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The Black Tents of Mali: A Trafficked Nigerian Woman’s Cry for Help [MUST READ]

Opinions | The Trent -
A 29-second video circulating online shows rows of black-tarp shelters on bare ground in Mali as a distressed Nigerian woman says she and others...
Metro

Mary Habila: David Umahi Says Nurse Reported Nosebleed Hours Before Her Death in His Guest House

Ebenezer Olatunji | News Reporter -
UBURU, Nigeria — David Umahi, Nigeria’s minister of works, said Mary Habila, a nurse who died in a guest house within his residential compound...
Metro

‘Why Kidnapped Pupils Were Wearing Matching Native Attire’ – Freed Oyo Teacher Explains

Ebenezer Olatunji | News Reporter -
IBADAN, Nigeria — Zachery Olatunde, a teacher held for 56 days with 43 pupils and colleagues after gunmen attacked three schools in Oyo State,...
Metro

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...
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