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Lagos Electrician Alleges Four-Day Police Detention, ₦45,000 Extortion Over Missing Phone

KEY POINTS Lagos electrician Sunday Moses Olugbemi alleges police detained him for four days over a missing phone that was later found. He claims officers demanded and received ₦45,000 from his wife before releasing him. Take It Back Movement has condemned the alleged extortion...
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Gunmen Kidnap Worshippers at Niger Mosque

K KEY POINTS Gunmen abducted worshippers from Kpenya Mosque in Niger State during Friday prayers. Police said no deaths were recorded and launched a joint rescue operation. Residents claimed more than 60 people were abducted in coordinated attacks, but the figure remains unverified. Gunmen have abducted...

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Nigeria Only 59% Ready for Possible Ebola Outbreak – NCDC

KEY POINTS NCDC says Nigeria is only 59% prepared for a potential Ebola outbreak...
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Oyo Teachers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Abduction of Colleagues, Pupils

KEY POINTS The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Oyo State has ordered an...
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Tinubu Sends Rescue Team to Oyo After School Abductions

  KEY POINTS President Bola Tinubu has deployed a specialised rescue team and sent top...
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Ex-Defence Spokesman, Wife Kidnapped in Katsina

KEY POINTS Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar and his wife were kidnapped by suspected...
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DSS Officer Killed as Suspected Oil Thieves Attack Security Base in Imo

KEY POINTS A DSS operative was killed and two others injured after suspected oil...
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Makinde Promises Safe Return of Abducted Oyo Pupils, Teachers

KEY POINTS Governor Seyi Makinde has assured residents that the Oyo State Government is...
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Erosion Cuts Off Oji–Awgu Highway

KEY POINTS Heavy rainfall triggered severe erosion that cut off a section of the...
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Forest routes are fueling kidnappings across South-West

Forests and porous borders across Oyo, Osun, Ogun and Ekiti are fueling a wave of South-West kidnappings, a Saturday PUNCH investigation has revealed.
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Tinubu at Three Years: Nigeria on the Path to Recovery Despite Challenges

KEY POINTS President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is undergoing difficult but necessary reforms that...
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Teachers, Pupils’ Abduction Sparks Protest in Oyo

KEY POINTS Teachers and civil society groups staged a peaceful protest in Ibadan Protesters...
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Armed Robbers Kill Driver on Enugu-Abakaliki Highway

KEY POINTS Armed robbers shot dead a commercial driver and robbed passengers on the...
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Dangote and Benedict Peters Emerge as Biggest Winners of Hormuz Crisis

KEY POINTS The Hormuz crisis has tightened global oil supply, increasing demand for Nigerian...
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Lagos Electrician Alleges Four-Day Police Detention, ₦45,000 Extortion Over Missing Phone

KEY POINTS Lagos electrician Sunday Moses Olugbemi alleges police detained him for four days...
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Gunmen Kidnap Worshippers at Niger Mosque

K KEY POINTS Gunmen abducted worshippers from Kpenya Mosque in Niger State during Friday prayers. ...
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Osun Govt Warns Against Fresh Violence After Election

KEY POINTS Osun Government warns of alleged plans to cause fresh violence at council...
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Tinubu Suspends Three Perm Secs Over Alleged Fake Agency in SGF Office

KEY POINTS Tinubu ordered the arrest of George Nwabueze over an alleged fake office...