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Colleague’s Affidavit Details Mary Habila’s Death at Staff Chalet in David Umahi’s Ebonyi Country Home

Okechukwu Nwokoye | Sub Editor -
UBURU, Nigeria — Anita Baaki, a physiotherapist and colleague of Mary Habila, has filed a sworn affidavit describing how the nurse was found unconscious...
Metro

US Places 124 Nigerians on ‘Worst of the Worst’ Deportation Register [FULL LIST]

Ekemini Ekwere | News Reporter -
WASHINGTON, United States — The United States Department of Homeland Security has published the names and photographs of 124 Nigerians whom it says have...
Metro

NANS Reveals How Ondo University HOD Demanded Sex From Female Student for Passing Grade

Doyin Ajayi | Sub-Editor -
ONDO STATE, Nigeria — The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has accused a departmental head at an unnamed tertiary institution in Ondo State...
Government

Kidnapped Oyo Pupils and Teachers Rescued After Weeks in Captivity

Doyin Ajayi | Sub-Editor -
IBADAN, Nigeria — Kidnapped Oriire pupils and teachers have been rescued by security agencies, the presidency said on Friday, ending weeks of captivity after...
Crime

In Joint Operation, Police Rescue 5 Kidnapped Passengers Along Benin-Ore Expressway

Benjamin Inyang | City Editor -
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria — The Nigeria Police Force has rescued five kidnapped passengers along the Benin-Ore-Sagamu Expressway after a joint operation by officers from the...
Crime

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...
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