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- Ekiti High Court Sentences Three Men To 97 Years For Armed Robbery And Kidnapping Of Retired Naval Officer
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Africa
Justice Adeniyi Familoni has convicted Augustine Agbogbo, Adeniyi Olamilekan, and Ademoh Gabriel for a series of violent crimes across Ekiti State, including a high profile abducti...
- Joint Task Force Rescues 70-Year-Old Farmer in Edo State, Thwarting N30 Million Ransom Demand
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Africa
A joint rescue team comprising police, military, and local security units has successfully freed Pa Jonah Owobu, a 70-year-old farmer abducted in Uromi. The operation, launched fol...
- Joint Security Force Rescues Abducted 70-Year-Old Farmer in Edo State
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Africa
A collaborative team of police, military, and local security operatives successfully rescued Pa Jonah Owobu from a kidnappers' hideout in Uromi. The 70-year-old farmer had been mis...
- University of Jos Student Reunited With Family After Ten Million Naira Ransom Payment Ends Torture Ordeal
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Africa
John Arum Azi, a student at the University of Jos, has regained his freedom after being held captive for two weeks and moved across state lines by abductors. His family confirmed t...
- Jerusalem Police Thwart Kidnapping of 16-Year-Old and Arrest Four Suspects After Ransom Demand
Published: Apr 23, 2026
Section: Crime
Law enforcement officers in Jerusalem successfully rescued a teenage boy on Thursday following an attempted abduction in the city's northern district. Four individuals were taken i...
- Literary Icon David Malouf Passes Away at 92, Leaving Global Cultural Legacy
Published: Apr 23, 2026
Section: AXL News
Australia is in mourning following the death of David Malouf, one of the nation’s most decorated and influential literary figures, who passed away on Wednesday night at the age of...
- Rescued Benue UTME Candidates Detail Torture And Ransom Demands Following Forest Captivity
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Africa
Eight students traveling for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination were among the passengers rescued Sunday after four days in a kidnappers' den in Benue State. The victim...
- Terrorists Demand N400 Million Ransom After Abducting Kwara Traditional Ruler Oba Salman Olatunji Aweda
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Africa
Oba Salman Olatunji Aweda, the traditional ruler of the Olayinka community in Kwara State, was kidnapped by terrorists during a midnight raid on Saturday. The assailants, who abduc...
- Suspect Confesses to Murdering 80-Year-Old Employer Before Extorting R2 Million Ransom From Victim's Son in Delta State
Published: Apr 9, 2026
Section: Africa
A renovation worker, Alex Kehinde, has confessed to the Delta State Police Command that he and an accomplice murdered an 80-year-old man in Asaba. The suspects suffocated the victi...
- Rivers State Police Dismantle Kidnapping Syndicate Following Three Million Naira Ransom Payment and Armed Standoff
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Africa
Law enforcement officers in Rivers State successfully apprehended four individuals linked to a professional kidnapping ring operating across the Ikwerre and Etche local government...
- Kidnappers Demand N150 Million for Release of Senior Niger State Officials Following N70 Million Ransom Payment
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Africa
Two high-ranking officials of the Niger State Government remain in captivity five months after their abduction. Despite their families paying a combined N70 million in two separate...