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Army Confirms ISWAP Attack on Magumeri Base, Says Two Soldiers Were Killed

KEY POINTS The Nigerian Army confirmed that ISWAP fighters attacked the Magumeri military base in Borno State. The military said two soldiers were killed, while several terrorists were allegedly neutralised during the clash. Security sources claimed the insurgents overwhelmed parts of the base and...

May 8, 2026

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Outrage in Delta Community as Residents Accuse Police of Freeing Murder Suspect

KEY POINTS Residents of Ewulu community accused police of releasing a murder suspect linked to a deadly land dispute. The suspect, Emeka Anukwu, allegedly shot and killed a community member during a meeting over alleged fraudulent land sales. Community members expressed outrage after the...

May 8, 2026

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Airstrike on Yobe Market Leaves Over 200 Feared Dead

KEY POINTS Over 200 people are feared dead after a Nigerian airstrike hit a...

April 13, 2026

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Gunmen Abduct Sapele Council Chairman, Shoot Vigilante in Hotel Attack

KEY POINTS Gunmen abducted Sapele council chairman Bright Abeke during a shooting attack at...

April 13, 2026

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Tax Reform Committee Denies Oyedele Admitted Errors in New Tax Laws

KEY POINTS The Tax Reform Committee denied claims that Taiwo Oyedele admitted errors in...

April 13, 2026

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Court Clears Woman, Company of N22.9bn Money Laundering Charges Linked to Dasuki

KEY POINTS A Federal High Court in Abuja acquitted Isabella Mimie Oshodin and her...

April 11, 2026

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Nigeria Immigration Service Suspends Officers Over Alleged Extortion at Lagos–Seme Border

K KEY POINTS Senior immigration officers at the Lagos–Seme border were suspended over alleged extortion...

April 11, 2026

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FG revokes passports of Nigerians who renounce citizenship

Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo on Saturday ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service to immediately execute a Nigerian passport withdrawal for citizens who have formally renounced their citizenship.

April 11, 2026

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US enforces visa bans on religious freedom violators

The United States has activated religious freedom visa restrictions against individuals who violate international religious liberty, with Principal Advisor for Global Religious Freedom Mark Walker confirming Friday that enforcement is already underway.

April 11, 2026

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Faleke backs Hamzat for Lagos 2027 governorship seat

Rep. James Faleke publicly backed Lagos Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat for the Lagos 2027 governorship on Friday.

April 11, 2026

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Banditry turned Kwara farming communities into ghost towns, displacing 20,000 residents

Across Kwara's rural belt, farming villages that once sustained families for generations now sit empty, silenced by banditry, kidnapping and fear.

April 11, 2026

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14.3 million Nigerians used illicit drugs in one year as youth addiction crisis deepens

Nigeria's drug epidemic is consuming a generation. Experts warn that 14.3 million users and crumbling rehab infrastructure make this a national emergency.

April 11, 2026

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Kwara kidnap victims beg for rescue in new video, say they’ve been held since February

A new video shows Kwara State kidnap victims, gaunt and exhausted, pleading directly to state governments for rescue more than two months after their abduction.

April 10, 2026

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Catholic diocese says 24 killed in Easter Sunday attack on Kebbi village, contradicts police count

The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora says 24 people were killed in an Easter Sunday attack on a Kebbi village, six times the number police initially confirmed.

April 10, 2026