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Lagos Electrician Alleges Four-Day Police Detention, ₦45,000 Extortion Over Missing Phone

KEY POINTS Lagos electrician Sunday Moses Olugbemi alleges police detained him for four days over a missing phone that was later found. He claims officers demanded and received ₦45,000 from his wife before releasing him. Take It Back Movement has condemned the alleged extortion...

Gunmen Kidnap Worshippers at Niger Mosque

K KEY POINTS Gunmen abducted worshippers from Kpenya Mosque in Niger State during Friday prayers. Police said no deaths were recorded and launched a joint rescue operation. Residents claimed more than 60 people were abducted in coordinated attacks, but the figure remains unverified. Gunmen have abducted...

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Kidnapped UNIJOS Graduate Freed After 11 Days as Family Pays N10.3m Ransom

KEY POINTS A UNIJOS graduate was freed after 11 days in captivity following his...

Cross River Confirms New COVID-19 Case, Activates Emergency Response

KEY POINTS Cross River recorded its first recent case of COVID-19 involving a foreign...

Abure Rejects Appeal Court Ruling, Heads to Supreme Court Over Labour Party Leadership Crisis

KEY POINTS The Court of Appeal upheld a ruling recognising Nenadi Usman as Labour...

NAF Airstrikes Hit Sambisa Strongholds, Kill Terrorists and Destroy Key Bases

KEY POINTS Nigerian Air Force carried out precision airstrikes in Sambisa Forest, killing several...

DSS Raises Alarm Over Planned Kidnap Attacks on Farmers in Kwara

KEY POINTS DSS warns of a planned increase in farmer kidnappings in parts of...

Mother Cries for Help as Kidnappers Demand ₦50 Million for Daughter Taken from Bus

KEY POINTS Gunmen attacked a bus on the Benin–Lagos road, killed the driver. The...

JAMB Explains Why Some 2026 UTME Candidates Are Seeing “No Result Yet”

KEY POINTS Some candidates are seeing “No Result Yet” because they are underage, not...

Plateau Moves for Justice: Five Suspects Charged Over Angwa-Rukuba Killings

KEY POINTS Plateau State has charged five suspects linked to the Angwa-Rukuba killings. The...

Nigeria, oil firms earn $4bn windfall from Middle East war

Nigeria and oil companies operating in the country have pocketed an estimated $4 billion windfall as the US-Israel-Iran war pushed Bonny Light crude past $116.

NNPC ships eight crude cargoes to Dangote refinery in April

NNPC Trading shipped more than 1.03 million metric tons of crude, about 6.8 million barrels, to Aliko Dangote's Lekki refinery across eight April cargoes.

Sylva named in 13-count coup charge as six face arraignment

The Federal Government arraigns six suspects today over an alleged coup plot, with former oil minister Timipre Sylva named but still at large.

Pan-African Billionaire Benedict Peters Deploys High-Tech Aircraft to Map Madagascar’s Hidden Mineral Wealth

KEY POINTS Pan-African billionaire Benedict Peters has deployed three high-tech aircraft to map Madagascar’s...

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Lagos Electrician Alleges Four-Day Police Detention, ₦45,000 Extortion Over Missing Phone

KEY POINTS Lagos electrician Sunday Moses Olugbemi alleges police detained him for four days...

Gunmen Kidnap Worshippers at Niger Mosque

K KEY POINTS Gunmen abducted worshippers from Kpenya Mosque in Niger State during Friday prayers. ...

Osun Govt Warns Against Fresh Violence After Election

KEY POINTS Osun Government warns of alleged plans to cause fresh violence at council...

Tinubu Suspends Three Perm Secs Over Alleged Fake Agency in SGF Office

KEY POINTS Tinubu ordered the arrest of George Nwabueze over an alleged fake office...