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A suspected human trafficker has been arrested after trafficking five children in Katari, Kachia Local Government Area, Nigeria. “The arrest followed a complaint lodged by a woman of Katari who resides in the area,” the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed. Operatives of attached to the Kaduna State …

Nigerians are mourning popular Nollywood actor John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu, who has died at the age of 62. The comic actor was originally from Enugu, in south-east Nigeria. The actor’s health issues first came to public attention last year. One of his legs was amputated in November …

In addition to hunger, the strike launched by the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) on Tuesday morning is also intended to denounce insecurity throughout the country. Several localities in Nigeria have been on strike since last Tuesday. In a statement, the Nigerian Labor Congress, which called the strike, also called on …

The Nigerian currency collapsed on official and unofficial markets on Monday, with shares recording their biggest one-day fall in over a year. Nigeria’s naira is experiencing a collapse that is worrying investors, who have been selling local assets. Last Monday, the currency fell to 1,712 units to the dollar at …

A lady has killed her husband over a disagreement over sex in Nasarawa Village, Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State in Nigeria. “The couple went into an argument over sex before the lady picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed him in the neck,” according to reports. The suspect …

A 400-level student of Kwara State University has committed suicide over her academic performance in Moro Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria, according to reports. The deceased committed suicide ahead of her upcoming exams by ingesting insecticide, according to her colleagues “The deceased has ingested insecticide,” according to her …

A man has been arrested for beheading his girlfriend in Kabeama community in the Sagbama Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “We do not know what happened between the two lovers that would make him cut off the head of his girlfriend and mother of his child,” according to …

A pregnant woman has been arrested for stabbing another woman to death over a bunch of plantain in Adada community, Nigeria. “The suspect stabbed the lady for trying to stop her from running away with a bunch of plantain she stole from a plantation while trying to get food for …

The identities of the eight teams who will contest the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which has been taking place in Ivory Coast since January 13, are now known. Here are the quarter-final line-ups Friday, February 2, 5pm: Nigeria – Angola, Stade Félix-Houphouët-Boigny (Abidjan) Friday, February 2, …

Two persons were murdered and dumped inside the booth of their Toyota Corolla, along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, close to Tempo Mills, Umunya, Anambra State, Nigeria. “The bodies were those of two brothers who were believed to be on their way home after attending a Church programme,” according to reports. The …