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ONITSHA MARKET KILLINGS: Soludo orders arrest, Police confirm fatal shooting of trader, call for calm

By Chuks Moses | Awka | September 9, 2025 After a disquieting silence for hours, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, has waded...

Tension in Onitsha as OCHA Brigade allegedly kills pregnant woman, others: Police differ on number

■ Calls mount for disbandment of state-backed security outfit By Chuks Moses | Awka | September 9, 2025 Chaos erupted in the commercial city of Onitsha...

Zamfara Governor cries out: “I know where bandits are, but Abuja holds the orders

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has stirred debate on Nigeria’s security structure after declaring that he could end banditry in his state within...

Finnish court jails Biafran chief Simon Ekpa for six years

On Monday, the Päijät-Häme District Court sentenced Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian-born Finnish citizen, to six years in prison for terrorism-related offenses and other crimes. The...

Sad & tragic: Mob kills woman over alleged blasphemy in Niger State

A woman has been killed by a mob in Kasuwan-Garba, a town in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, following allegations of blasphemy. The...

Ebonyi buries slaughtered Ogboji victims as DSS charges nine over Benue, Plateau massacres

By Yemi Oyeyemi A mournful and angry Ebonyi State Governor,  Mr. Francis Nwifuru, has expressed disappointment that none of those who slaughtered Ebonyi indigenes in...

Illegal mining: FG deploys satellites as policeman guns down soldier protecting miners

The long-suspected involvement of security agents in illegal mining activities came sharply into focus in Bauchi State this week, following the arrest of a...

Triple jeopardy as police inspector attached to Bomadi council chairman shot dead by gunmen in Delta State

It was a sad year indeed for Inspector Ojonugwa Ocheidi, before he was felled by bullets from armed robbers on Monday. He buried his...

Delta community, Abavo, weeps over kidnapping, laments 10 years neglect of Agbor – Amukpe road project

● Begs FG To Intervene In 10 Years Abandoned Road Project Saga The Abavo Community in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State on...

Anambra government confirms arrest of vigilantes over assault on female corps member

The Anambra State Government has confirmed the arrest and detention of members of its security outfit, Operation Udo Ga-Achi—also known as the Agunechemba Vigilante...

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