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hear asylum case of Nigerian who ‘cooked for Unknown Gunmen’Nigeria’s inflation dropped to 14.63% in September, says NBSTinubu transmits executive bills to overhaul NDLEA, NSIB, replaces ASCONSuspected Fake Surgeon Arrested In Rivers State, Eight Facilities SealedNAFDAC seizes ‘N200m’ fake alcohol packaging materials in AbiaReport: Trump considering deploying ‘mother of all bombs’ in IranBREAKING: Finland’s appeal court cuts Simon Ekpa’s terrorism sentence to four yearsNSCDC Uncovers Underground Tunnels, Suspected Drug Den In DeltaNigeria elected to UN human rights councilTerrorists hit Borno military post, soldiers feared killedIMF Warns Nigeria Against Restoring Petrol SubsidyEx-gang boss Keffe D sentenced to 40 years for Tupac’s murderTerrorists deploy AI, crypto to evade security agencies – RibaduCatholic diocese shuts schools, hospital over Benue attacksNAFDAC uncovers fake drinks den in Lagos, arrests two20 killed’ as gunmen ambush traders, security operatives in ZamfaraTroops 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Trending News: Two Saudi Pilots Killed In Helicopter Crash Near Yemen BorderSERAP sues INEC over alleged ₦126bn missing electoral fundsNDLEA issues public alert after intercepting woman with drugs concealed in palm oil keg19 Dead, 25 Hurt In Stampede At India Religious GatheringPolice operatives dead as gunmen attack station in AbiaNiger State NSCDC commandant says deaths of ’37 miners’ were avoidableDSS arrests Maina’s son six years after jumping bailSecurity operatives arrest five suspects linked to abduction of 20 corps members in ImoMilitary operations alone can’t end banditry — Ribadu’20 injured, 50 houses damaged’ as gas pipeline explodes in RiversArmy arrests fake soldier accused of defrauding Gombe, Bauchi womenCorps member dies in Orientation campBandits fleeing Zamfara kill 5, burn houses in NigerNo Plan To Increase Electricity Tariff, FG InsistsNo Vacancy In Senate Presidency, Senators DeclareCourt Sentences Two Boko Haram Supporters To Life ImprisonmentUS supreme court to hear asylum case of Nigerian who ‘cooked for Unknown Gunmen’Nigeria’s inflation dropped to 14.63% in September, says NBSTinubu transmits executive bills to overhaul NDLEA, NSIB, replaces ASCONSuspected Fake Surgeon Arrested In Rivers State, Eight Facilities SealedNAFDAC seizes ‘N200m’ fake alcohol packaging materials in AbiaReport: Trump considering deploying ‘mother of all bombs’ in IranBREAKING: Finland’s appeal court cuts Simon Ekpa’s terrorism sentence to four yearsNSCDC Uncovers Underground Tunnels, Suspected Drug Den In DeltaNigeria elected to UN human rights councilTerrorists hit Borno military post, soldiers feared killedIMF Warns Nigeria Against Restoring Petrol SubsidyEx-gang boss Keffe D sentenced to 40 years for Tupac’s murderTerrorists deploy AI, crypto to evade security agencies – RibaduCatholic diocese shuts schools, hospital over Benue attacksNAFDAC uncovers fake drinks den in Lagos, arrests two20 killed’ as gunmen ambush traders, security operatives in ZamfaraTroops kill 40 ISWAP fighters, Lakurawa militantIMF Urges Targeted Cash Transfers For Nigeria’s PoorRetired Police Officers Give FG October 15 Deadline Over Pension DemandsChild soldier: US threatens to cut military aid to NigeriaPFIPC: Court Strikes Out Charges Against ‘Fake’ DG Adeyemi, FG Files Fresh ChargeRiyadh airport hit by fresh Houthi strike day after deadly attackState Police, Police Pensions, Custodial Deaths and the Continuing Struggle for AccountabilityUS names 24 Nigerians arrested over fraud, money laundering‘It’s Up To Our People To Pick Another Leader,’ Ukraine’s Zelensky Tells TrumpOne year after airstrike destroyed his home, Imo businessman pleads for justice, as authorities remain silent109 Migrants Dead, 116 Missing In Boat Wreck Off Djibouti12 killed, hundreds injured as militia attacks Riyadh airport in Saudi ArabiaNDLEA re-arrests 83-year-old woman with ‘illicit drugs’ in AbiaSERAP sues CBN over $6.23m election funds, N1.63tn othersSuspected herdsmen kill nine in fresh Benue attacksINEC Clears Chinda, Lulu-Briggs, Pidomson, 16 Others For 2027 RiversTrump: I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new presidentWhy UK varsities are cancelling Nigerians’ admission — ReportPolice officer killed in machete attack in Plateau communityLakurawa attack kills two soldiers, Chinese in KebbiFG to offer petrol discount at NNPC filling stations for next 30 daysRussian Strike On Buses Kills 30 In Frontline Ukrainian CityOnitsha South Stakeholders Forum rates immediate past Onitsha South Mayor’s performances too abysmalGroup hails coroner’s findings on victim’s death at police facility in ImoAbducted 20 corps members regain freedom in ImoSecurity agents kill ISWAP commander in OndoTragedy as 32 die in crashed Air Force plane in Ondo SERAP Urges Tinubu To Order Probe Into Alleged ₦94.4bn Oil Fund IrregularitiesImo NYSC Abduction: Police Locate Kidnappers’ Camp, Say Location Mined With IEDsKidnappers give parents of abducted corps members 24 hours to pay N1bn ransomNDLEA intercepts N5bn drugs at ports, arrests Milan-bound businessmanSack Konti, Ochudo now for abuse of ARTMA objectives, Anambra Stakeholders Forum tells SoludoEXTRA: Edo APC chair threatens ‘AK-47 fire’ against opponents of 2.5m votes target for Tinubu18 Passengers, Two Others Killed In Plateau Road CrashTerrorists kill 15 farmers in BornoGunmen kidnap travellers in ImoWorkers declare three-day warning strikeFULL TEXT] Nigeria @66: Tinubu declares ‘age of prosperity’ after three years of reformsFlood kills 9 in Bauchi mining pitEXTRA: Tinubu should remove me as minister if he loses FCT, Rivers in 2027— WikeCourt remands ‘fake’ PFIPC DG Adeniyi in prisonTwo Nigerians bag 189 months for $2.4m US cyber fraudSuspected Bandits Abduct Farmers In Niger State, Demand ₦2m Ransom EachCourt orders final forfeiture of 431 phones seized from Chinese suspectsCourt sentences four to death over kidnapping in EdoFrom Obohia to Adakam: Who Controls the Guns in Our Communities?Nigeria demands justice over 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MS NOW and PoliticoCanada warns citizens against unregulated alcohol in NigeriaFour Persons Killed As Mining Pit Collapses In PlateauFuel Under-Dispensing: PETROAN Orders Members To ‘Check’ Meters NationwidePolice recover 52 stolen vehicles, nab 177 criminals in one week — OfficialICC convicts ex-Central Africa rebel leader for crimes against humanity
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Police detain social media influencer for criticizing Borno government official

