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Suspected hoodlums attacked Governor Ademola Adeleke’s convoy after his visit to the Ataoja of Osogbo’s palace, triggering 12–15 minutes of gunfire.
The attackers reportedly arrived in an unregistered Sienna bus, damaged the palace gate and exchanged gunfire with the governor’s security personnel...
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Inmate escapes from Maiduguri maximum-security prison.
NCoS identifies him as “JOHN ISEARL”.
Public told not to arrest him but report sightings.
An inmate has escaped from the Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Maiduguri, Borno State, prompting the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to alert...
Aliko Dangote's group has dismissed as false claims of a rift between him and Tony Elumelu, plus reports that personal borrowing financed the refinery.
Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu says the recent anti-foreigner protests in South Africa claimed no Nigerian lives, though two citizens died in separate, unrelated incidents.
PenCom and the head of the civil service are pressing pre-2004 federal civil servants to complete a one-time online verification for their accrued pension rights.