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Abuja: Abductors Of FCT Communities’ Members Send Account Details For Ransom Payments

Global UpfrontMar 19, 2026March 19, 20260

Residents of Kungabokun and Paze, two communities in the Byazhin district on the outskirts of Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, have narrated their horrific experiences following

Abuja: Jubilation in Bwari FCT As Army-DSS-Police Joint Operation Rescues 25 Kidnap Victims, Kill 2 Kidnappers

Global UpfrontMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

There was widespread jubilation at the weekend in Gidandogo and Byazhin communities in Bwari Area Council, of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as a joint

Kaduna: Kidnappers Demand Return Of 17 Motorcycles For Release of 177 Abductees

Global UpfrontJan 22, 2026January 22, 20260

Abductors of 177 worshippers from Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have demanded the return of 17 motorcycles allegedly lost

Bishop Kukah Preaches Peace, Reconciliation, Says Bandits, Kidnappers Are Our Own Children

Global UpfrontDec 25, 2025December 25, 20251

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Reverend Matthew Hassan Kukah, on Thursday called on Nigerians to embrace peace, reconciliation and hope despite the wave

OPEP Troops “Neutralise” Kidnappers, Rescue Kidnapped Victims, Foil Attacks In Kaduna, Plateau States

Global UpfrontDec 15, 2025December 15, 20251

Troops of Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP) during the conduct of ongoing Operation PEACE SHIELD have continued to record significant operational successes

Why Nigeria Still Cannot Track Kidnappers’ Phones – And What Other Countries Do Differently

Global UpfrontDec 14, 2025December 14, 20251

By Group Captain Sadeeq Garba Shehu (rtd) An explainer based on the Federal Government’s admission on SIM–NIN tracking On Channels Television recently and as reported

Abducted Anglican Church Priest, Venerable Edwin Achi, Dies in Bandits’ Captivity

Global UpfrontNov 27, 2025November 27, 20250

Venerable Edwin Achi, Priest-in-Charge of Ebenezer Anglican Church, Ungwan Maijero, Kaduna, has died in captivity. But Reverend Joseph John Hayab, Chairman of the Christian Association

215 Pupils, 12 Teachers Abducted From Niger Catholic School – Christian Association Of Nigeria

Global UpfrontNov 21, 2025November 21, 20250

A total of 215 pupils and 12 teachers were abducted by the bandits who stormed St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of

Upgrade: One Policeman, 2 Kidnappers Killed As Police Foil Kidnapping Attempt in FCT

Global UpfrontNov 20, 2025November 20, 20250

One policeman and two kidnappers were killed on Thursday morning during a gun duel as Police foiled a kidnapping attempt in Guto village, an outskirts

Pardon Me?

Global UpfrontOct 19, 2025October 19, 20250

Pardon me?: The Presidency chose to pardon Herbert Macaulay in a list which, by its own admission, comprised almost exclusively of “Illegal miners, white-collar convicts,