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Katsina lawmaker breaks down in tears as bandits overrun communities

In a deeply emotional moment during a plenary session of the Katsina State House of Assembly, lawmaker Ibrahim Umar Dikko broke down in tears...

Court approves DSS request to shield identities of witnesses in trial of alleged Al-Shabab terrorists in Owo attack

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the request by the Department of State Services (DSS) to protect the identities of witnesses set...

Security forces grab top Ansaru leaders in major counter-terrorism offensive

In what appears to be a milestone in the fight against terrorism, Nigerian security forces have apprehended the top leadership of Ansaru—Al-Qaeda’s most prominent...

The police lied about rescuing us, we paid N10million each as ransom — abducted Nigerian Law School student

One of the Nigerian Law School students who was abducted on his way to Yola Campus has narrated a harrowing account of beatings, starvation,...

Six law students abducted en route Yola Law rescued but fears grow over safety of inter-state travels

Despite the rescue of six law students abducted on their way to Yola, Adamawa State, there are growing fears over student safety and the...

Bandits kill, dismember two teenage girls in Kogi

Members of the Nigeria Police Force have been battling to calm rising tension over the death of two teenagers in Okekwu village, near Ogbogbo...

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...

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