Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Dapo Aboyade (Judiciary Correspondent, in Abuja)
An Abuja-based female lawyer, Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix Chigbo, lost her life on Monday, January 5, 2026, in the hands of suspected kidnappers in Dawakin area, along Kubwa expressway, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
By Rose Nwankwu Anambra State Correspondent,
in Awka)Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad Awkuzu, on Wednesday, recorded a breakthrough in an ongoing investigation involving a case of kidnapping, abduction, missing children and child trafficking.
By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)
Terrorists have again attacked communities Agwarra and Borgu Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Niger state killing no fewer than 42 and abducting unconfirmed number of persons mostly women and children.
By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)
The Bauchi State Police Command says public cooperation played a key role in the successes recorded in crime prevention and detection across the state in 2025.
By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)
Residents of Agaie town, Agaie Local Government Area of Niger state have been gripped with fear following brutal attack on a Point Of Sale (POS) operator, Ndagi Bello.
By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)
Barely a day after explosion suspected to be US back intervention rocked Jabo village in Tambuwal local government, Sokoto South Senatorial District and Mariyya and Alkasim villages of Tangaza local government, Sokoto North Senatorial District, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, on Thursday, hosted frontline troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA to a special Christmas luncheon with troops of the North West Joint Task Force Operation Fassan Yamma at the 8 Division Giginya Army Barracks, Sokoto State.
