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Breaking: Police tear-gas peaceful protesters in Abuja

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force on Monday dispersed peaceful protesters with tear gas in the Maitama area of Abuja, as demonstrators took to the streets to demand urgent government action on worsening economic conditions, rising repression, and the

BREAKING: Police, Boko Haram in gun battle in Kano State

The police in Kano State on Sunday morning engaged gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram in a gun duel. The operatives were members of a special task force set up by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. At the end of the battle, three

BREAKING: Court Dismisses Diezani's Application for Trial in Nigeria

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday rejected an application by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, seeking to be joined as a defendant in an alleged N450m fraud case in Nigeria. Justice Rilwan Aikawa, while rejecting

Breaking: Sanwo-Olu imposes 24 hours curfew in Lagos

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state effective 4pm on Tuesday, October 20. This is following thugs and mob attacks currently rocking the state. A police in Orile Iganmu Lagos, was burnt down today and a police

BREAKING: Youths loot COVID-19 palliatives in Awka (Video)

Youths in Awka have ambushed and looted a trailer conveying COVID-19 palliatives stored in a warehouse to an unknown location in the state. We gathered that the youths were earlier successfully repelled from the State Emergency Management (SEMA) warehouse

BREAKING: INEC Suspends Re-Run Elections In Three States

Enugu South 1 State Constituency, Enugu State and Kunchi/Tsanyawa State Constituency, Kano State over disruptions, irregularities and abduction of election officials. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the suspension of the ongoing

BREAKING: Many children feared dead in Ibadan carnival stampede

Many children have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede that occurred at a carnival in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The incident occurred in the Bashorun area of Ibadan on Wednesday. The number of casualties has not been ascertained as at the time of filing

BREAKING: Nigeria in darkness as national grid collapses again

Nigeria was on Thursday plunged into darkness as the country's national grid collapsed again. Torizone reports that the bulk power supply was disrupted around 11:20am on Thursday. This was confirmed on X by Nigeria National Grid via @NationalGridNg It tweeted

Breaking: US embassy, consulate in Nigeria shut down temporarily

The United States Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will temporarily close on Thursday, January 9, 2025, in honor of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on December 29, 2024, at the age of 100. In a statement shared on its

BREAKING: AFCON 2019: Super Eagles' forward collapses in training

Nigerian forward, Samuel Kalu, has been confirmed "okay" and "stabilised", after he collapsed during training on Friday. The incident happened a day before the Super Eagles open their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign against new comers, Burundi. Kalu reportedly

BREAKING: PDP campaign vehicles set ablaze in Enugu (VIDEO)

Campaign vehicles belonging to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have been set ablaze in Enugu. DAILY POST reports that the incident happened around Tickles Park, at the Ogui New Layout Area of the State. A chieftain of the party, Mr. Dan Nwomeh, who confirmed

BREAKING: Sierra Leonian deputy high commissioner abducted in Kaduna

The Sierra Leone Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Maj. Gen. Alfred Nelson (retd.) has been kidnapped along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. Nelson was abducted on Thursday by unknown persons while going to Kaduna to honour an invitation by the military for a programme

BREAKING: Military helicopter with 14 occupants crashes in Turkey

A Turkish military helicopter with 14 people onboard has crashed in the northeastern province of Giresun. According to CNN-Turk television, among the occupants is a brigadier general. The cause of the crash was not immediately known. Details soon...

BREAKING: Gunmen burn Nnewi South LGA secretariat in Anambra

A gang of armed men Thursday morning targeted Nnewi South Local Government Area in Anambra State. The secretariat was set on fire. It is yet to be ascertained if anyone died or was injured. Anambra State Police Command says "It is a suspected case of arson

BREAKING: Nigerian activist, Sunday Igboho 'released' in Benin Republic

A Nigerian activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Ighoho, has been released. A statement on Monday by Maxwell Adeleye, Communications Secretary, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), made the announcement on Monday. The spokesman said the Yoruba Nation agitator

BREAKING: BRT buses set on fire in Lagos (Video)

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses have been set ablaze in Lagos. The vehicles were parked at Oyingbo BRT Station. It was gathered that angry youths stormed the premises Wednesday morning. The attack was reportedly a reprisal. Eyewitnesses say security agents allegedly

BREAKING: New variant of coronavirus reportedly emerge in Nigeria

A new variant of the deadly coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the alert on Thursday. The body announced plans to commence further investigation. "It's a separate lineage from the U.K

BREAKING: 70 Decomposed Bodies, Skeletons Discovered in Popular Market

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has revealed the gruesome discovery of 70 decomposing bodies and skeletons in forests around a cattle market in Umunneochi Local Government Area of the state. He said the market was also a hotspot for ransom payments to kidnappers