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12 to die by hanging as SSS secures convictions in terrorism trials

Nigeria, July 1 -- Twelve defendants have been sentenced to death by hanging while many others were handed long prison terms in terrorism and kidnapping cases prosecuted by the State Security Service ... Read More


Group, INEC take voter registration to Benue IDPs amid disenfranchisement fears

Nigeria, June 30 -- To ensure that people displaced by insecurity are not excluded from the electoral process, a disability rights organisation, TAF Africa, and the Independent National Electoral Comm... Read More


Mutfwang receives Dariye panel report, seeks broader peace dialogue

Nigeria, June 30 -- Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has received the report of the strategic committee headed by former Governor Joshua Dariye, describing it as a roadmap for addressing the stat... Read More


SSS charges ex-Plateau NBA chairman over WhatsApp post

Nigeria, June 25 -- The State Security Service (SSS) has arraigned a former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Plateau State, Gabriel Tsenyen, over a WhatsApp publication alleging that ... Read More


Amnesty demands probe of mob killing of Kaduna teacher

Nigeria, June 23 -- Amnesty International has called for an independent investigation of the killing of a teacher and mother of five by a mob in Kaduna State, on Sunday. The teacher, identified as Um... Read More


Armed men kill 18 in Plateau communities

Nigeria, June 22 -- At least 18 people have been killed by armed men in Kawel and Kopkon communities in Mushere District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The killers struck late Sund... Read More


Kwara town deserted following incessant attacks by bandits

Nigeria, June 20 -- A video has shown how police officers deployed to Owa-Onire in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State found the town deserted following repeated attacks by armed groups and ... Read More


Tinubu orders improved security at NIPSS after fatal attack

Nigeria, June 19 -- President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate and permanent reinforcement of security at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, fol... Read More


Army rescues five abducted persons in Kogi forest operation - Official

Nigeria, June 17 -- Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued five kidnap victims abandoned by terrorists fleeing from the military's counter-terrorism operations in Kogi State. The Acting Assistant D... Read More


Kogi confirms killing of bandit leader linked to school attack

Nigeria, June 16 -- The Kogi State Government has confirmed the killing of Kachala Batijo, a suspected bandit leader accused of masterminding the recent attack on Government Secondary School (GSS), Il... Read More