
BREAKING: Oniwo Of Afin, Oba Simeon Olanipekun, Regains Freedom After Kidnappers Collect Ransom In Kwara
February 5, 2026The exact amount of the ransom was not disclosed.

Tinubu Orders Army Battalion Into Kaiama As Boko Haram Terrorists Killed Dozens Of Villagers In Kwara
February 5, 2026President Tinubu condemned the attack, describing the assailants as heartless and inhuman for deliberately targeting civilians...

Residents Raise Alarm As Armed Herdsman Roams Kano Streets In Broad Daylight
February 4, 2026He was accompanied by livestock, including sheep and rams, as he walked freely on the main...

DSS Arraigns Ex-AGF Malami, Son Over Terrorism Financing, Illegal Firearms Possession
February 3, 2026The defendants were arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, where the...

Sack IGP Egbetokun, Lagos CP Jimoh Now Or Forget 2027—Yoruba Union Blasts Tinubu Over Police Shooting Of Lagos Protesters
January 29, 2026The IGP and the Lagos CP have become notorious symbols of repression against innocent people demanding...

Court Remands Kano Electoral Commission Chairman, Three Others In Prison Over Alleged N1.02bn Fraud
January 27, 2026In a brief ruling, Justice Omotosho declined to grant bail orally and directed the defendants to...

73-Year-Old Pastor Burns To Death While Clearing His Land In Ilorin
January 26, 2026Afrika Eyes gathered that the incident occurred on Monday, January 26, 2026, prompting an emergency response...

BREAKING: Nigerian Military Set To Arraign Officers Detained Over Alleged Plot To Overthrow Tinubu’s Government
January 26, 2026According to the statement, the outcome of the investigation has been forwarded to appropriate superior authorities...

Residents Protest As Gunmen Shoot Man, Abduct Woman, Injure Child In Ondo Community
January 26, 2026According to preliminary information, Ofuduwa, a male adult, was attacked while entering his compound in a...

Drama In Abuja As Angry Workers Chase FCT Minister Wike’s Convoy After He Slips Out Through Back Gate
January 26, 2026The protesting workers, who had shut down activities at the FCTA Secretariat and the National Industrial...

NDLEA Intercepts Brazilian Woman With N3bn Heroin Hidden In Coffee Packs At Abuja Airport; Seizes Explosives Bound For Kano, Kaduna As Scores Arrested Nationwide
January 25, 2026A search of her two checked-in bags led to the discovery of 21 factory-sealed packets of...

Makoko, Oworonshoki Evictions: Yoruba Union Slams Oba Akinolu’s Silence, Accuses Sanwo-Olu Of Ancestral Land Grabs
January 25, 2026The Yoruba Union also alleged that residents of Makoko, a historic waterfront community, are being dispossessed...

Military Air Strikes, Ground Troops Pound Terrorist Hideouts In Ifelodun, Patigi, Edu As Residents Urged To Expose Informants
January 24, 2026People need to speak up. Those who give out information about troop movement are putting everyone...

Presidency U-Turn Hours After Dakingari’s Turkey Posting, No Ambassador Yet – Tinubu Confirms Only Three Ambassadorial Appointments
January 23, 2026Abuja, Nigeria– The Presidency has reversed earlier indications that former Kebbi State Governor Usman Dakingari had been...

Amotekun Arrests 16 Fleeing Bandits From Kwara In Ekiti, Recovers Charms, Phones, Cattle
January 23, 2026During preliminary interrogation, the suspects reportedly confessed that they fled Kwara State due to an ongoing...

Yoruba Union Accuses Tinubu Government Of Covering Up Abduction Of Worshippers In Kaduna, Says Human Lives Mean Nothing Under APC Rule
January 23, 2026They described the development as another tragic example of how human lives have become worthless under...

Kwara Poly Students Demand End To Use Of Campus As NYSC Orientation Camp Amid Displacement, Insecurity, Neglect
January 22, 2026Hostels paid for by students were taken over, academic activities disrupted, sports and campus life halted,...

Gov AbdulRazaq Suspends Kwarapoly Rector, Sets Up Panel To Probe Students’ Protest
January 22, 2026The governor also approved the constitution of a three-member committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the...

Mass Abductees, Including Woman Who Just Gave Birth, Rescued In Zamfara As Insecurity Worsens
January 21, 2026Among them are individuals with various degrees of injuries, while others were described as extremely weak...

