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Wanted banditry kingpin attends peace talks in Katsina as state opts for negotiations

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- Local communities in Katsina State have reportedly entered into negotiations with armed groups, raising fears of a repeat of a sequence whereby the collapse of peace agreements le... Read More


Yahaya Bello betrayed me for Ododo in Kogi succession battle - Edward Onoja

Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- Former Kogi State Deputy Governor, Edward Onoja, said ex-Governor Yahaya Bello assured him for years that he would succeed him, only to back current governor Usman Ododo, on the e... Read More


Gunmen kill three police officers, steal rifles in Kogi-Kwara boundary ambush - Police

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Gunmen have killed three police officers after ambushing a security checkpoint in Kogi State. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning in Egbe, a town in Yagba West Local Gover... Read More


Bandits ambush bus in Kogi, abduct three passengers, kill one

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- Armed men have attacked a passenger bus in Kogi State, killing a bystander and abducting three travellers in the latest incident of highway violence to hit the state. The incident... Read More


Sokoto sets up recruitment committee

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has inaugurated a committee to oversee recruitments into the state civil service, in what he described as a strategic step to tackle unemplo... Read More


Bandits kill seven, abduct three in Katsina attack

Nigeria, Sept. 6 -- Seven people have been killed and three others abducted by armed men at the Magaji Wando community in the Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State. Residents and local autho... Read More


Mob lynch food seller in Niger State for alleged blasphemy

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- A female food vendor identified as Ammaye was on Saturday evening lynched by a mob in Kasuwan Garba in the Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. The police said she was acc... Read More


NPFL Preview: Bendel Insurance, 3SC clash as Enyimba, Kano Pillars target first wins

Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- After mixed outings in the opening matchweek of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), not much separates all of the 20 clubs so far in the standings. They will go again this ... Read More


Kebbi govt appoints new Emir of Zuru

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- The Kebbi State Government has appointed Sanusi Sami as the new Emir of Zuru, following the death of his predecessor, Sani Sami (Gomo II). Governor Nasir Idris approved the appoin... Read More


Gunmen abduct family, kill vigilante in Katsina metropolis midnight raid

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- Armed men have kidnapped a man, his wife and daughter in an overnight raid on a residential area in Katsina State metropolis. The attackers stormed Filin Canada Quarters in the st... Read More