  The Borno state police has arrested Sultan Usman, a social media activist, for criticising Adam Bababe, the executive secretary of the state geographical information service, over flood prevention measures…

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“Tell Your Papa”: Banning a song for criticizing Govt, unlawful – Amnesty
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  Amnesty International has accused Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) of violating fundamental human rights by banning Eedris Abdulkareem’s politically charged song “Tell Your Papa”, calling the move a “blatant…

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Kano rejects ECOWAS court ruling on blasphemy laws
Kano rejects ECOWAS court ruling on blasphemy laws

  The Kano government has reacted to the ECOWAS court judgement which declared the state’s blasphemy laws as human rights violations. The state government said it has every right to…

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Protesters, journalists beaten up in Rivers, activists arrested in Yobe —Amnesty Int’l
Protesters, journalists beaten up in Rivers, activists arrested in Yobe —Amnesty Int’l

  A leading human rights group, Amnesty International, has expressed concerns over “attacks” on protesters in Abuja and Port Harcourt. Daily Trust reports that protesters under the aegis of Take…

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Police disperse Abuja protesters with tear gas
Police disperse Abuja protesters with tear gas

  Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force on Monday dispersed protesters with tear gas in the Maitama area of Abuja. The protesters, who had gathered peacefully to express their grievances,…

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Borno government detains teenager for criticizing “poor condition of public schools”
Borno government detains teenager for criticizing “poor condition of public schools”

  Amnesty International has accused the Borno state government of disregard for the rule of law over the alleged detention of one Muhammed Haruna. Haruna, a resident of the state,…

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Tiger Base Police: FMC Owerri Keeps Mum On Corpses Dump At Morgue, Lawyers Demand Removal Of Oladimeji (5)
Tiger Base Police: FMC Owerri Keeps Mum On Corpses Dump At Morgue, Lawyers Demand Removal Of Oladimeji (5)

  JULIANA FRANCIS in this concluding part of this investigation on Tiger Base Police human rights violations, reached out to the Nigeria Correctional Services and Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri,…

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Tiger Base Police: How Commander Oladimeji Implicated Unit In Death Of Detainee (4)
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JULIANA FRANCIS in this part of the story, brings in further evidence to show human rights abuses by Tiger Base Police Personnel and shares how Tiger Base Police indicted itself…

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Investigation Shows More Materials Exposing Protracted Extortion, Corruption At Tiger Base Police (3)
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  In this third part of the investigation into atrocities of Tiger Base Police Personnel in Imo State Police Command, JULIANA FRANCIS further shares more materials exposing corruption in the…

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CSOa Ask Senate To Investigate Human Rights Violations By Imo Police Anti-Kidnapping Unit
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  Thirty-six Civil Rights Groups in Nigeria have petitioned the Nigerian Senate to investigate the human rights violations by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command (Tiger Base).…

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24 year-old musician dies in custody in Delta — police claim low blood sugar killed him
24 year-old musician dies in custody in Delta — police claim low blood sugar killed him

  A 24-year-old up-and-coming music artiste in Delta State, Paul Obukowho, has died in police custody. Obukowho, who was arrested by officers of the Rapid Response Squad of the state…

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Without proof, Edo mob accuses Northern travelers of kidnapping — then burn them to death
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  The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has condemned the mob attack and killing of some travellers accused of kidnapping in the state. It was gathered that some hunters who…

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Security agents assault journalists, deny access to National Assembly
Security agents assault journalists, deny access to National Assembly

  Some security agents, on Wednesday, barred journalists from accessing the National Assembly. Consequently, some accredited journalists were left stranded. When asked, the Sergeant-at-Arms and police officers on duty claimed…

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Police try to clamp down on activist over calls for protest in Rivers
Police try to clamp down on activist over calls for protest in Rivers

  The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has invited Mudiaga Ogboru, national spokesperson of the Niger Delta Congress (NDC), over calls for protest in Rivers state. In a statement dated March…

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IPC Condemns Intimidation, Detention Of Kano Journalists By Govt
IPC Condemns Intimidation, Detention Of Kano Journalists By Govt

  The International Press Centre, IPC, through its Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) hub on Wednesday condemned the intimidation, harassment, and detention of Buhari Abba Rano, Online Editor with…

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