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Kidnappers demand fresh ₦200m after collecting ₦26m for military officer’s sons
Kidnappers holding the two sons of a Nigerian Air Force officer in Kaduna State have demanded a fresh N200 million...
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Ghanaian teenager shot dead in New York amid bullying concerns
A Ghanaian teenager, Javits Frimpong, has been shot dead in New York. His father suspects bullying, as police search for...
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NSCDC suspends officer over alleged shooting at Abuja’s Kubwa market
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has suspended a Deputy Superintendent of Corps, Onoja Babayo Samuel, over an...
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ICPC re-arraigns alleged ‘phantom’ DG over ₦30.8bn funding fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has re-arraigned Adeniyi Adeyemi, the alleged Director-General of the purported...
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Enugu court jails 23-year-old woman three years for stealing four-month-old baby
An Enugu Magistrate Court has sentenced a 23-year-old woman, Rejoice Odoh, to three years’ imprisonment for stealing a four-month-old baby...
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Bayelsa police arrest pastor over alleged child abuse
Bayelsa pastor arrest follows allegations involving two minors in Yenagoa, as police investigate and FIDA urges child protection and diligent...
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Driver fleeing police kills okada rider, injures two in Lagos
A yet-to-be-identified motorcycle operator has been killed and two others injured after a speeding driver, allegedly fleeing police officers, knocked...
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Police arrest JIBWIS member over viral video threatening Christians
The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old man over a viral video in which he was allegedly heard...
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EFCC arrests 21 suspected cybercrime fraudsters in Lekki sting operation
Operatives of the Lagos Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, 26 October 2026, carried...
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Gunmen Kill Sheikh Masussuka in Katsina Attack
The Sheikh Masussuka killing in Katsina leaves two dead as police deploy tactical teams and Governor Dikko Umaru Radda calls...
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