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Borno: ISWAP fighters bury 26 terrorists killed in military bombardments
Survivors of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have buried 26 members in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State, northeast Nigeria, after sustained aerial bombardment and terrorist elimination.
The terrorists were…
Police arrest IPOB members allegedly responsible for killing two officers in Ebonyi
By Shojobi Abisola
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who are accused of killing two officers last year.
Chris Anyanwu, the state Police spokesperson, According to a…
Ogun kingship tussle claims three lives, houses burnt
Three people are said to have died during a fight over who will ascend the throne in Agosasa, Ogun State's Ipokia Local Government Area.
According to reports, the throne became vacant after the death of the first Oja of Agosasa, Oba James…
Kwara musician, others bag 20 years for cybercrime
Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, convicted and sentenced a Lokoja-born musician, Samuel Onojah, and two others to 20 years in prison for cybercrime-related offences.
Onojah was convicted alongside…
NCC, NSCDC align to tackle telecom crimes
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has joined forces with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to combat some of the criminal activities plaguing the telecom industry, including telecom equipment vandalism and…
Two suspected kidnappers killed, victims rescued in Kwara
In an exchange of gunfire, two suspected kidnappers were killed by Kwara State police command operatives.
They were accosted in the bush while attempting to split the ransom collected from the families of two kidnapped victims.
The…
Five killed in Ifeanyi Ubah’s convoy attack – Police
The Anambra State Police Command confirmed on Monday that five people were killed, including two police officers and three civilians, when gunmen attacked the convoy of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah of Anambra South on Sunday.
Tochukwu Ikenga, the…
Gunmen kidnap LG vice chairman, pastor
Dele Ogunyemi and James Abraham
Chief Frank Ozue, the Vice Chairman of Delta State's Isoko North Local Government Area, has been kidnapped.
The incident occurred on Sunday in Ogor town, Ughelli North LGA of the state, when his car was…
Nine dead in Madagascar river collision
Authorities said on Monday that at least nine people were killed and an unknown number were missing after a passenger boat collided with a cargo vessel on a river in northwest Madagascar.
Children were among the 35 people aboard the…
Many killed as Nigerian troops raid ISWAP terrorists’ ‘Somalia’ hideout in Sambisa
Two Nigerian military Super Tucano fighter jets have killed scores of Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, terrorists in Somalia, near Sambisa Forest, which is thought to be where the terrorists treat wounded fighters.
According…