Fresh reports confirm that Hajiya Amina Abubakar, widow of the late Major General Abubakar Rabe, remains in enemy hands. Hajiya Amina and her late husband were seized on May 30, 2026, following a highway ambush on the Marabar Musawa–Kafinsoli road in Matazu, Katsina State. In his final public appearance, a viral video showed the late General pleading for his freedom as his abductors demanded a prisoner exchange and the return of seized cattle. Circulation of a four-minute video on social media shows the couple standing together, delivering the precise demands…
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Katsina Tragedy: Former Army Spokesman Gen. Rabe Abubakar Dies at 61
Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar has died in the custody of bandits, according to a confirmation by the Katsina State Government. The state authorities have described his passing as a tragic and profound loss for Nigeria. In a statement issued Saturday, June 13, Katsina State Commissioner for internal Security and Home AffairsNasir Mu’azu confirmed the tragic loss of the retired military general, who succumbed to complications from diabetes and hypertension. Despite relentless rescue efforts by both the state government and security forces, Commissioner Mu’azu confirmed that attempts to secure his…
Kogi School Attack: Vice Principal, Two Others Killed as Security Forces Foil Mass Abduction
Armed bandits wearing military uniforms stormed Government Secondary School in Iluke Bunu, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State on Wednesday morning, killing three people—including the Vice Principal, Mr. Ganiyu Anifowose. The assailants disrupted an ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in an attempt to kidnap students, but a joint team of military personnel and local vigilantes successfully repelled the attack and rescued the students unharmed. The assault began at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10, according to residents within the locality. The armed group reportedly timed…
Tragedy Deepens: Death Toll Hits 5 in Warri–Itakpe Train Crash
Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Managing Director, Dr Kayode Opeifa, has confirmed that the death toll from the Warri–Itakpe train derailment on Monday, June 8, has risen to five. The fatalities occurred along the vital South-South and North-Central transit corridor. Emergency teams responded swiftly, rushing injured passengers to nearby medical facilities. Authorities have launched a full-scale probe to uncover what triggered the fatal crash. On board the ill-fated train were 442 passengers and 40 operational staff, including crew, security, and third-party personnel. To prevent future tragedies, the NRC is intensifying safety…
Court Orders Death Penalty for 4 Terrorists Linked to Owo Church Massacre
In a landmark judgment delivering long-awaited justice, a Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four terrorists to death by hanging for their roles in the horrific June 5, 2022 Pentecost Sunday attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State which left about 40 worshippers dead and several others injured. Delivering the judgment, Justice Emeka Nwite convicted the four defendants on multiple terrorism charges, including conspiracy, membership in a terrorist group, kidnapping, hostage-taking, and executing the deadly church assault. The court held that the prosecution proved its…
A Cry for Justice: Islamic Scholar Laments Rise of Impunity and Killings in Kano
By:Bashir Hassan Abubakar In a sobering reminder of divine accountability, renowned Kano-based international Islamic scholar, Professor Muhammad Sani Umar Rijiyar Lemu, has vehemently condemned the recurring bloodshed and rampant thuggery plaguing Kano State. He declared the ongoing destruction of innocent lives as sacrilegious—a grave transgression against the Almighty, carrying a weight of divine punishment on the Day of Judgment that no human mind can fully quantify. Delivering a powerful message during his weekly radio and television questions and answers program, “Fatawowin Rahma,” the cleric wept for the soul of the…
Five Fatalities, 10 Injuries after Ogun Expressway Vehicle Inferno
A tragic lone accident along the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway in Ogun State left five people dead and 10 others injured on Thursday, May 28. Officials say the crash happened around Iyana Egbado at 11:12 a.m. Confirming the tragedy, FRSC Ogun State spokesperson Afolabi Odunsi-Oyewole issued a statement to reporters detailing the response. Providing a breakdown of the victims, Odunsi-Oyewole noted that the vehicle was conveying 20 passengers, including six adult males, 11 adult females, and three minors. “The lone crash involved one white Mazda E2000 bus with registration number KRD809XC. A…
Ukraine Says Nigerian Mercenary, 34, Killed Fighting For Russia
The Ukrainian National News Agency (Ukrinform) reported that Ayebusiwa Olabode Victor, a 34-year-old Nigerian national, was killed on the frontline in the Kharkiv region. The news regarding the death of Ayebusiwa Olabode Victor broke on Thursday, May 28, 2026, when Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) officially released his details, which were immediately published by Ukrinform at 1:38 PM. Key Details of the ReportAccording to information released by Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), Victor was killed during combat with Ukrainian defense forces near the settlement of Grafske in the Kharkiv region.…
‘At least 90 dead in Chinese coal mine explosion, state media reports’ —BBC
SHANXI, China — At least 90 people have been killed following a devastating coal mine explosion in northern China, according to a BBC report tracking the mounting disaster. ”At least 90 people have been killed in a coal mine blast in northern China, according to the country’s state media. The gas explosion happened at the Liushenyu Coal Mine, run by the Tongzhou Group, in Shanxi Province. Hundreds of rescuers have been sent to the site. Footage from state media showed paramedics carrying stretchers at the site, with ambulances in the…
Who Was Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the ISIS Deputy Killed by U.S.-Nigeria Joint Forces.?
Sooth News digs deep into the profile of the fallen terror kingpin:Abu-Bilal al-Minuki (born Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Mainuki) was a high-ranking, 44-year-old Nigerian jihadist commander. He was killed on Saturday, May 16, 2026, during a joint precision airstrike conducted by AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the Lake Chad Basin. The Global Threat RankU.S. President Donald Trump and AFRICOM formally identified al-Minuki as the global second-in-command and deputy leader of ISIS. United Nations intelligence had previously designated him as the terror…