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Police have arrested a 27-year-old suspected robber who allegedly stabbed a resident to death in the Aguda area of Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The deceased raised the alarm when he saw the suspect loosening a car silencer and trying to steal the catalyst,” report said. In order …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is giving Nigerian citizens until February 10, 2023 as a deadline to the old 200, 500 and 1,000 naira bills for the new models. “The new bills are being created to combat counterfeit currency and reduce the amount of money circulating outside the banking …

Some assailants have shot dead a member of the Anambra State Vigilante Service attached to the Central Security, Obosi, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. The men of the vigilante service were on a routine patrol when they ran into the hoodlums, who engaged them …

The police has arrested a 20-year-old apprentice for killing his master at Imafon community, in the Akure South Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The deceased, an asbestos operator, smashed the phone of the suspect on the floor over a dispute and the suspect attacked his master in retaliation,” …

Emergency agencies say efforts are ongoing to rescue unidentified number of people trapped in a building which collapsed on Thursday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. The three-storey building, which was under construction, is in Gwarinpa, a residential suburb. Nkechi Isa, spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Management Agency, said in …

Gunmen in north central Nigeria have killed eight people, including a divisional police chief, Reuters agency reported, citing police and a security source source on Wednesday. This is the latest violence ahead of a presidential and parliamentary election later this month. Insecurity is a big issue for voters in this …

A Magistrate’s Court in Makurdi, Benue State, has remanded a 40-year-old housewife and her son in custody for beating her brother-in-law to death in Nigeria, according to reports. “The woman and her son beat up her in-law living with her,” according to information. The woman claimed that her in-law stole …

A sex worker was found dead when cleaners swept her room in a hotel in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria, according to reports. The victim was suspected to be murdered or had committed suicide. The positioning of the body suggested that she was strangled. A colleague of the deceased said she …

Nigerian rapper and singer, Rema, has set a new YouTube record with his song ‘Calm Down’ which is now the most-viewed Afrobeats music video on the streaming platform, according to Nigerian music company, TurnTable Charts. The video has been watched over 355 million times, so far, and is also the …

A female corpse slated for burial has gone missing from the morgue of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria. “The family of the deceased came to the hospital to take the body for burial the body could not be found among 69 other bodies shown to …