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One Killed, 3 Injured in Violent Clash at Lagos Trade Fair Market

LAGOS, Nigeria — A dispute over a parcel of land within the Balogun Business Association Market at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex turned...

Brother of WTO Chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Dies at 68, Palace Announces

OGWASHI-UKU, Nigeria — Prince Ikechukwu Okonjo, a member of the Ogwashi-Uku royal family and younger brother of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World...

Abductors of Oyo Pupils and Teachers Demand Release of Terror Suspects, ₦1 Billion Ransom

IBADAN, Nigeria — Armed men holding dozens of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State have issued a series of demands, including...

Police Rescue Sister of Former Power Minister and Her Twin Sons After Abduction

IBADAN, Nigeria — The Nigeria Police Force said it had rescued Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul,...

Akwa Ibom Doctors Suspend Treatment for EFCC Personnel, Families Over UUTH Raid

UYO, Nigeria — The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has announced the suspension of medical services to personnel of...

How U.S.-Based Medical Doctor was Almost Lynched By Ibadan Mob on Kidnapping Suspicion

IBADAN, Nigeria — A Nigerian medical doctor based in the United States narrowly escaped death after he was attacked by a mob in Ibadan,...

Two Killed, 32 Injured as Bus Crashes Into Worshippers in Yobe

DAMAGUM, Nigeria — Two people were killed and 32 others injured after a commercial passenger bus crashed into worshippers during Juma’at prayers at a...

Abuja Court Orders Lekki Property Unsealed, Faults Police Role in Emecheta-Orabuchi Land Dispute

ABUJA, Nigeria — A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered the unsealing of a disputed Lekki waterfront property and faulted the...

2 Suspects Arrested as Nigeria Police Recover Railway Materials Valued at N400 Million

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Nigeria Police Force said it had recovered railway components estimated at more than N400 million and taken two suspects into...

Terrorists Attack Kogi School, Abduct 23 Pupils, 15 Freed in Swift Security Response

LOKOJA, Nigeria — Suspected bandits abducted 23 pupils and a woman from a school facility in Kogi State late on Sunday, April 21, 2026,...

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