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Police Rescue Football Coach Accused of Manhood Theft in Rivers

Kenneth Ebelemi | Sub Editor -
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — The police in Rivers State said they rescued a football coach from a mob after he was accused of making...
Metro

Oba of Benin Monarch Sets July 10 for Traditional Rite Cursing Kidnappers and Robbers

Kenneth Ebelemi | Sub Editor -
BENIN CITY, Nigeria — The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has set July 10 for a traditional rite...
Business

Nigeria’s Police Chief Ban Officers From TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

Benjamin Inyang | City Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has barred serving officers from engaging in unauthorised social media activity that identifies them as...
Crime

OPC Chieftain and 2 Others Reported Abducted During Ransom Delivery in Kwara

Ebenezer Olatunji | News Reporter -
OKO-IRESE, Nigeria — An official of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and two other people were reportedly abducted in Kwara State while travelling to...
Metro

One Injured as Bomb Explosion Rocks Lagos’ Mushin Market 

Okechukwu Nwokoye | Sub Editor -
LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State police command said a busy commercial area in Mushin was safe after an explosion suspected to have been...
Crime

UK Pastor Charged in Man’s Baptism Drowning Case Could Face Trial in 2027

Okechukwu Nwokoye | Sub Editor -
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — A pastor charged over the death of a man who drowned during a baptism ceremony could go on trial next...
Crime

Boy, 3, Critically Injured at UK Zoo After Stranger Throws Him in Crocodile Enclosure

Okechukwu Nwokoye | Sub Editor -
HUNTINGDON, United Kingdom — A three-year-old boy is in critical but stable condition after being injured inside a crocodile enclosure at Johnsons of Old...
Metro

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

Doyin Ajayi | Sub-Editor -
LAGOS, Nigeria — A dispute over a parcel of land within the Balogun Business Association Market at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex turned...
Celebrity

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

Ima Matthew | Sub Editor -
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...
Crime

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

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