OFFICER KILLED AS POLICE FOIL KIDNAP ATTEMPT
BY JENN NOMAMIKOR In Guto Village, a border community in Bwari Area Council, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command reported on Thursday that its agents had foiled an attempted kidnapping. The group of roughly thirty armed guys allegedly broke into the neighborhood and tried to break into a house. Police officers from the IGP Special Intervention Squad and the Bwari Division Surveillance Team were sent to the location, according to a statement from command spokesman Josephine Adeh. The statement partly read: “The FCT Police Command has successfully thwarted a kidnapping attempt in Guto Village, a border...
DISREGARD ‘SIT AT HOME’ ARMY URGES SOUTHEAST RESIDENTS
The South East region's residents have been advised by the Nigerian Army, via its 82 Division headquarters, to ignore the terrorists' threat to enforce a new sit-at-home order beginning on Thursday, November 20, 2025. A statement by Lt. Col Olabisi Ayeni, Deputy Director, Public Relations, titled ‘Public Notice: South East is Open and Secured for Business on 20...
OGUN POLICE ARREST MAN ATTEMPTING TO FLEE WITH WIFE’S CORPSE
HOTJIST NEWS The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man, Gandonu Lowe, from Omolende Village via Idogo in Yewa South Local Government Area, for...
LIVE UPDATE: COURT PROCEEDS TO GIVE VERDICT IN NNAMDI KANU’S TERRORISM TRIAL IN HIS ABSENCE
HOT JIST NEWS The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja will proceed to deliver judgement in Nnamdi Kanu's terrorism trial in absence. Earlier on, Nnamdi...
KOGI POLICE COMMISSIONER, SECURITY ADVISER LEAD CONFIDENCE-BUILDING PATROL ON KIDNAPPING-PRONE ROADS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, on Wednesday conducted a confidence-building patrol along the Obajana–Kabba–Ayere axis,...
POLICE RESCUE SIX CHILDREN FROM TRAFFICKING RING OPERATING BETWEEN NIGER, FCT
The Niger State Police Command has rescued six children allegedly trafficked by a syndicate operating between Niger State and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja....
WORLD TOILET DAY: LAGOS GOVT IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING SAFE, SUSTAINABLE SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE – COMMISSIONER
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to deliver accessible, affordable, safe and sustainable sanitation infrastructure for residents by strengthening regulatory frameworks that enhance...
NIGERIAN ARMY ARRESTS FOUR SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS, RECOVERS WEAPONS IN EDO STATE OPERATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigerian Army’s 4 Brigade Command in Benin City, Edo State, has arrested four suspected kidnappers during a coordinated operation targeting...
MINISTER OF EDUCATION CONDEMNS ATTACK ON GOVERNMENT GIRLS SCHOOL, MAGA, KEBBI STATE
HOTJIST NEWS The Honourable Minister of Education, Chief Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa FAMedS, CON, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic attack on Government Girls...
TINUBU POSTPONES TRIP TO G20, AU-EU SUMMITS FOR FURTHER SECURITY BRIEFINGS, ORDERS DEPLOYMENT OF MORE MILITARY, POLICE TO KWARA
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits further security briefings on the kidnapped...