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A young man has allegedly confessed to to killing his mother, grandmother, sister, and niece for ritual purposes in Nigeria. The suspect admitted to lacing food with poison under instructions from a native doctor based in the Agbani area of Nsukka. The suspect revealed that the native doctor, allegedly introduced …

At least 30 people have been killed and several wounded in three days of attacks by armed gangs on farmers in Benue state, central Nigeria. Hundreds of armed men stormed the communitie,opening fire on farmers and residents, reports said. 30 people were killed and the wounding of several others in …

Nigeria’s oldest Catholic priest, Thomas Oleghe, died at the age of 104 at around 2:30am on Sunday and will be buried on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. “With gratitude to God for a life well lived on earth, I hereby inform you of the passing of the Rt. Rev. MSGR Thomas …

A 38-year-old driver has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Lagos State High Court for inflicting grievous bodily harm on a police. Justice Oyindamola Ogala, who delivered the judgment, convicted the suspect on three of the five counts filed against him by the Lagos State Government. The court …

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 50,000 pills of Tramadol 225mg smuggled from Ghana into their country in a major anti-drug trafficking operation. The pills were concealed in the body compartments of a Toyota Hummer bus allegedly belonging to GUO Transport Company, reports said. The vehicle, driven …

A gas cylinder explosion at a filling station has caused damage to six vehicles in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria, according to reports. A loud explosion was heard by police operatives attached to Jibia Divisional Police Headquarters prompting the Divisional Police Officer to lead a team to …

Called the Maternal Mortality Reduction Initiative, this government program will enable eligible women to benefit from free caesarean sections in public hospitals in Nigeria. The Nigerian government has taken this initiative to combat the alarming rate of maternal mortality. The country records an average of 1,047 maternal deaths per 100,000 …

In Nigeria, 10 people were killed in a collision between a minibus and a truck in the northern state of Jigawa, reports said. “The accident occurred on the Yanfari-Taura highway, explaining that the speeding minibus collided with a truck,” police said. The human toll of the accident was very high, …

On Tuesday, Nigeria and China signed a $1.2 billion agreement for the renovation of an aluminum production plant. The plant, located in Nigeria, will be renovated by the Chinese National Chemical Engineerin, in partnership with the Nigerian Aluminium Smelter Company. The agreement, worth $1.2 billion, covers the renovation of a …

The Nigerian Air Force has neutralized 50 terrorists in air operations targeting members of the West African branch of the terrorist organization Daesh, in Borno State, in the northeast of the country. Nigerian Air Force spokesman Olusola Akinboyewa shared a written statement on the operation on Tuesday. “The army conducted …