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Rocket attacks hit air base housing US troops in Baghdad

Several rockets fell in and around Baghdad on Saturday evening, including an attack targeting…

Three victims rescued from kidnappers den six days after abduction in Kogi

The Kogi State Police Command on Saturday rescued three kidnap victims from their abductors…

Nigerian ‘archduchess’, who contested to be Spain’s head of government, arrested for impersonation, fraud

Police in Spain arrested on Thursday a Nigerian woman, Helen Mukoro Idisi, who posed…

Many feared dead as gas explosion rocks Kaduna [Photos]

A gas explosion at a shop along Kachia road in Sabon Tasha, Chikun Local…

Four die as vehicles plunge into Osun stream

A fatal road accident that occurred along Ilesha/Ife expressway in Osun State has left…

Chad withdraws troops from Boko Haram fight in Nigeria

Chad’s months-long mission fighting Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria has ended and its 1,200-strong…

Two die as granite laden truck, Lexus SUV collide on Otedola Bridge [Photos]

Two people died on Saturday morning when an articulated truck laden with granite collided…

How UK, France, Germany, Syria, Turkey reacted to General Soleimani’s killing

Germany and France have joined other world leaders in reaction to the killing of…

Iraq, US-led coalition deny new air strike that killed six near Baghdad

The Iraqi military and the US-led coalition have denied that a US airstrike had…

MURIC writes Buhari, says Christians enjoy more holidays than Muslims

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has alleged lopsidedness, partiality and persecution of Muslims in…

No casualty in Enugu market fire outbreak – Police

The Enugu State Police Command has said that no life or property was lost…

Early morning fire renders 5000 homeless in Akwa Ibom fishing community

An early morning fire outbreak at Iwoukpom community in Ibeno Local Government Area of…

Soleimani’s killing a ‘declaration of war’ on Iran, Nigerian Shiites say

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as the Shiites, have condemned the…

UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ about escalation after Iraq strike

The United Nations’ chief, Antonio Guterres, is deeply concerned with the recent deteriorating tensions …

U.S. committed to de-escalation after killing Soleimani, says Pompeo

Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo says, Washington is committed to “de-escalation” after a U.S.…