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Court sentences man to three years imprisonment for stealing phone

Nigeria, March 15 -- A magistrate court in Enugu State, south-east Nigeria, on Thursday, sentenced an 18-year-old man to three years imprisonment for stealing a mobile phone in the state, an official ... Read More


Police rescue security officer abducted in university teaching hospital

Nigeria, March 13 -- The police in Enugu State, south-east Nigeria, say they have rescued a security officer abducted in the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku Ozalla, in Nkanu West... Read More


JUST IN: Gunmen invade university teaching hospital, abduct director, one other

Nigeria, March 12 -- Gunmen, on Tuesday, attacked the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku Ozalla in Enugu State, Nigeria's South-east. UNTH is the teaching hospital of the Universit... Read More


Imo Attack: Police confirm death of fifth victim, convene security meeting

Nigeria, March 11 -- The police in Imo State, south-east Nigeria, have confirmed the death of a fifth person in a recent attack by gunmen in the state. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the gunmen invaded A... Read More


Police investigate assault of civilians by officers in viral video

Nigeria, March 11 -- The police in Ebonyi State, south-east Nigeria, say they will investigate some operatives seen in a viral video clip assaulting two yet-to-be-identified men in the state. The pol... Read More


'You're incompetent,' governor slams local council chairperson over shoddy job

Nigeria, March 11 -- Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has slammed the Chairperson of Ogbaru Local Government Area in the state, Paschal Aniegbunam, over a shoddy road construction project. Mr... Read More


Killing of four police operatives, sealing of Enugu's ShopRite, other top stories from South-east

Nigeria, March 11 -- From the sealing of the ShopRite in Enugu to the discovery of a suspected "baby factory" in Abia and the killing of four police operatives by gunmen in Imo State, the past week wa... Read More


Gunmen dressed in military camouflage kill four in Imo

Nigeria, March 10 -- Gunmen have killed four people in Abacheke, a community in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, south-east Nigeria. Residents of the community told PREMIUM TIMES that... Read More


Police uncover 'baby factory', rescue 16 pregnant girls

Nigeria, March 9 -- The police in Abia State, South-east Nigeria, say they have busted a suspected "baby factory" in Aba, the commercial hub of the state. The police spokesperson in Abia State, Maure... Read More


Hardship: Woman commits suicide after dropping three kids in police facility

Nigeria, March 7 -- A woman has committed suicide after dropping three of her children at a police facility in Enugu State, south-east Nigeria. The incident, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, happened on Satur... Read More