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Police Declare Two Men Wanted as Woman Who Returned from Dubai Goes Missing in Lagos

KEY POINTS Chukwunyere Esther Chinaza, 26, has been missing in Lagos since June 22, 2026, after returning from Dubai. Police declared Ajibola Obateru and Folawiyo Balogun Alagbado wanted over an alleged conspiracy and murder case. Another suspect, identified as Hakeem, is reportedly in police...
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Ebonyi Assembly Caps Rent and Agent Fees

KEY POINTS Ebonyi caps estate agency fees at 2 per cent of transaction value. Landlords must follow government-approved rent limits. Unlicensed scrap trading now attracts fines or up to two years in prison. The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has passed a new law to...

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Banditry turned Kwara farming communities into ghost towns, displacing 20,000 residents

Across Kwara's rural belt, farming villages that once sustained families for generations now sit empty, silenced by banditry, kidnapping and fear.
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14.3 million Nigerians used illicit drugs in one year as youth addiction crisis deepens

Nigeria's drug epidemic is consuming a generation. Experts warn that 14.3 million users and crumbling rehab infrastructure make this a national emergency.
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Kwara kidnap victims beg for rescue in new video, say they’ve been held since February

A new video shows Kwara State kidnap victims, gaunt and exhausted, pleading directly to state governments for rescue more than two months after their abduction.
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Catholic diocese says 24 killed in Easter Sunday attack on Kebbi village, contradicts police count

The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora says 24 people were killed in an Easter Sunday attack on a Kebbi village, six times the number police initially confirmed.
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Nigeria’s rent crisis: Families flee cities as landlords double, triple prices with no warning

Across Nigeria's major cities, families are being priced out of their homes by rent hikes that sometimes double overnight, with little legal protection.
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Nigeria’s 63 percent poverty rate defies inflation easing

Nigeria's poverty rate climbed to 63 percent in 2025 even as inflation declined sharply, the World Bank said in its April 2026 Nigeria Development Update.
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TUC warns petrol could hit N2,000/litre, urges Tinubu to redirect crude windfall to refineries

Nigeria's labor union is sounding the alarm on fuel prices, warning they could hit N2,000 per liter without immediate government action.
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Akume inaugurates panel to review $200b infrastructure proposal

Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume has inaugurated an inter-agency technical committee to review a proposed $200 billion Integrated Gas, Power and High-Speed Rail Project.
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Idris calls US embassy advisory a routine precaution

Minister of Information Mohammed Idris on Thursday pushed back against the US decision to authorize non-emergency embassy staff departures from Abuja, calling it a routine precaution that does not reflect Nigeria's overall security reality.
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Court acquits Isabella Oshodin of money laundering charges

A Federal High Court in Abuja has acquitted businesswoman Isabella Oshodin and Bob Oshodin Organisation Limited of all money laundering charges.
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Paytogeda CEO Odepode launches CampusPay for polytechnic

Paytogeda Chief Executive Officer Aderogba Odepode unveiled the CampusPay digital payment platform Thursday in Ibadan, targeting financial transparency in polytechnic student union administrations across Nigeria.
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Bayelsa Declares Work-Free Day, Orders Market Closure Ahead of Tinubu’s One-Day Visit

KEY POINTS Bayelsa declared April 10 a work-free day and ordered market closures ahead...
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Police Declare Two Men Wanted as Woman Who Returned from Dubai Goes Missing in Lagos

KEY POINTS Chukwunyere Esther Chinaza, 26, has been missing in Lagos since June 22,...
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Ebonyi Assembly Caps Rent and Agent Fees

KEY POINTS Ebonyi caps estate agency fees at 2 per cent of transaction value. ...
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Troops Stop Herdsmen Attack in Benue, Recover AK-47

KEY POINTS Troops and police stopped an attack in Azege, Benue State. An AK-47...
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Mo Abudu to open UK’s first cinema hub for African and Black films

Nigerian media mogul Mo Abudu will open EbonyLife Place London in October, describing it as the UK's first cinema hub for African and Black films.