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- Insecurity
- June 27, 2026
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Gunmen kill Benue MACBAN chair, son
Ardo Risku, chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Benue, and his son, Ibrahim, have been killed while returning from a peace meeting in…
- Human Rights
- June 27, 2026
- 23 views
Police Secure Remand Of Couple Over Alleged Child Abuse In Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has secured the remand of a couple (names withheld) at a correctional centre over their alleged involvement in the abuse of a 10-year-old boy…
- Insecurity
- June 27, 2026
- 14 views
271 children among 484 displaced in fresh Zamfara bandit attack — IOM
No fewer than 271 children were among the 484 people displaced after armed bandits attacked Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on June 15, 2026, the International Organisation…
NDLEA Intercepts ₦5bn Worth Of Illicit Drugs In Rivers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Port Harcourt Ports Command, Onne, says it intercepted illicit drugs with a street value of N5 billion in the last year at…
Venezuela Quake Death Toll More Than Doubles To 589, Over 50,000 Missing
More than 50,000 people were missing Friday after twin earthquakes in Venezuela, the United Nations’ aid chief told AFP as international rescue teams and sniffer dogs arrived to join…
$4.5bn fraud: Emefiele challenges EFCC statements, cites torture, detention
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Friday challenged the admissibility of a bundle of statements the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission sought to tender…
Two ‘scrap metal scavengers’ killed in Imo explosion
Two suspected scrap metal scavengers have died following an explosion occurred beneath a large drainage channel along Nekede old road in Owerri west LGA of Imo state. Henry Okoye,…
Govt doing everything to ensure I do not contest in 2027 — Obi
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has alleged that forces within the Federal Government are working to prevent him from appearing on the ballot for the…
NDC rejects court order voiding its registration, heads to appeal court
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected an order by the federal high court in Lokoja setting aside an earlier judgment that compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Court sets aside judgment recognising NDC as political party
A federal high court in Lokoja has set aside its earlier judgment which compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a…
EXTRA: You don’t need much to start akara, roasted corn business, Remi Tinubu tells women
Remi Tinubu, Nigeria’s first lady, says small-scale food businesses such as selling akara and roasted corn require little capital. Akara is a Nigerian snack made from deep-frying ground beans.…
Nigeria secures release of six detained in Côte d’Ivoire since 2025
The Nigerian government has secured the release of six Nigerians who had been detained in Côte d’Ivoire since October 2025 over alleged economic offences. According to the spokesperson for…
- Sex Crimes
- June 26, 2026
- 25 views
Man arrested for allegedly raping, impregnating pupil in Kwara
A non-teaching staff of a public primary school in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly impregnating…
2015 Maiduguri attacks: Court sentences Boko Haram member to death by hanging
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a Boko Haram member, Alkali Yarima, also known as La’ari, to death by hanging for participating in the attacks on…
Venezuela Quake Death Toll Rises To 235 As Search For Survivors Continues
Desperate Venezuelans raced Thursday to find and rescue loved ones trapped alive beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings after two major earthquakes that killed at least 235 people. Buildings…
