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Amnesty International gets FG invite to reconcile claim that 10,217 Nigerians killed in two years

In a controversial claim backed by figures, Amnesty International (AI) says 10,217 Nigerians were killed and hundreds of communities attacked in the two years...

Family protests killing of Nigerian by Swiss Police, writes envoy, NIDCOM

The family of the late Michael Kenechukwu Ekemezie, a Nigerian citizen who was killed by the police in Lausanne, Switzerland, on May 25 2025,...

Video: Kano loses 20; Niger’s flood of death tops 115, over 100 missing; man loses17 members of family

Many were still sleeping during the rain when houses collapsed on them and the ensuing flood swept them away in the recurring disaster that...

Why I was sent back to Nigeria by Saudi authorities – Gumi

Earlier in the week, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a well-known cleric based in Kaduna State, was barred from participating in the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage after...

Strange: Man kills uncle, drinks his blood in Ebonyi

A 40-year-old man, Mr  Emmanuel Nwedu, has been remanded at a correctional centre  over the alleged murder of his uncle. This followed his arraignment before...

Imo communities urge Tinubu to stop military siege on 30,000 hectares disputed land

The Mbaishi autonomous communities in Ngor-Okpala local government area of Imo State have called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately stop the siege allegedly...

Here we go, again: Tinubu seeks NASS approval for $21.5m, ¥15bn loans, €65m grant for economic interventions

Tinubu Seeks NASS Approval for $21.5m, ¥15bn Loans, €65m Grant for Economic Interventions President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to approve his...

Court fixes June 2 for ruling in motion seeking to discharge Baptist Pastor, others from alleged N620M fraud

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory FCT has fixed June 2 for ruling in an application by a former Pastor of the...

“So, until my people are all killed before the federal government would give directives to military personnel” – Benue LG Chair

Over 42 persons, including a policeman, have been reportedly killed in the latest attack on communities in Gwer Westocal Government Area of Benue State. Seven...

You are the real betrayer, PDP group tells Wike

As the crisis rocking the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, continues to linger, a group known as PDP Frontiers for Change and Progress,...

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