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Seven killed, one injured in Niger tanker explosion

The Niger State Emergency Management Agency has confirmed that seven people lost their lives…

Islamic cleric criticises closure of schools for Ramadan

The National Chief Imam of Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society, Imam Fuad Adeyemi, has criticised the…

Traders count losses as fire destroys 18 shops in Gombe market

Traders at the Gombe old market are counting their losses after a fire outbreak…

Kidnapped Benue varsity students regain freedom

Three female students of the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi, formerly known as the…

Police investigate explosion at Ogun steel factory

The Ogun State Police Command has launched an investigation into an explosion at Quantum…

HURIWA demands probe into attacks on Catholic priests, seminarians

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has urged the Police, the Department of…

Kaduna rape suspects bag death sentence, life imprisonment

The Kaduna State Government has secured three major rape convictions, with two offenders sentenced…

Nigerian man arrested in South Africa for alleged drug trafficking

A 55-year-old Nigerian man has been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in South…

Scores trapped in Lagos building collapse

Residents of Oriwu Street in the Lekki Phase 1 region of Lagos State were…

Many feared dead in Anambra auto accident

Tragedy struck on Tuesday night at Idemili Junction, near Oba in Idemili South Local…

EFCC arrests nine for alleged internet fraud in Abuja

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have apprehended nine suspects in Abuja…

NAFDAC shuts down illegal sachet water factories in FCT

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has intensified its crackdown…

Gunmen kill ex-Immigration boss David Parradang in Abuja

A former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Parradang, has been killed by…

Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest, seminarian in Edo

A Catholic priest, Rev. Father Philip Ekeli, and a seminarian, Peter Andrew, have been…

Police arrest three over attack on NANS members in Ondo

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested three suspects linked to the attack on…