Federal High Court Issues Bench Warrant For Suspects Linked To Infamous Terrorist Kingpin Bello Turji
January 21, 2026The suspects, who failed to appear in court, are now officially at large and facing intensified...

Nigerian Police Make U-Turn, Confirm Abductions In Kajuru Community, Kaduna
January 21, 2026According to the statement, the Force understands the fear and distress such reports cause to families,...

Soldier Caught On Camera Brutalising Civilian At Prison Junction, Ekiti,
January 21, 2026The victim appeared helpless as the armed officer stood over him, issuing commands.

Kwara Monarch’s Son Freed After ₦20 Million Ransom, Father, Others Still Held Captive
January 20, 2026Despite the relief of Olaolu’s release, Oba Simeon Olanipekun and several other residents abducted alongside him...

Police Arrest Lawyer Over Masquerade Shooting In Rivers State, One Dead, Eight Injured
January 20, 2026The lawyer, two others linked to the incident have been arrested, and the trio is currently...

Chaos At Kwara Poly: Police Open Fire On Students Protesting NYSC Camp Relocation
January 20, 2026The students blocked the main entrance to prevent new corps members, recently relocated from the Yipkata...

Ilorin Chief Imam, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Soliu, Dies At 75
January 19, 2026The revered Islamic scholar passed away in the early hours of Monday at a hospital in...

Ogun Police File Six-Count Cybercrime Charges Against Blogger JustAdetoun Over Alleged Online Bullying Of Governor, Fake Medical Report
January 19, 2026The Police arrested the medical doctor whose name appeared on the report. During interrogation, the doctor...

Ogun Police Launch Probe Into Death Of 22-Year-Old ‘Destiny Boy’, One Suspect Arrested
January 19, 2026One suspect has been arrested and is currently in police custody, while investigations are ongoing

Rivers State High Court Bars Chief Judge From Acting On Impeachment Notices Against Governor Fubara, Deputy
January 16, 2026In the interim orders, the court restrained the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly,...

Chief Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, Who Sheltered Hundreds Of Christians During 2018 Plateau Massacre, Dies At 92
January 16, 2026At least 262 Christians were sheltered by the cleric, who reportedly stood his ground when assailants...

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal By Lamido’s Son In $40,000 Undeclared Cash Case, Upholds Conviction
January 16, 2026Aminu was arrested on December 11, 2012, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport while attempting...

‘Go Find Your Father’ — Davido Reacts As Alleged Daughter Publicly Demands DNA Test, Says Her Mother Will Soon Go To Jail
January 16, 2026The paternity dispute, which has lingered on social media for several years, resurfaced prominently on Thursday...

Fire Guts Foam Store Along Asa-Dam Road, Ilorin, Residents Flee
January 14, 2026As the fire raged, residents of a nearby house were seen hurriedly packing their belongings, fearing...

Foreign Image Over Domestic Safety: Yoruba Union Faults Tinubu For $9 Million U.S. Lobby Deal Amid Worsening Insecurity In Nigeria
January 14, 2026Instead of addressing the real issues confronting the country, the Tinubu government is busy paying foreign...

Bandits Release 17 More Abducted ECWA Worshippers After Ransom Payment In Kogi, 13 Still In Captivity
January 14, 2026On January 1, 2026, seven of the abducted worshippers were released after prolonged negotiations and the...

Tinubu Spends $9 Million On Republican Lobbyist As Trump Threatens Strikes, Travel Ban Against Nigeria
January 14, 2026The report disclosed that National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu used a Kaduna-based law firm, Aster Legal,...

Portable Docked, Remanded Over Alleged Assault On Police Officer, Car Theft
January 13, 2026The police further accused Portable of stealing a Mercedes-Benz E300, valued at ₦12 million, belonging to...

Police Dismiss Officer After Review Of Disciplinary Trial, Marches Him Out Of Barracks
January 13, 2026The dismissal was carried out after the .Discipline, Rack and File Committee of the GFA Command,...

Troops Kill 8 Boko Haram/ISWAP Fighters, 11 Surrender In Borno
January 12, 2026Several AK-47 rifles were also recovered at the scene, dealing another blow to the terrorists’ fighting...

Lecturer Abducted Along Kabba–Okene Road As Army Rescues Other Victims
January 10, 2026Soldiers of the Nigerian Army stationed in Kabba were said to have responded promptly after receiving...

