A recent violent attack in the Rim, Jol, Kwi communities of Riyom LGA and Gana-Ropp community in Barkin Ladi LGA has resulted in the deaths of at least 21 people,
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The Lagos State Police Command claimed it arrested 86 persons for alleged cult-related violence. The suspects were said to have been apprehended at the weekend following violent clashes in the
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Niger Delta youths to shun acts of violence and embrace peace to ease the execution of projects that would ensure the development of the
Kogi State Government has attributed the rising wave of armed robbery and kidnapping in the state to criminal elements that infiltrated the state. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the Special Adviser to
The Lagos State Police Command said it has arrested 75 persons allegedly involved in a clash by cult gangs at Ijesha-Aguda, Surulere, Lagos. This was disclosed in a statement issued
At least seven person have lost their lives while several houses were torched during a gang violence that broke out in Okundi under Boki Local Government Area of Cross River
Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Undie Adie, has ordered an investigation into a brawl that ensued between a police officer, Taiwo Orisade, and some boys at a birthday party
As more communities in Katsina State come under attack by bandits, the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumin Kabir, has directed his subjects to embark on special prayers for God’s intervention.
Eight governors from states bordering the shrinking Lake Chad Basin, are meeting Wednesday and Thursday alongside CSO’s and other developmental bodies to discuss the violence that has plagued the region.
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has condemned the fresh attach in Zamfara State which led to loss of many lives. AREWA.NG earlier reported that
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of Nigerians in Birnin Magaji community in Tsafe Local Government Area and Magami community in Faru District of Maradun Local Government Area of
The presidential candidate, Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Oby Ezekwesili, has warned that thuggery, military intimidation and harassment of voters in the 2019 election may lead to chaos. She
Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Ignatius Kaigama, has identified reasons behind the competitive spirit, hostility and intolerance between adherents of Islamic and Christian religions in Nigeria. Kaigama made the disclosure
The African Youth for Development Commission (AYDEC) Nigeria has called on the African Union (AU) and its member states to step up strategic measures towards curbing the increasing rate of
