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A Chinese national and five other suspects have been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, for illegal mining activities in the state, Nigeria. These suspected illegal miners were apprehended on Thursday, December 5, 2024, reports said. The suspects did not obtaining a licence that …

The residence of Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe was ravaged by a devastating fire in Lagos, Nigeria, according to reports. The inferno, which swept through the multi-million naira property, reduced valuable possessions to ashes, leaving the beloved actress heartbroken. Taking to her official Instagram page on Wednesday night, Aigbe expressed profound …

Gunmen have killed a man at Ok Winners Hotel, Igbosoro, Igode, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. “The gang of five men stormed the hotel, locked staff members in another room and shot the victim during the attack,” according to reports. Mostly women, were locked in …

At least 100 people, most of them women, were missing after a boat transporting them to a food market capsized along the River Niger in northern Nigeria. The boat was taking the passengers from Kogi state along the river to neighbouring Niger early Friday morning when it capsized, Niger State …

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 …