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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...

Group urges Governor Ododo to act as 72-ýear-old Farmer Ajayi Bello spends two weeks in kidnappers’ custody

By Ralph Omololu Agbana The Yagba Action Group (YAG), a non-partisan non-profit based in Kogi State, has expressed frustration over the lack of government response...

Niger speaker mourns 17 soldiers killed in bandit ambush

The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of 17 Nigerian soldiers...

Gospel singer sentenced to death, church founder gets life for rape in separate high-profile convictions

Two high courts in Nigeria have delivered landmark verdicts in separate criminal cases involving prominent religious figures, handing down sentences of death and life...

Victim dies as Police battle robbers in Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says it foiled an attempted armed robbery in the Zone E Extension area of Apo Resettlement, Abuja,...

Police arrest 26 suspected masterminds of Yelwata massacre as IGP vows more crackdowns

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has confirmed the arrest of 26 individuals suspected to be the key perpetrators behind the deadly...

Enugu Police arrest ‘mad’ Oriokpa masquerades over attacks on Nsukka residents, State govt condemns attacks

Three Oriokpa masqueraders involved in violent attacks on residents of Nsukka town in Enugu State last Sunday have been arrested by police. Spokesperson for the...

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