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High Court sentences cleric to death for killing final-year student in Ilorin

In a court ruling that brings to a close a highly publicised and disturbing case, which has served as a stark reminder of the...

Northern Senators Forum mourns victims of Kaura Namoda tragedy, calls for urgent security action

The Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has extended its heartfelt condolences to the people of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, especially the families of those...

Suspected killer of photojournalist Ayo Aiyepeku found dead in Lokoja hotel

Jacob Adebayo Pelumi, the prime suspect in the killing of photojournalist Ayo Aiyepeku, has reportedly died by suicide in Kogi State. The Kogi State Police...

Kanu’s comments were mere boasts, not terrorism – defence lawyer tells court; FG disagrees

The lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), has argued before the Federal High Court in Abuja that his client’s statements about...

DHQ dismisses Turkish claims of ‘FETO terrorist group’ presence, troops reject N13m bribe from terrorists

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has reported that troops of Operation Safe Haven in Plateau State turned down a N13.7 million bribe offered by terrorists...

Turkish govt warns of FETO terrorist group presence in Nigeria

From Boko Haram to smaller extremist factions, Nigeria continues to grapple with the presence of various terrorist groups. Now, the Turkish government has raised...

Nigerian Customs seize over 10,000 donkey genitals on Kaduna-Abuja expressway

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has announced the seizure of a container loaded with 10,603 donkey genitals along the Kaduna–Abuja Expressway on Friday, June...

Video: 99.9% of crimes and violence in South-East is by Igbo, not Fulani – says Governor Soludo

The myth that Fulani herdsmen are responsible for kidnapping in the South-East is nothing more than ethnic scapegoating, Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra...

Bayelsa judge regains freedom after 13 days in captivity, no ransom paid

After spending 13 harrowing days in captivity, Bayelsa State High Court Judge, Rt. Hon. Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, has regained his freedom. The judge was...

Suspect arrested in Anambra over killing of 13 Ebonyi indigenes; leaders demand justice amid security concerns

Police in Anambra State have arrested a suspect believed to be involved in the brutal murder of 13 Ebonyi indigenes during a monthly town...

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