Countries 30 more kidnapped Nigerian students freed, says official Kano – Gunmen in northwest Nigeria’s Kebbi state have freed 30 students and a teacher after seven months of captivity,... Read more 9 Jan, 2022
Countries Death toll in Nigeria attacks climbs to 200, govt says Abuja – Gunmen in Nigeria killed at least 200 people in multiple raids this week in northwest Zamfara state,... Read more 9 Jan, 2022
Countries Nigeria’s president denounces ‘mass murderers’ over latest killings Kano – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday described as “mass murderers” gunmen known locally as “bandits” who killed... Read more 9 Jan, 2022
Countries Gunmen kill at least 140 people in NW Nigeria, residents say Kano – Gunmen known locally as “bandits” killed at least 140 people in multiple raids this week in northwest Nigeria,... Read more 8 Jan, 2022
Countries Man who smashed ConCourt windows with hammer to remain in custody as case postponed Cape Town – The man accused of attacking the Constitutional Court this week, Paul Makaula, 36, appeared briefly in... Read more 7 Jan, 2022
Countries Man shot by police in hotel altercation ‘recognises his wife, kisses her’ and has started rehabilitation Cape Town – The man who was shot in the head by a police officer during an altercation at a hotel... Read more 7 Jan, 2022
Countries Gunmen posing as patients rob doctor’s surgery in Phoenix Cape Town – Police are reportedly searching for five armed suspects who allegedly robbed a doctor’s surgery in Phoenix,... Read more 7 Jan, 2022
Countries Nigeria brands bandit gangs ‘terrorists’ in bid to curb violence Lagos – Nigeria’s government on Wednesday labelled criminal bandit gangs blamed for mass kidnappings as terrorist groups in an... Read more 6 Jan, 2022
Countries Nigeria gunmen kidnap three Chinese dam workers, police say Lagos – Gunmen have kidnapped three Chinese workers at a hydro-electric damn project in central Nigeria, with two local workers... Read more 6 Jan, 2022
Countries PICS: Police arrest man, 36, for allegedly smashing ConCourt windows with a hammer Cape Town – A 36-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly damaging parts of the South African Constitutional Court.... Read more 5 Jan, 2022