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Intruder Shot, Arrested at Vice President Shettima’s Maiduguri Residence

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - A 35-year-old man, Musa Ibrahim, from the Maduganari area of Maiduguri, Borno State, was arrested on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, for...

EFCC Witness Details Alleged Diversion of Over N3 Billion in Kogi State Funds

ABUJA, Nigeria — A witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, recounted how funds from various Local...

Nuhu Ribadu Urges Nigerians to Stop Paying Ransom to Kidnappers

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria's National Security Adviser (NSA), has called on Nigerians to cease paying ransom to kidnappers, emphasising that security agencies...

Russell Brand Charged with Multiple Sexual Offenses Dating Back to 1999

LONDON, England - Russell Brand has been officially charged with rape, indecent assault, and sexual assault related to incidents that occurred between 1999 and...

Boko Haram Attack on Borno Military Base Leaves Soldier Dead

DAMBOA, Nigeria - A soldier has been feared killed in an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on a military base in Sabon Gari, Damboa...

Security Forces Thwart Oil Pipeline Attack in Rivers State

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria - The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Olugbenga Adepoju, has announced the successful thwarting of a pipeline vandalism attempt in...

Authorities Retrieve Nearly Half of Escaped Prisoners from Kogi Jailbreak

KOTON KARFE, Nigeria - The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that five out of the twelve inmates who escaped from the medium-security custodial centre...

Nigerian Customs Intercepts $193,000 Concealed in Yoghurt Carton at Abuja Airport

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has intercepted $193,000 in undeclared foreign currency at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, concealed inside...

Federal Court Orders Accelerated Hearing in Nnamdi Kanu’s Treason Trial

ABUJA, Nigeria — Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered an accelerated hearing in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi...

EFCC Detains Bauchi Accountant General in ₦70 Billion Corruption Probe

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Alhaji Sirajo Mohammed Jaja, the Accountant General of Bauchi State, over an...

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