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From Ifangni to Ilasamaja: How a 10-year-old “tiling apprentice” ended up mixing cement instead of going to school

A 10-year-old from Benin Republic works and sleeps on a Lagos construction site, showing how poverty, migration and informal apprenticeship push children out of school.
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Why nutritionists say Nigerians should stop boiling eggs and rice in the same pot

Nigerian dietitians warn that boiling unwashed eggs with rice in one pot can transfer Salmonella and E. coli from the shells to the grains, risking foodborne illness.
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Gunmen Storm Benue Palace, Kill Traditional Ruler, Family and Two Others

KEY POINTS Gunmen killed a traditional ruler, his wife, son, and two others in...
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Terrorists kill three soldiers, steal army gun truck in Kwara as attacks rage across Plateau and Benue

Suspected Ansaru terrorists killed three soldiers and seized an army gun truck during a two-hour pre-dawn firefight in Kemanji community, Kaiama, Kwara State.
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Troops rescue 13 kidnapped Benue bus passengers including UTME candidates from forest

Nigerian Army troops have rescued 13 passengers kidnapped from a Benue Links commercial bus, including eight UTME candidates, from a forest in Ohimini Local Government Area.
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Gunmen Kidnap 14 UTME Candidates in Benue Bus Ambush

KEY POINTS Gunmen Ambush Bus Carrying UTME Candidates Driver Arrested for Violating Travel Policy ...
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Boko Haram kills colonel and 6 soldiers in Borno as herdsmen attacks leave 14 dead in Benue

A Nigerian Army colonel and six soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Borno State on April 12, 2026.
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Armed herdsmen drive Benue farmers off land as mining operations move in

Villages sit empty along Benue's Anyiin-Ayilamo corridor, their farmers displaced by violence while mining operations run freely on seized land.
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Benue Government Calls Recent Attacks Terrorism, Not Farmer-Herder Clashes

KEY POINTS Benue State Government attributes recent violent attacks in the Ukum and Logo...
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Benue Governor Warns Critics To Stop Undermining The Authority

Governor Alia tells critics to stop undermining him, affirming his leadership.
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Police Deploy Officers to Worship Centers, for Yuletide in Benue

During festive season, Benue Police Commissioner directs deployments to churches, event venues and crowded places.
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Suspected Herders Attack Benue Communities, Killing Seven, Including Police PRO’s Cousins

  In a tragic incident on Sunday, suspected armed herdsmen launched a violent attack on...
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UNICEF Warns of High Malnutrition Rates in Benue State, Nigeria

According to UNICEF, 283,727 children under the age of five in Benue State, Nigeria,...

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From Ifangni to Ilasamaja: How a 10-year-old “tiling apprentice” ended up mixing cement instead of going to school

A 10-year-old from Benin Republic works and sleeps on a Lagos construction site, showing how poverty, migration and informal apprenticeship push children out of school.
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Why nutritionists say Nigerians should stop boiling eggs and rice in the same pot

Nigerian dietitians warn that boiling unwashed eggs with rice in one pot can transfer Salmonella and E. coli from the shells to the grains, risking foodborne illness.
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“He suffered because he was poor”: Lawyers say police broke the law by detaining Oyo student over N8,000

New details show the N8,000 debt Oyo police said was irrelevant appears on Al-Amin Mohammed's charge sheet, as lawyers say detaining a debtor is illegal.
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Plateau women block Jos-Mangu highway after gunmen kill three vigilantes, including youth leader, on night patrol

Women and youths in Kassa community, Barkin Ladi, blocked the Jos-Mangu highway for hours on Friday after gunmen killed three vigilantes, including the youth leader.