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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...
A young man identified as Azeez has been beaten to death by suspected cultists in the Agege area of Lagos after a dispute over a missing phone at a birthday party.
Nigeria's economy is recovering strongly after painful reforms under President Tinubu, the Nigeria Revenue Service says, pointing to higher growth, oil output, reserves and taxes.
Nigeria's Super Falcons lost automatic 2027 Women's World Cup qualification after a 1-0 WAFCON quarter-final defeat to Cameroon, and now face a harder play-off route.
Suspected bandits in Kastina-Ala, Benue State, demanded N500,000 from a farmer before allowing him to harvest his crops, abducting his wife when he failed to pay the full amount.
Railway police in Delhi have detained two Nigerian women after seizing 2.28 kilograms of cocaine worth about N380 million, allegedly tied to interstate trafficking.
Calls for the sacking or resignation of EFCC chairman Ola Olukoyede have grown louder after President Tinubu ordered the agency to unfreeze Osun State's accounts just 10 days before the governorship election.
A rescued Kwara nurse says she delivered 10 babies with her bare hands while held captive by Boko Haram for nearly six months after the February attack on Woro community.
Lagos police have raided a warehouse used for more than two years to repackage fake medicines including Viagra, Omeprazole and antibiotics for distribution across Nigeria and West Africa.