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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...

Fake Prophet Sentenced to 2 Weeks in Jail for Stealing Woman’s Handbag

IBADAN, Nigeria - An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday, March 17, 2025, sentenced 39-year-old Ezekiel Onikoyi to two weeks’ imprisonment...

Police Arrest 2 Suspects Over Brutal Beheading of 10-Year-Old

JADA, Nigeria - The Adamawa State Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in its fight against violent crimes with the arrest of two...

After 12 Days in Captivity, Afenifere Youth Leader Reveals 55 Bandit Hideouts in Southwest Nigeria

AKURE, Nigeria — Prince Eniola Ojajuni, the National Youth President of Afenifere, has issued a stark warning about the escalating wave of kidnappings by...

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