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At least 22 people, including healthcare workers and security personnel, lost their lives when armed attackers stormed Kawel village in Mushere District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State on Sunday night, deepening concerns over the worsening security situation across parts of Nigeria.   The assailants reportedly invaded the…

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre by an Abuja court following his arraignment on charges linked to a recent protest action.   The court ordered that Sowore be kept in custody pending the hearing and determination of his bail…

Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have foiled an attempted abduction of the Chairman of Ojana New Area, Pastor Taiwo Taiwo, following a gun battle with suspected kidnappers in Owo, Owo Local Government Area of the state.   The incident occurred on Sunday evening when a six-man armed gang…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a 33-year-old woman whose lifeless body was discovered in a culvert near Jesus Bus Stop, Oraifite, in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state.   The suspects, identified as Thankgod Ikechukwu Ikwugwara, 26, and Makuochukwu…

In a major legal victory, a London jury on Wednesday completely acquitted Nigeria's former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, of all six bribery charges she was facing in the United Kingdom. Following an intensive 12-week trial at the Southwark Crown Court, the jury cleared the 65-year-old former minister after…

The Lagos State Government has sealed 12 establishments, including a church, hotels, lounges, a nightclub and a gas station, for various environmental violations ranging from noise pollution and air pollution to non-compliance with regulatory directives.   The enforcement exercise was carried out on Monday by the Lagos State Environmental Protection…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has generated over N6.14 billion from the auction of properties forfeited by convicted drug traffickers, including a six-storey hotel in Lagos that attracted the highest bid of N5.9 billion.   The auction followed a competitive bidding process for eight assets previously confiscated from…

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has rejected what it described as increasing efforts by certain individuals and groups, both within and outside Nigeria, to wrongly link Muslims in the country with banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes.   The Council said such claims are misleading, divisive, and…