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Gunmen have abducted an undisclosed number of schoolchildren in Emure Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. “The incident involved students from Apostolic Faith School,”a according to reports. They were reportedly kidnapped while traveling from Emure Ekiti to Eporo Ekiti on their school bus. “Two traditional rulers in Ekiti State …

A 30-year-old woman has been arrested for attempting to drown her five-month-old baby in RSS River, Sagamu, Nigeria. “A man was around the river rescued the baby after her mother threw her into the water,” according to reports. “The baby has been rushed to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, …

A driver crushed a teacher to death as he drove from Ibadan to Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, Nigeria. “After the accident the driver of the car fled the scene, as angry residents razed down the car he drove,” according to reports. “The deceased had gone to the market …

An explosion shook more than a dozen buildings, killing 2 and injuring 77 in one of Nigeria’s largest cities, according to reports. Rescue workers are still digging through the rubble in search of people who may have been trapped. The provisional death toll stands at two, with a further 77 …

A soldier of the Nigerian Army has reportedly shot himself to death in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Nigeria, according to reports. The soldier shot himself in the head on standby duty, the day Nigeria commemorated the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The bloody image that has gone viral on social …

A mentally unstable man stabbed a worshipper with a cutlass as he was being taken for deliverance in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. “The suspect was brought to church for deliverance session while he picked up a cutlass from the altar and matcheted the victim,” …

The UN peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (Unmiss) has condemned the recent violence which resulted in a number of civilian casualties in Jonglei State in the east of the country. Nearly 30 civilians were reportedly killed in an attack on a cattle camp in Duk Padiet County on Thursday, in …

Nigerian president has suspended the minister of humanitarian affairs with immediate effect and asked the corruption watchdog to investigate financial transactions involving her ministry, the president’s spokesperson said on Monday. Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, is the first minister to be suspended, less than six …

A two-year-old girl has been electrocuted after touching an exposed wire connected to her neighbour’s house in the Langbasa area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The deceased was electrocuted after coming into contact with a wire that was linked to his neighbour’s gate,” according to the deceased father. “Her death is …

Suspected members of the terrorist group killed a popular pastor of the Church of Christ of the Nations in Geidam, Yobe State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The invaders burnt down several houses and a church during their attack,” according to residents. The terrorists launched their attack on the area around …