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A 40-year-old man has been arrested for killing two casual laborers for ritual purposes in Taranka village, Gamawa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. “The suspect suspected to have come to the village for charcoal business, and in the course of his stay, the two persons went missing,” according …

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have annonced the lifting of a year-long visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers. The restriction placed last October was lifted following negotiations between Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and UAE leader Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, on Monday. President Tinubu’s spokesperson …

At least 26 people died in Nigeria’s northern Niger state after a wooden boat they were travelling in capsized in a dam on Sunday. The vessel was carrying over 100 passengers, including women and children, who live in communities between Jebba and Kainji dam in Mokwa area of the state, …

Some bandit invaded St. Raphael Parish as they razed the parish house with a Seminarian, Kafanchan Diocese in Southern Kaduna, Nigeria. “Some priests escaped during the incident but one of them who was a seminarian, was caught in the inferno,” reports said. His remains had since been deposited in the …

A man has lost his life after his friend stabbed him to death over an argument on who to pay for a plate of food in the Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The suspect went and ate a plate of food in their usual buka and …

A 47-year-old father and his 23-year-old wife have been arrested for starving their five-year-old child for days in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. “The couple were obeying their pastor’s prophecy that the five-year-old is a witch, hence, does not deserve to live,” according to them. The State …

Nigeria’s presidential election tribunal is due to rule on Wednesday on whether Bola Tinubu should stay as president after two rivals challenged his victory in February’s disputed vote, Reuters reported. There have been numerous legal challenges to the outcome of previous Nigerian presidential elections but none have succeeded. Most political …

A 43-year-old man has died as he fell into a well in the Egbejila area, the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. “The victim went to re-dredge a well and during the process of dredging, one of his legs slipped off the ground and he eventually tumbled …

Nigerian banks have informed the public that financial services will be temporarily unavailable on September 5 and 6, 2023, as they are on a two-day nationwide strike. This directive has been issued by the National Union of Banks, Insurance, and Financial Institution Employees (NUBIFE). The memo, dated September 2, 2023, …

A 26-year-old man has been arrested for posing as a medical practitioner at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. “The suspect posed as a medical doctor in order to admit patients and administer medication,” reports said. He was arrested while in the process of attending to a patient …