Man Allegedly Stabs Wife To Death In Ogun, Commits Suicide Hours Later
January 10, 2026Ayobami, a mother of three, was reportedly attacked by her husband on Thursday, January 8, following...

‘No Bribe, No Judge Approached’ — Malami Fires Back As EFCC Accused Of Media Trial After Bail Ruling
January 7, 2026After the ruling, reports emerged alleging that Justice Emeka Nwite issued a warning against attempts to...

Yoruba Union Blasts Tinubu Over Insecurity, Says ‘Terrorists Are Kidnapping Your King While You Enjoy Taxpayers’ Money Abroad’
January 7, 2026Tinubu has the power, authority and privilege to change things for the better. Instead, he has...

Army Hands Over Allegedly Linked Miyetti Allah Members Arrested In Edo To Kwara Police, Command Confirms Release After Investigation
January 6, 2026Senior Special Assistant on Communication to the Kwara State Governor, confirmed that the arrested individuals were...

Ex-Lagos Education Director Jailed For Stealing ₦48.9m From Access Bank
January 6, 2026Justice Oshodi also directed that Faleti’s name and biometric details be entered into the Lagos State...

Anthony Joshua Set To Quit Boxing After Deadly Lagos-Ibadan Crash That Killed Two Closest Aides
January 6, 2026Joshua’s uncle, Adedamola Joshua, has disclosed that the 36-year-old boxer has privately informed his family of...

Troops Rescue Retired Colonel Abducted In Plateau After Hours-Long Manhunt, Foil N200m Ransom Plot
January 5, 2026The retired officer was kidnapped at about 12:45 a.m. on January 5, 2026, from his house...

Presidency Debunks AI Claims Over Tinubu–Kagame Photo, Says Image Was Enhanced, Not Generated
January 5, 2026The media report and social media comments that followed are misrepresentation of facts.

Presidency Faces Backlash Over AI-Generated Tinubu–Kagame Paris Meeting Image With Grok Watermark
January 5, 2026The image, which has gone viral on social media, was shared on President Tinubu’s official X...

Army Arrests Alleged Suicide Bombing Kingpin Behind Maiduguri Mosque Attack
January 3, 2026The arrest followed an intelligence-led cordon-and-search operation carried out on December 31 in the Kalmari area...

Kwara Assembly Members Took Oath To Back Danladi’s Governorship Ambition, Abandoned Oversight, Says Suspended Lawmaker Gideon Yisa
January 3, 2026He accused the legislature of abandoning its constitutional responsibilities and operating without any clear economic or...

BREAKING: Kwara Police Arrest Three Over Arson Attack On Traditional Worshipper’s Home In Ilorin
January 3, 2026The suspects—identified as Alhaji Salihu Saka (63), Alhaji Abubakar Salihu (58) and Alhaji Yekini Olohuntele (67)—were...

Ogun Police Arraign Lexus SUV Driver Over Anthony Joshua Accident Case
January 2, 2026Kayode, aged 46, was arraigned on Friday before the Sagamu Magistrate Court, the police said.

Court Keeps Ex-AGF Malami, Son, Wife In Kuje Over Alleged N8.7bn Money Laundering, Adjourns Bail Ruling To January 7
January 2, 2026At the resumed hearing on Friday, prosecution counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, informed the court that the...

Sokoto Men Mock U.S. After Playing With Bomb Fragments From Christmas-Day Airstrike
January 2, 2026The video shows the men casually handling the metallic fragments, laughing and making defiant statements as...

Police Fire Teargas As Kabba-Bunu Youths Protest Rising Insecurity, Abandoned Communities In Kogi
January 2, 2026Some of the placards read, “Bunuland Bleeds” and “Why Should We Ask for Permission to Live?”

“I Was Paid N70,000–N100,000 To Bomb Worshippers” — Arrested Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Confesses
December 31, 2025The attack, which occurred during the festive period, claimed the lives of at least five worshippers...

Rivers Assembly Lawmakers Reject N100,00 Christmas Gift, Accuse Fubara Of Illegal Spending
December 31, 2025The legislators, who are loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike,...

Suspected Boko Haram Bomber Arrested In Damaturu Confesses To Maiduguri Mosque Attack, Says He Was Sent To Spy On Soldiers
December 30, 2025According to him, the mission was to monitor the activities of soldiers and local vigilante groups...

