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Kwara tightens curfews as security forces hunt bandits

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- The Edu and Ifelodun local governments in Kwara State have imposed fresh 24-hour curfews to support ongoing military and police operations against banditry and kidnapping in the ar... Read More


Benue flags off resettlement housing for Yelwata attack survivors

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- Seven months after a gruesome attack, the Benue State Government has flagged off the construction of permanent resettlement housing for displaced families in Yelwata. PREMIUM TIME... Read More


EFCC grills Benue LG officials, consultants over alleged N4.6 billion diversion

Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is interrogating senior officials of the Benue State Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and private consultants... Read More


Six Benue students feared dead as boat capsizes at notorious Buruku crossing

Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- At least six students are feared dead after a wooden boat capsized on Monday night at the Buruku crossing in Benue State, a waterway long associated with fatal accidents. PUNCH fi... Read More


Kidnapped Kwara traditional ruler's son freed after N20 million ransom

Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- The son of a traditional ruler kidnapped during a New Year's Eve attack in Kwara State has regained his freedom after about three weeks in captivity, following the payment of N20 m... Read More


Benue records seven new suspected Lassa fever cases, alerts residents

Nigeria, Jan. 19 -- Benue State health authorities have recorded seven new suspected cases of Lassa fever, raising fresh concerns about the spread of the viral disease in one of Nigeria's most affecte... Read More


Police rescue 17 suspected human trafficking victims in Nasarawa

Nigeria, Jan. 19 -- The Nasarawa State Police Command has rescued 17 persons suspected to be victims of human trafficking during a stop-and-search operation in Karu Local Government Area of the state.... Read More


Armed herders kill ex-House of Assembly candidate, four others in Benue

Nigeria, Jan. 13 -- Suspected armed herdsmen have killed five persons in Otobi, a community in the Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, residents and community leaders said on Tuesday. Among ... Read More


Suspected herders kill ex-soldier, abduct wife and infant in Benue

Nigeria, Jan. 13 -- Barely 24 hours after gunmen attacked a Benue Links bus along the Otukpo axis of Benue State, suspected armed herders have killed a retired soldier in the town, deepening fears ove... Read More


Two security operatives killed in fresh attack on Benue community

Nigeria, Jan. 12 -- Two security operatives deployed to Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State have been killed by suspected armed herdsmen, raising renewed security concerns in the area. The at... Read More