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Delta Community Erupts as Youths Clash With Security Task Force, Houses Burned

KEY POINTS Two security operatives were reportedly beaten into a coma during a violent clash between youths and a Joint Task Force in Delta State. Residents alleged that security personnel carried out indiscriminate arrests and destroyed homes after returning to the community with military...

June 8, 2026

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Lagos Police Detain Health Workers After Reporting Security Threat

KEY POINTS Two health workers in Ikorodu, Lagos, were detained after reporting an alleged security threat to their health centre. The workers alerted authorities after a pregnant woman and her husband reported being threatened by suspected bandits. A nurses' group has condemned the detention...

June 8, 2026

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Adaora Umeoji’s Zenith shares now worth $21 million

Zenith Bank CEO Adaora Umeoji holds 285,096,933 shares in the lender worth N29.28 billion ($20.91 million) at current market prices, making her one of Nigeria's wealthiest serving bank chiefs by disclosed equity.

April 8, 2026

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ADC crisis deepens as third faction backs INEC, names interim chairman

A third faction of the African Democratic Congress emerged in Abuja, naming an interim chairman and backing INEC's move against the David Mark-led group.

April 8, 2026

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Dismissed soldier Soja Boi shows pay receipts, dares Nigerian Army to release payroll

Dismissed soldier Rotimi Olamilekan, known as Soja Boi, released bank transaction receipts Tuesday backing his claims about soldiers' low pay and missing gear.

April 8, 2026

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Death toll in Plateau’s Palm Sunday attack climbs to 33 as protest halts mass burial

The death toll from Plateau State's Palm Sunday attack rose to 33 as furious residents blocked a mass burial and demanded accountability from authorities.

April 8, 2026

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Strait of Hormuz reopens as US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire

Iran confirmed a two-week ceasefire with the United States, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and pausing weeks of escalating military tension.

April 8, 2026

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Lagos Announces Traffic Diversions Ahead of Tinubu’s Project Commissioning Across Key Corridors

KEY POINTS Lagos will implement traffic diversions in Ikeja, Ojota, Apapa, and Victoria Island...

April 8, 2026

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Kebbi Assembly Speaker Muhammad Zuru Dies in Egypt After Brief Illness

KEY POINTS Kebbi Assembly Speaker Muhammad Zuru died Monday evening in Cairo, Egypt, while...

April 8, 2026

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New ‘Mamudawa’ Terror Group Attacks Kebbi Communities, Kills Four, Forces Residents to Flee

KEY POINTS A new terrorist group, Mamudawa, attacked communities in Kebbi’s Shanga LGA, killing...

April 8, 2026

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Resident Doctors Suspend Nationwide Strike

KEY POINTS Resident doctors suspended their nationwide strike and will resume work at 8...

April 8, 2026

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Oxford, British Museum eye Nigeria railway heritage partnership

Experts from the British Museum and the University of Oxford visited the NRC Legacy Museum in Lagos Sunday to explore collaboration on preserving Nigeria's railway heritage.

April 7, 2026

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Tijani champions cybersecurity council to fight rising threats

Communications Minister Bosun Tijani is championing a plan to establish a national cybersecurity coordination council designed to unify Nigeria's response to increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

April 7, 2026

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New tax law hands NRS mineral royalty powers

Nigeria's Revenue Service took over the collection of mineral royalties from mining operators on January 1, 2026, following new tax laws President Bola Tinubu signed in June 2025.

April 7, 2026