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At least five people dead after a violent strrom hit Bauchi State in northern Nigeria, according to the first toll. The Bauchi State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, announced in a statement, that heavy rains and a strong storm had occurred in Bauchi. Ahmed Mohammed Wakil noted that …

A man arrested in connection with the disappearance of two Ghanaian friends, whose decomposing bodies were found near his home in Abia State, Nigeria. The body was reportedly discovered in a bizarre state on Monday, June 3, 2024, by a team of Police officers as part of investigations. Nigerian activist, …

Millions of Nigerians are without electricity after the national grid was shut down as part of a general strike over the rising cost of living. The country was plunged into darkness shortly after 02:00 local time (01:00 GMT) when union members prevented operators at the country’s power control rooms from …

A housewife has been accused of killing her husband over alleged infidelity in at Akungba Akoko in Akoko North East Local Government Area, Ondo State, Nigeria. “The suspect used a pestle to smash her husband’s head while he was asleep in their residence,” according too reports. The couple had been …

A father attacked a teacher who allegedly beat his daughter at Aces Nursery, Primary and Secondary School in Abuja, Nigeria. “The teacher was holding her three-month-old baby when her pupil’s father assaulted her,” according to reports. According to her,” the pupil was disturbing with others and were asked to kneel …

Twelve people have been killed in an armed attack on a popular market in the Nigerian state of Kaduna, accoording to reports. “Twenty people were injured in the attack,” according to Kajuru district chief, Kafra Kayino. “The wounded had been taken to hospital and an investigation had been launched to …

The lifeless body of a woman has been found in a bush along Amaraku-Umudim Road in Isiala-Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. “The deceased woman was pregnant and her upper garment removed by his attackers,” according to reports. “The woman had no blood stain as to be said …

A Nigerian commercial sex worker has been sentenced to five years imprisonment in hard labor for trafficking young girls into prostitution in Konongo in the Ashanti region, Ghana. According to police prosecution, “the accused person has been trafficking young girls from Nigeria to Konongo, exploited  them in prostitution, with some …

At least eight people were killed and around 150 villagers abducted when armed gangs on motorcycles burst into the village of Kuchi, in Niger State, central Nigeria. “The attackers, divided into groups of three per motorcycle, operated for three hours without encountering any resistance,” according to reports. “No help was …

Three people have died and seven others were injured when a mosque collapsed in the Papa Ajao area of Mushin, Lagos State, Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary of Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Femi Osanyintolu said “the mosque collapsed while prayer was ongoing”. “Following an extensive exercise, the final casualty report …