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Ekiti LG vice chairman remanded over alleged self-kidnapping

Nigeria, June 5 -- The Vice Chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Grace Ogunleye, has been remanded at the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre following her arraignment on charges of c... Read More


Five abducted Kwara worshippers feared dead in captivity

Nigeria, June 4 -- Five worshippers abducted from an Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) congregation in Kwara State are feared dead in captivity, according to information reported by The PUNCH. Th... Read More


Gunmen kill Plateau traditional ruler

Nigeria, June 2 -- The traditional ruler of Timshat in Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau State, Godwin Vonga, has been killed by gunmen along the Timshat-Mabudi Road. Mr Vonga, a former... Read More


Army rescues 23 passengers abducted on Kogi highway

Nigeria, June 1 -- Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 23 passengers abducted by suspected kidnappers on the Ayegunle-Bunu Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The passengers ... Read More


Gunmen kill eight, injure 10 in fresh Plateau attack

Nigeria, June 1 -- No fewer than eight people have been killed, and 10 others injured, by gunmen who attacked Gwon-Ajang village in Foron District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State... Read More


Terrorists invade Kogi village, kill one, abduct 15, including passing travelers

Nigeria, June 1 -- Suspected terrorists have killed one person and abducted more than 15 others in Ayegunle Bunu, a town in the Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to Egbe Mekun... Read More


15 Chinese, nine Nigerians arraigned for alleged illegal lithium mining in Nasarawa

Nigeria, June 1 -- Twenty-four defendants, including 15 Chinese nationals and nine Nigerians, have been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged illegal lithium mining activities ... Read More


Houses destroyed as rainstorm displaces families in Plateau community

Nigeria, June 1 -- More than 50 houses have been destroyed and hundreds of residents displaced by a rainstorm in Tom Gangare, a town in Sopp Ward of the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. ... Read More


Former Kwara PDP chairman Oyedepo wins ADC senatorial ticket

Nigeria, May 26 -- A former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Iyiola Oyedepo, has been nominated as the Kwara South senatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress... Read More


Ex-MP wins Benue ADC governorship ticket

Nigeria, May 26 -- Former member of the House of Representatives, Herman Hembe, has been nominated as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benue State. Mr Hembe secu... Read More