobi-Ochekwu community in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State late Wednesday night. The armed assailants reportedly stormed the community under the cover of darkness, unleashing sporadic gunfire and setting homes ablaze in a siege that lasted […] More
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State has sentenced a 27-year-old fashion designer, Haruna Tolani to 12 months imprisonment. Tolani was sentenced for impersonating and defrauding Callitus Egwuonwu, an investigating officer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Directorate. The convicted tailor was initially arraigned on […] More
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday received the newly crowned 46th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, held shortly after the President’s closed-door session with service chiefs and the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, marks the monarch’s first official visit to the President since his coronation […] More
A fire outbreak on Friday, May 16, razed the popular Cue Bar in the Wuse area of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. The incident was said to have affected the building located opposite Zenith Bank on the popular Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent in Wuse 2 at about 10.50 am. According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), […] More
The trial of Simon Ekpa, the Biafran separatist leader, has commenced in Finland. Ekpa was earlier arrested by the Finnish authorities over allegations of inciting violence and promoting terrorism through his social media channels. He was arrested in November 2024 alongside four other people accused of the same crime. In a statement issued by Finland’s […] More
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has lamented reports indicating that some terrorists in Zamfara State fed their dog with twins born in captivity. DAILY POST reports that a member of the House of Representatives, Aminu Jaji, had on Wednesday said the security crisis in Zamfara degenerated to a point where babies born in captivity were […] More
Two bandits have been killed and 1,000 stolen cows recovered in Taraba State by troops from the Nigerian Army’s 6 Brigade and Sector 3 of Operation WHIRL STROKE, working together with Operation SAFE HAVEN following a tipoff. This was made known in a statement released on Friday by Captain Oni Olubodunde, Acting Assistant Director of […] More