Nigerian security forces have rescued 308 people abducted in separate incidents across Kwara and Niger states, in what the Presidency described as the country’s largest same-day rescue operation by a joint security team. The operation involved the military, Department of State Services (DSS), police and other security agencies, with 163 victims rescued from Woro in…
Joint security forces in Kwara State have rescued nine people abducted by suspected terrorists and killed three bandits during an intelligence-driven operation in the southern part of the state. The operation was carried out around the Obbo-Aiyegunle, Ejiu-Ora and Osi axis of Ekiti Local Government Area, an area close to the borders with Ekiti and…
US prosecutor Erin West and cybersecurity researcher Paul Raffile have travelled to Nigeria to investigate sextortion networks accused of targeting American teenagers, following the digital trail from a fake teenage profile to suspected scammers near Lagos. Their investigation, released in a documentary on July 29, also explored the controversial “Yahoo Plus” ritual practices associated with…
The Federal Government has filed a 10-count terrorism charge against three men accused of orchestrating the abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, as survivors continue to reveal details of their 56-day ordeal in captivity. The suspects, Abdulrazak Umar (aka Abu Khalifa), Yunusa Musa, and Shamsu Adamu…
The LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, has discharged 31 of the rescued Oriire school pupils after certifying them medically fit, marking another milestone in the recovery of victims abducted from schools in Oyo State. The children have since been reunited with their families following comprehensive medical assessments. The hospital’s Chief Medical Director, Professor Olawale Olakulehin, disclosed…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has called on the United Nations and international human rights bodies to investigate the abduction of pupils and teachers from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area, describing the incident as sufficiently grave and unusual to warrant independent scrutiny beyond Nigeria’s domestic institutions. The victims, 39 pupils and five teachers,…
At least 16 people have been killed following fresh attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, triggering widespread protests and renewed calls for stronger security measures. According to local reports, the attackers first struck Akpachi village late on Saturday before launching another assault on Otukpo-Nobi in the…
The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela continues to deepen after the country’s devastating twin earthquakes, with the official death toll rising to 1,430 as thousands of emergency workers from around the world intensify rescue operations. Authorities say the powerful 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes, which struck just seconds apart earlier this week, have left widespread destruction…
