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Mother, Sister of Dead Bandit Leader Jailed 20 Years Each

KEY POINTS A Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced the mother and sister of slain bandit leader Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo to 20 years imprisonment each for aiding terrorism. The women admitted receiving money and Hajj sponsorship linked to terrorism proceeds and helping the bandit...

June 20, 2026

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Police Restrict Movement in Two Kano LGAs for Bye-Election

KEY POINTS The Kano State Police Command has imposed a movement restriction in Dawakin Kudu and Warawa LGAs from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. during Saturday's House of Representatives bye-election. Security personnel have been deployed to polling units, collation centres and other key locations...

June 20, 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

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Nigeria’s rent crisis: Families flee cities as landlords double, triple prices with no warning

Across Nigeria's major cities, families are being priced out of their homes by rent hikes that sometimes double overnight, with little legal protection.

April 10, 2026

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Nigeria’s 63 percent poverty rate defies inflation easing

Nigeria's poverty rate climbed to 63 percent in 2025 even as inflation declined sharply, the World Bank said in its April 2026 Nigeria Development Update.

April 10, 2026

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TUC warns petrol could hit N2,000/litre, urges Tinubu to redirect crude windfall to refineries

Nigeria's labor union is sounding the alarm on fuel prices, warning they could hit N2,000 per liter without immediate government action.

April 10, 2026

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Akume inaugurates panel to review $200b infrastructure proposal

Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume has inaugurated an inter-agency technical committee to review a proposed $200 billion Integrated Gas, Power and High-Speed Rail Project.

April 10, 2026

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Idris calls US embassy advisory a routine precaution

Minister of Information Mohammed Idris on Thursday pushed back against the US decision to authorize non-emergency embassy staff departures from Abuja, calling it a routine precaution that does not reflect Nigeria's overall security reality.

April 10, 2026