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Angry youths blocked Deputy Governor Mani Mummuni’s convoy in Gwashi.
At least 20 people were reportedly killed in an October 11 ambush on traders.
Residents are demanding stronger government action against banditry.
Angry youths in Gwashi town, Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara...
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Five security operatives are feared killed in attacks on two Adamawa communities.
Troops reportedly repelled an insurgent advance towards Gombi.
Residents seek stronger security as fears grow over farming and further attacks.
Five security operatives, including four soldiers and a Forest Guard, are...
US Congressman Riley Moore has welcomed Nigeria's Senate passage of the state police bill, saying it would help states protect citizens, including persecuted Christians.
The EFCC is set to charge a Lagos bureau de change operator over alleged ISIS financing, saying it concluded key parts of its probe before US sanctions.
The Legal Practitioners' Privileges Committee has suspended Chief Mike Ozekhome's Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank pending the determination of disciplinary proceedings against the constitutional lawyer.
Nigerian petrol prices remain above N1,200 per litre despite crude oil crashing to $73 per barrel on Wednesday, its lowest point since the US-Iran conflict began.
The Federal Government has directed banks and other businesses to freeze the assets of terrorism financiers, backing US sanctions on a Nigerian ISIS financier and three bureaux de change.
The federal government has renewed its push for one million CNG vehicles to cut transport fares, with about 120,000 vehicles converted so far, officials say.