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Ex–Deputy Speaker Wase Claims Boko Haram Names Found on Army Recruitment List

Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Idris Wase, on Wednesday alleged that names of Boko Haram members were once discovered on the Nigerian Army recruitment list, warning that such infiltration... Read more »
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President Tinubu Sends Three Ambassadorial Nominees to Senate

President Bola Tinubu has submitted three nominees for ambassadorial positions to the Senate for confirmation:1. Ayo Oke – Former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and ex-Nigerian Ambassador to the... Read more »
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Nasarawa Police Debunk Viral Claim of Herdsmen Attack at Crusade Ground

The Nasarawa State Police Command has reacted to the viral video of a clergyman, Evangelist Daniel Ukpo, claiming some herdsmen stormed a crusade ground in Agboda village and disrupted the crusade being... Read more »
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Guinea-Bissau Soldiers Declare Total Control Of the Country and arrest Their President

According to BBC President of Guinea-Bissau has been arrested and soldiers announced Wednesday they were taking “total control” of the country while suspending its electoral process and closing its borders, three days... Read more »
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Lagos Police Suspends Unapproved Egungun Festival, Arrests Twelve Suspects

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested twelve (12) suspects in connection with circulating handbills and posters information on social media attributed to “OJE PARAPO OF OREGUN”. The publication from this group... Read more »
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Stop Using Nnamdi Kanu to Seek Political Favour — Group Tells Orji Kalu

As Notable Leaders in the Southeast are making frantic efforts regarding the incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu, a coalition of pan-Igbo rights activists, the Rising Sun Group, has accused Abia North senator, Orji... Read more »
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State Police Non-Negotiable, Says Abiodun as Southern Governors Meet in Ogun

Ogun State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday said the establishment of state police was no longer negotiable in the collective effort to tackle worsening insecurity... Read more »
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FCID Intercepts Consignment Of 300 Rounds Of Ammunition, Contrabands

Officers of the FCID Annex intercepted a consignment of 300 rounds of live ammunition concealed in multiple contraband goods through credible intelligence received by the AIG, Margaret Ochalla. The driver, Nelson Peretei,... Read more »
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Military Hands Over Rescued GGCSS Maga Schoolgirls to Governor Nasir Idris

The Nigerian military has handed over the rescued students of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, to Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris. The students were abducted by bandits last week but... Read more »
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Court Arraigns Ten Over Online Impersonation in Oyo State

About 10 men were on Wednesday arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court Ibadan, Oyo State, over alleged internet impersonation. They are Emmanuel James, 26, Joshua Aderounmu, 27, Emmanuel Adepoju, 18, Emmanuel Adedayo,... Read more »
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NDLEA Busts Illicit Drug Warehouse, Recovers N6.7 Billion Opioids, Arrests Baron, 5 Others

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) continued their offensive action against drug syndicates in a nationwide crackdown with the dismantling of an opioids cartel in an intelligence-led operation during... Read more »
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Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo Threatens to Seize Dana Air Assets to Refund Trapped Funds

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo Tuesday disclosed the federal government may go after the assets of Dana Air to refund trapped funds of passengers and airline travel agents.... Read more »
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BREAKING: Bandits Kill Police Operative, Steal Service Weapon in Zamfara

A mobile police operative attached to Operation Restore Peace has been killed in an ambush by armed bandits in Adabka village, Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Akelicious gathered that the... Read more »
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Security Forces Thwart Bandit Attack, Kill Suspect in Dandi LGA, Kebbi

Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA, in collaboration with the police and other security auxiliaries, have neutralised a suspected member of the notorious Lakurawa bandit faction during an engagement in Malam Yaro village,... Read more »
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Nigerian Broadcaster Rufai Oseni Criticizes Government Over Alleged Negotiation With Bandits

A Nigerian television broadcaster, Rufai Oseni, has gone viral for his sharp criticism of the government’s handling of the recent release of kidnapped victims in Kebbi State, describing the situation as “confusing”... Read more »
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First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, invites senators to a sumptuous dinner at Aso Rock

During a recent meeting at the Senate building, Senator Akpabio read out a message from the First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, inviting all senators to a dinner at Aso Rock on... Read more »
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Ammunition Spills From Moving Bus Near ABU Zaria, Triggers Panic and Security Alert

Passersby and students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria were startled on Tuesday when several rounds of ammunition reportedly fell from a moving passenger bus along the Zaria–Katsina highway. Akelicious understand that... Read more »
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Five Decomposed Bodies Found Along Abuja–Kaduna Expressway

Five unidentified decomposed bodies have been discovered along the Abuja–Kaduna expressway near the boundary between the Federal Capital Territory and Kaduna State. Akelicious gathered that the victims, all male, were found lying... Read more »
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CAN Northern Chairman Urges Security Agencies to Act as Parent of Abducted Students Dies of Heart Attack

Rev. John Hayab, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the Northern region and the Federal Capital Territory, has urged Nigeria’s security agencies to move beyond verbal assurances and take... Read more »
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Government Could Not Rescue Schoolgirls, They Negotiated With Us – Bandits Reveal In New Video

A new video has surfaced showing that the Nigerian government and the bandits who abducted the Kebbi schoolgirls negotiated and arrived at a deal before the girls were set free. Recall that... Read more »