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Bandits have reportedly killed two soldiers, a village chief and six residents in Egwuma, Agatu Local Government Area of ​​Benue State. The incident, according to local residents, occurred at around 17.00 yesterday. A villager, who did not wish to be named, said that the bandits took away the soldiers’ weapons including pistols, after killing two of them and seriously injuring …

The Imo State Police Command has announced the arrest of over eight suspects in connection with the arson of the National Open University (NOUN) study center in Eze Oke Nsu, Ehime Mbano Council Area of ​​Imo State. The arson attack occurred last Tuesday, sparked by rumors that the NOUN center would be converted into a facility for Internally Displaced Persons …

The Deputy Commander-General of Kano State Hisbah Council, Dr Mujaheed Aminuddeen, has banned sports betting in Kano State. Aminuddeen stated this yesterday when he spoke to journalists about Hisbah’s new efforts to eradicate immorality in the country. He said Hisbah had relaunched the ‘operation to eliminate immorality’ and its perpetrators would soon take tough action against individuals and groups bent …

Barely hours after President Bola Tinubu and Governor Babagana Zulum promised adequate security for farmers in their independence message, Boko Haram terrorists struck again, massacring five farmers in Ngoshe Community, Gwoza Local Government Area of ​​Borno State. According to a report by Pioneerthe terrorists kidnapped 15 farmers, including children, women, young and elderly, and then killed five of them, including …

Thugs and hoodlums have reportedly taken over the #FearlessInOctober protest in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, attacking and beating journalists for daring to film it. According to Channels Television, the thugs, using sticks and other weapons, took over the protest site in front of the Federal Secretariat, and forcibly evicted the protesters. They also reportedly beat several journalists who dared to …

Bobrisky, also known as Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, has initiated legal proceedings against fellow influencer VeryDarkMan, seeking N1 billion in damages for alleged defamation. The lawsuit centers on the recent publication of VeryDarkMan’s voice recordings, which Bobrisky claims were generated by artificial intelligence that misrepresents him and has damaged his reputation. In a formal legal notice, Bobrisky’s legal representatives assert that …

A zookeeper identified as Babaji Daule at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has been killed by a lion at the library zoo. The incident which the Ogun State Police Command confirmed in a statement on Sunday by its spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, occurred on Saturday evening after the 35-year-old Bauchi State indigene reportedly forgot to secure the …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 13 suspected internet fraudsters in Sokoto State. EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said the suspects were arrested on Saturday in the Gidan Yaro and Dandima areas of the state after intelligence information indicated the involvement of the suspects …

Devastating floods that have hit parts of Nigeria have destroyed crops that could have fed 8.5 million people for six months, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This dire situation has exacerbated the country’s already deteriorating food security situation, with nearly half of Nigeria’s 200 million people living in extreme poverty. The FAO report …

Police officers in Anambra have arrested two suspects for allegedly supplying food and arms to criminal gangs in the state. Spokesperson of the state police command, Toochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Awka. He said one of the suspects was intercepted by a joint police-led security force who were conducting a routine patrol in the Pillar-Pole …