Tinubu Insists New Tax Laws Will Take Effect January 1, 2026, Dismisses Calls For Review
December 30, 2025The President urged all stakeholders to rally behind the implementation phase, which he said has now...

Amotekun Arrests 39 Suspected Terrorists Fleeing Sokoto After Christmas Day U.S. Airstrikes
December 30, 2025The suspects were among over 100 alleged criminals arrested across Ondo State and paraded by the...

Court Orders Detention Of Former AGF Malami, Son At Kuje Correctional Centre
December 30, 2025The court fixed January 2, 2026, for the hearing and determination of the bail requests.

Seven Journalists Killed, Four Injured As NUJ Bus Crashes On Gombe–Yola Highway
December 29, 2025The vehicle, belonging to the NUJ Gombe State Council, was involved in the crash along the...

Families Of Abducted Kwara Construction Workers Cry Out As Terrorists Demand N500m, Insist On Negotiating Only With Govt
December 29, 2025The workers were abducted in broad daylight about 15 days ago while carrying out construction work...

Sowore Condemns Thug Attack On Women, Children Protesting Insecurity At Kwara Government House, Accuses Abdulrazaq Of High-Handedness
December 29, 2025He expressed outrage that police officers present at the scene allegedly failed to protect the protesters,...

Thugs Beat, Strip Women Protesting Insecurity Outside Kwara Government House As Police Look On
December 29, 2025The women, who had converged in front of the Kwara State Government House in Ilorin, were...

Forged Tax Law Scandal: Yoruba Union Accuses Tinubu Government Of Plotting To Seize Properties Under Anti-People Tax Regime From 2026
December 27, 2025It is a monumental international embarrassment for the president of Africa’s most populous nation to be...

BREAKING: Terrorists Strike Kwara Community Day After Christmas, Abduct Seven, Injure Several In Night Raid
December 27, 2025The attack occurred on Friday, December 26, 2025, at about 7pm, throwing the otherwise peaceful agrarian...

Tinubu Approves US-Backed Airstrikes On “Foreign ISIS Enclaves” In Sokoto As Debris Lands In Kwara, Sokoto Communities
December 26, 2025No civilian casualties were recorded in either location, and relevant authorities promptly secured the affected areas.

Police Arrest Two Notorious Bandits, Kidnapping Kingpins In Kwara, Recover AK-47, Ransom Cash, Motorcycle
December 26, 2025The suspects were arrested on Friday, December 19, 2025, by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence...

BREAKING: Offa Residents Flee In Fear As Suspected Drone Bomb Levels Homes After Trump Announces U.S. ISIS Strikes
December 26, 2025A video obtained by Afrika Eyes shows what residents believe to be fragments of a drone...

Nigeria Confirms U.S. Intelligence Role As Air Strikes Hit Terrorist Targets In North-West
December 26, 2025The government acknowledged that “structured security cooperation” with allies, including the United States, has led to...

BREAKING: Bomb Explosion At Maiduguri Mosque Leaves Worshippers Dead, Others Injured; Residents Flee
December 24, 2025It was gathered that the devastating blast occurred in the heart of the market while faithful...

Tragedy Strikes Kano Assembly: Two Lawmakers Die Within Hours
December 24, 2025Hon. Aminu Saad Ungogo, representing Ungogo Constituency, and Hon. Sarki Aliyu Daneji, representing Kano Municipal Constituency,...

Soldiers Assault Police Officers During Patrol In Kwara, One Cop Injured, Suspects Arrested
December 24, 2025The incident occurred on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at about 5:45pm, when a patrol team from...

BREAKING: Terrorists Release Kwara Monarch After 25 Days In Captivity Following Ransom Payments
December 24, 2025The traditional ruler was freed on Tuesday at about 7pm after his family and community members...

Ex-AGF Abubakar Malami Slammed With 16 Money Laundering Charges Over N212.8bn Properties, N4.5bn Cash Transactions
December 24, 2025One of the counts accuses Malami, Abdulaziz Malami and Hajia Asabe of disguising the origin of...

Federal Govt Arraigns Ex-AGF Malami, Son, Other Over Alleged ₦1.01bn Money Laundering, Illegal Funds Concealment
December 24, 2025Court documents obtained by Afrika Eyes show that Malami, alongside Hajia Bashir Asabe and Abubakar Abdulaziz...

