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Police debunk claims of bandits assaulting 30 Nasarawa female students

The Nasarawa State Police Command has denied claims that over 30 female students of the Federal University, Lafia were raped by bandits during a recent attack. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ramhan... Read more »
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Police recover ₦8.5m ransom from suspected kidnappers in Delta

The Delta State Police Command has recovered a total of ₦8.5 million in ransom money from suspected kidnappers, while also arresting 211 suspects linked to various criminal activities across the state in... Read more »
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President Tinubu Signs Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill into Law

President Bola Tinubu has assented to the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill, 2025. In a statement signed by Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday, the... Read more »
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Teenage Girl, Sister, and Boyfriend Arrested in Abuja Over Staged Kidnap to Extort N5 Million from Father

In a shocking turn of events, a 16-year-old senior secondary school student and her elder sister have been arrested by the police in Jikwoyi, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, for... Read more »
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South-west PDP Will Lead Defeat Of Tinubu In 2027, Says Coordinator Of Gbenga Hashim Movement

The South-West region of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be at the forefront of efforts to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, the Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement... Read more »
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Governor of Ebonyi State Lifts Suspension on 81 Aides

Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has lifted the suspension of 81 government officials earlier sanctioned for failing to attend a key state function. The directive was contained in a statement issued Tuesday... Read more »
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Ogun Medical Association Seeks Tax Relief for Doctors to Combat Brain Drain

The Chairman of Nigerian Medical Association, Ogun State, Dr Luqman Ogunjimi, on Tuesday called on the state government to ensure a cut in the tax deducted from the monthly emoluments of the... Read more »
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NGO Argues Death Penalty Fails to Deter Crime, Calls for Alternative Sentencing

The Executive Director, Hope Behind Bars Africa (HBBA), Ms Oluwafunke Adeoye, has said that the death penalty was not an effective deterrent to crimes. Adeoye, in an interview with the News Agency... Read more »
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Cybercrime: Court fines 21 foreign nationals N1m each, orders deportation

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday convicted 21 foreign nationals over high-level cybercrime, fining each of them N1 million. The trial judge, Justice Ekerete Akpan, while delivering judgment on the... Read more »
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Buni Hails Yobe Teenagers for Winning Global English Competition

Governor Mai Buni of Yobe has congratulated two teenagers of the state for emerging overall best in the English Language and debate competition at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals in London. Nafisa... Read more »
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Tributes Paid to Frank Mill, 1990 World Cup Winner Who Died at 67

Frank Mill, a World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990, has died at the age of 67, his former clubs Fortuna Duesseldorf and Rot-Weiss Essen confirmed on Tuesday. Mill, who also... Read more »
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Concerns Mount Over Poor Drainage on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road, Video Sparks Reactions

A concerned Nigerian has shared a video highlighting what he described as poor drainage planning on some sections of the newly constructed Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road. In the video, the man is seen... Read more »
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Woman killed, houses burnt in communal clash in Plateau

A woman was killed and several houses set ablaze following a violent clash between some Fulani herders and native residents of Rwan and Kopmon communities in Mushere District of Bokkos Local Government... Read more »
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Tinubu’s Economic Policies Have Crushed Nigerians – Femi Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, stating that the administration’s “harsh neoliberal policies” have decimated Nigeria’s middle class and worsened living conditions for millions of citizens.... Read more »
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Abia Builders Call for Arrest of Unqualified Site Engineers

The Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria and the Nigerian Institute of Building, Abia chapter, have called for the arrest and imprisonment of any person who claims to be a site engineer.... Read more »
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Award-Winning Police Officers to Receive New Ranks from IG

The Nigeria Police Force has announced plans to honour and decorate outstanding officers who have demonstrated exceptional service, courage, and integrity, through accelerated promotions approved by the Police Service Commission. This was... Read more »
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PCRC Disassociates from Imo Protest Over Police Brutality

The Police Community Relations Committee in Imo State has distanced itself from a planned protest against police brutality, violence, and extortion in the state. The committee’s Chairman, Mr Bathram Uzodimma, made this... Read more »
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Tension in Ogbunike as Youths Burn Native Doctor’s House Over Murdered Pregnant Nurse

Tension gripped Ogbunike community in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State as angry youths reportedly set ablaze the house of a native doctor accused of purchasing body parts of a pregnant... Read more »
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7 Alleged Drug Barons, Others Arrested in Jigawa Operation

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested seven suspected drug barons along with other suspects in a series of operations conducted across the state. This was contained in a statement issued on... Read more »
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Oyebanji Assures Ekiti Residents of Federal Road Repairs Progress

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has said that the Federal Government is responding positively to the people’s yearning by fixing three of the six federal roads in the state. Oyebanji said... Read more »