By Joe Udo MINA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government has reportedly facilitated the release of 100 schoolchildren kidnapped from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. The abduction occurred on 21 November 2025, when armed bandits invaded the remote community around 2:00 AM. Riding on…
By Collin Rugg FLORIDA (CONVERSEER) – 26-year-old Elias Gordon Farley, a science teacher at Donna Klein Jewish Academy in Florida, has been arrested for allegedly grooming student on Google Docs before sexually abusing the student in the classroom. Farley is accused of using a shared Google Doc to communicate with the student before allegedly engaging…
By Joe Udo AWKA (CONVERSEER) – Armed robbers have allegedly killed a young man for refusing to hand over his phone during robbery attack in Anambra state. The young man identified as Obinna was shot dead in Ogidi, where the incident took place. “He was killed by armed robbers who shot him while trying to…
By Joe Udo KAINJI (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that one of its Alpha Jets crashed on Saturday during a post-inspection functional check flight at the Kainji Air Base in Niger State. The incident occurred shortly after take-off when the aircraft developed an unexpected emergency, forcing the two pilots on board to…
HAMBURG (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The Flightright legal services company that represents passenger compensation claims is not allowed to disparage Irish budget carrier Ryanair, a German court has ruled. The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg prohibited the online company from claiming, among other things, that the airline was trampling on consumer rights, it said on Friday….
PRETORIA (CONVERSEER) – A devastating early‑morning shooting at an illegal shebeen inside a hostel in the Saulsville township, west of Pretoria, has left at least 12 people dead and 14 more hospitalised after gunmen opened fire on patrons. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), a total of 25 people were shot. Ten victims…
By Joe Udo MAKURDI (CONVERSEER) – A police patrol vehicle has injured four officers attached to the 18 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in a lone accident along the Yelwata–Makurdi road in Benue State. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred on Friday at about 9:10 AM when the officers, on routine patrol of the…
By Joe Udo MAKURDI (CONVERSEER) – The Benue State Police Command has arrested a suspected notorious armed bandit believed to be responsible for multiple attacks on security personnel in the state. According to Zagazola Makama, the suspect, identified as Yongu Justine Makwagh of Kadarko in Nasarawa State, was arrested on Friday at about 8:00 PM…
By Joe Udo MAKURDI (CONVERSEER) – 14 kidnapped victims have been rescued during a coordinated operation at Orokam Forest, a border area linking Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State and Ogbadigbo Local Government Area of Benue State. They were rescued by the Nigerian Army troops of Joint Task Force Sector One, Operation Udo Ka…
By Our Reporter BRAKPAN (CONVERSEER) – Marius ‘Vlam’ van der Merwe, also known as Witness D in the Madlanga Commission, was tragically shot and killed in front of his family in Brakpan. Van der Merwe, a former officer with the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) and the owner of QRF Task Team, had testified in…