Reps Move To Rescue 28 Abducted Travellers In Plateau As Terrorists Demand N42m Ransom
December 24, 2025The call followed a motion raised during Tuesday’s plenary by Ahmed Idris Wase, who drew lawmakers’...

Terrorists Kill FRSC Officer, Brother Of Katsina Lawmaker, In Faskari Despite Ongoing Peace Talks
December 24, 2025Afrika Eyes gathered that the assailants intercepted the officer while he was on his motorcycle, shot...

Court Grants Interim Bail To Ex-Attorney General Abubakar Malami In EFCC Case, Fixes January 5, 2026 For Hearing
December 24, 2025The sureties are the Director-General of the Nigerian Legal Aid Council and a serving member of...

Federal Government Declares All Kidnappers, Armed Bandits Terrorists, Says Era Of “Ambiguous Nomenclature” Is Over
December 22, 2025Henceforth, any armed group that kidnaps our children, that attacks our farmers, that terrorizes our communities,...

BREAKING: Another 130 Pupils Abducted From Catholic School In Niger State Regain Freedom After Weeks In Captivity
December 21, 2025Officials of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) confirmed on Sunday that the final...

NBA Honours Kwara Central Senator Saliu Mustapha For Service, Justice Advocacy
December 21, 2025I remain committed to supporting policies and legislations that enhance the administration of justice and promote...

Christmas In Captivity: Yoruba Union Slams Tinubu’s Holiday Plan As Abducted ECWA Worshippers Languish In Bandits’ Den
December 20, 2025The President appears comfortable taking a holiday with his family while hundreds of innocent citizens are...

BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms Release Of Soldiers Detained In Burkina Faso, Says Troops Have Arrived Safely In Ghana
December 19, 2025Tuggar disclosed this while providing an update on the diplomatic efforts that led to the soldiers.

No Mercy For Terrorists, Bandits, Kidnappers — Tinubu Declares Total War In 2026 Budget Speech
December 19, 2025To secure our country, our priority will remain on increasing the fighting capability of our armed...

BREAKING: Tinubu Presents ₦2026 Budget, Allocates ₦5.41trn To Defence, ₦3.56trn To Infrastructure
December 19, 2025Attributing the expectation to new tax laws recently passed by the National Assembly and ongoing reforms...

Senator Mustapha Sponsors Bill to Establish Federal Agricultural Extension and Innovation Centre
December 18, 2025The bill is designed to address longstanding gaps in agricultural extension services across the country

Stakeholders Warn Against Using Traditional Offices For Political Mobilisation
December 18, 2025Once a royal institution is dragged into partisan battles, it risks losing its unifying essence and...

Yoruba Union Asks Tinubu, Ribadu, Kwara Governor To Explain Alleged Arming Of Miyetti Allah As Insecurity Worsens In Kwara, Kogi
December 18, 2025Why equip Miyetti Allah in a state where they are not indigenous, while there are organised...

Court Throws Out Malami’s Bail Bid, Affirms EFCC’s Remand Order
December 18, 2025Justice Babangida Hassan delivered the ruling on Thursday, December 18, 2025, holding that Malami’s detention by...

BREAKING: Tinubu Replaces Buhari-Era Oil Regulators As Farouk Ahmed, Komolafe Quit, Nominates New Chiefs For Senate Approval
December 17, 2025The two regulatory bodies were established under the PIA to oversee Nigeria’s oil and gas industry...

EFCC Nabs ‘Money-Doubling’ Herbalists With $3.4m, €280,000 Fake Notes In Osun, Lagos
December 17, 2025Victims were then hypnotised and persuaded to part with huge sums of money to fund the...

DSS Arrests Osun Islamic Cleric Over ‘Free Palestine’ Protest Video
December 17, 2025Sheikh Molaasan, a leader of the Ta’awunu Muslimeen group, was reportedly taken into custody after the...

Senator Mustapha’s Scholarship Scheme Bears Fruit As 103 Kwara Indigent Students Matriculate At UNILORIN
December 17, 2025The 103 students are part of the 300 indigent students awarded full scholarships by the Senator...

Recuse Yourself, You Can’t Investigate Me — Malami Tells EFCC Chairman, Alleges Vendetta, Political Witch-Hunt
December 15, 2025Malami claimed that the EFCC’s actions were not driven by genuine law enforcement concerns but by...