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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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Tinubu Holds Private Meeting With Sultan of Sokoto in Aso Rock

KEY POINTS President Bola Tinubu held a closed-door meeting with the Sultan of Sokoto,...

March 16, 2026

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Security Forces Foil Attempted Plane Hijack Plot Near Akure Airport

KEY POINTS Four suspected bandits were arrested near Akure Airport after allegedly attempting to...

March 16, 2026

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Group Warns of Violence Over Agbede Throne Dispute in Edo

A community group has urged Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo to intervene urgently in the Agbede throne dispute as a claimant defies court orders and occupies the palace.

March 16, 2026

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US Opens Trade Probe Into Nigeria, 59 Others Over Forced Labour Imports

The United States has opened a trade investigation into Nigeria and dozens of economies over alleged failure to block forced labour imports.

March 16, 2026

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Kidnappings, Killings Rise in South-West as Farmers, Travellers Face Growing Threat

Rising kidnappings and attacks across Nigeria’s South-West are forcing farmers off their land and leaving travellers wary of highways.

March 16, 2026

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Hard Economy Pushes Nigerian Parents to Reject Children’s Homework

More Nigerian parents say rising costs and long work hours leave little time to help children complete heavy school homework.

March 16, 2026

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Nigeria’s Displacement Crisis Deepens as 3.7 Million People Crowd Nearly 3,900 Camps Nationwide

Years of insurgency, banditry and communal clashes have forced millions of Nigerians from their homes, creating thousands of displacement camps.

March 16, 2026

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Ondo State High Court Judge Bamidele Fola Adeyeye Dies at 65

KEY POINTS Ondo State High Court judge Bamidele Fola Adeyeye has died at the...

March 14, 2026

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Benue Declares State of Emergency as Lassa Fever Outbreak Worsens

KEY POINTS Benue State has declared a state of emergency due to a surge...

March 14, 2026

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Delta cleric, farmer attacked by herdsman, later detained by police after reporting incident

A Delta pastor and farmer say herdsmen attacked them on a farm, but police later detained them after reporting incident.

March 14, 2026

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Tinubu Tells Media: Scrutinise States, Not Just Me

President Tinubu told media executives at Aso Rock Friday that the press should scrutinise states and local governments with the same intensity it applies to his administration.

March 14, 2026

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Northern groups accuse FG of lacking political will to crush terrorists, demand crackdown on sponsors

Northern and Middle Belt leaders say Nigeria knows the terrorists and their locations, urging government action against sponsors and criminal networks.

March 14, 2026