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Nigerian university suspends doctors, nurses over student's death

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- The Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU) in Awka, Anambra State, has suspended for initial three months all doctors, nurses and security personnel on duty at the institution's cli... Read More


Police kill six suspected kidnappers - Official

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- The police in Abia State, Nigeria's South-east, say they have killed six kidnappers who abducted a petrol dealer and killed two others in the state. The police spokesperson in the... Read More


One killed, three arrested as police raid vandals' hideout in Anambra

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- Vigilante operatives have shot dead a suspected vandal in Anambra State after he attempted to flee from the operatives. The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a... Read More


Nigerian university bans 'sign-off' ceremonies, arrests defaulting students

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- The Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU) in Awka, Anambra State, has announced an indefinite ban on the popular "signing off" ceremony often observed by students after their final... Read More


We'll soon name terrorism financiers in Nigeria - Chief of Defence Staff

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, says the process of identifying and prosecuting terrorism financiers in Nigeria is ongoing. Mr Musa spoke on Thursday night whe... Read More


Military chief speaks on South-east's security, plan to apprehend Simon Ekpa's boys

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, said relative peace has returned to the country's South-east since the arrest of a pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, in Finland. ... Read More


How couple involved in human trafficking presented stolen boy as own child - Police

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- The police in Imo State, South-east Nigeria, have arrested two suspected human traffickers in the state. Henry Okoye, the police spokesperson in the state, disclosed this in a sta... Read More


Court remands four for alleged rape

Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- The Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court in Awka, Anambra State has remanded four suspects for alleged rape of unidentified women in the state. The police spokesperson... Read More


Electricity company petitions Enugu govt over new tariff order

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- Mainpower Electricity Distribution Company has filed a petition before the Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) over the EERC's new tariff reduction order. MainPow... Read More


Man abducts, kills 5-year-old cousin after parents failed to pay ransom - Police

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The police in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria, say they have arrested two male suspects for the alleged abduction and murder of a five-year-old boy in Udi Local Government Area of ... Read More