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No fewer than 22 passengers on board a boat has capsized from Kasabu village in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State to Yauri, Kebbi State. “The agency has received a report on the boating incident that occurred on Monday, September 02, 2023 between 11am and 12pm,” according to the …

A family of four was electrocuted during a power surge in the Dinyavoh area of Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The incident occurred as a result of a power surge that happened in the morning following an explosion from the transformer in the area,” reports said. Many houses …

A former Nigerian oil minister has appeared in court in London after being charged with receiving bribes in exchange for multi-million- dollar oil and gas contracts. Diezani Alison-Madueke was Nigeria’s minister for petroleum resources between 2010 and 2015, during the tenure of former President Goodluck Jonathan. She was also the …

Three farmers were found dead after assailants attacked them in their farm in Panyam community, Mangu Local Government of the state, Nigeria. “The victims were working on their farms in the community when they were attacked by assailants which led to their death,” according to reports. The corpses of the …

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has remanded a man in custody for allegedly deflowering his lover’s four-year-old daughter in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The defendant is facing a charge of defilement of a child preferred against him by the Lagos State Government. “The defendant …

Nigeria’s Sports Minister John Owan Enoh has said his country is pursuing diplomatic avenues with Italy over the mocking of Nigerian footballer Victor Osimhen by Italian football club Napoli. Mr Enoh on Thursday said that he was “saddened” by the news of Napoli ridiculing the 24-year-old striker, who also plays …

Nigeria’s two largest unions, the National Labor Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have accused the government of failing to ease the financial burden on Nigerians and called for an indefinite strike to begin next Tuesday. Unions said the industrial action was a protest to the government’s response …

A landlord has poured hot water on an 11-year-old girl in Mowe, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The landlord had made it a habit to beat the girl and her mother when the mother was still with him,” according to a tenant. “The …

No fewer than 15 persons were killed in an accident involving a trailer and a commercial bus in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The incident occurred after the trailer had a brake failure and crashed into a Toyota bus,” according to an eyewitness. …

A mother is fighting for her life after losing two of her children to electrocution in the Mushin district of Lagos State, Nigeria. “The children were electrocuted when they attempted to turn on the television after returning from school,” according to reports. The parents were thrown into despair with the …