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Suspected Boko Haram insurgents detonated a landmine under a police armoured vehicle leading Gubio’s convoy.
Soldiers, police and Civilian JTF engaged the attackers, who reportedly retreated; no convoy casualties were recorded.
The attack highlights persistent security threats along the Gubio-Kareto-Damasak highway.
The convoy...
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Hundreds of Oworonshoki demolition victims remain homeless three years later.
MOTION alleges deaths, health problems and destroyed livelihoods among affected residents.
The group demands compensation, resettlement, healthcare and an investigation by the Lagos State Government.
Three years after homes were demolished in Oworonshoki,...
Visa applications from Nigerians to South Africa have almost doubled in recent months despite xenophobic attacks, the country's consul-general in Nigeria says.
Nigeria has registered more than 14.5 million children under an intensified birth registration drive to give every child a legal identity, the NPC says.