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8 Mar
Gunmen have abducted Adelowo Adegbenjo, a teacher in Alabata Community High School, Odeda, along Abeokuta-Ibadan Road in Ogun State.
27 Feb
Security operatives have rescued 16 travellers abducted by gunmen in Kogi State.
23 Feb
Gunmen, driving in a Sienna Bus, fired at police officers conducting a stop and search operation in Port Harcourt, killing one officer in the process.
21 Feb
Suspected kidnappers who abducted nine travellers in Oshokoshoko, along Kabba/Obajana/Lokoja Road in Kogi State, have demanded N2.6 million for their release.
20 Feb
Gunmen have abducted the remains of the late Ugwuanyi Israel and family members conveying his corpse from Lagos to Nsukka in Enugu State.
20 Feb
Some suspected kidnappers have abducted nine travellers in Oshokoshoko, along Kabba-Obajana-Lokoja Road in Kogi State. Those kidnapped in the incident that happened on Saturday evening, included driver of the bus, two students, and six adults. This is coming barely two weeks after some Abuja-bound travellers were kidnapped in the state on their way from the…
13 Feb
Gunmen have murdered Victor Onwubiko, a legal practitioner in Imo State, but resident in Uturu, Abia State.They also killed four persons, including a 50-year-old farmer, in fresh attack in Plateau State.
6 Feb
Police authorities in Kogi State, yesterday, confirmed the hijack and abduction of the occupants of two luxury buses in the state.
2 Feb
Gunmen killed a Nigerian traditional monarch and kidnapped his wife after raiding his palace, police said, as outrage grows over a spate of abductions nationwide.
1 Feb
The Atayero of Aramoko Kingdom, His Royal Highness Dr Olusegun Aderemi, has expressed deep sorrow and outrage following the brutal killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin, the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, and Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, the Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti, were reportedly gunned down by unknown assailants…
31 Jan
The case: Ibadan, South Western Nigeria, the ancient, picturesque, unique, landscape of outstanding natural beauty heralds very many firsts and fascinating antecedents.
30 Jan
The Ekiti State Government has confirmed the abduction of students, teachers, and a driver in the Emure-Ekiti region of the state. Gunmen abducted six pupils, three teachers of a private school and their bus driver while they were returning from Eporo-Ekiti on Monday night. The abduction of schoolchildren and teachers happened about 24 hours after…
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Sometime around noon on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, I received a perfunctory message through WhatsApp from a friend with the words, “Is it true that this your classmate has died?” Blazoned above the message was a picture of Victor Onwusika, my former classmate, colleague, and friend.
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In Nigeria presently, no political leader is sure of his standing until his case has been determined by the final court that has jurisdiction over it. This shows the importance of the judiciary even to the political class, which unfortunately, is part of the arm of government that is emasculating the judicial sector the most.…
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The recent appointment of Dr. Mobereola as the DG of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has sparked debate and raised concerns about the leadership dynamics within the agency.
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The call by federal lawmakers in the lower chamber for criminalisation of the importation of local fabrics, specifically adire and kampala deserves to be given positive consideration.
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Abdulazeez Ganduje, the eldest son of the suspended national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, paid a visit to the chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhyi Rimingado, at his office. Mr. Abdulazeez visited Mr. Rimingado on Wednesday evening to show his support for the chairman's anti-corruption efforts.…
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NATIONAL Coordinator of presidential Unlocking Healthcare Value-Chain initiative, domiciled under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Abdu Mukhtar, has disclosed that Nigeria imports 70 per cent pharmaceuticals, 99 per cent medical devices and 100 per cent vaccines. Mukhtar, in his presentation, yesterday, at the 11th Medic West Africa exhibition in Lägos, healthcare…