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The Nigeria Police Force have arrested a man for sharing a substance, suspected to be marijuana, with an infant in a viral video posted on Twitter. The suspect is seen smoking what looks like a wrap of marijuana and then forcing it into the mouth of the baby girl he’s …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), in charge of elections in Nigeria, has warned that it could cancel the general elections if nothing is done to tackle insecurity in the country. The elections are due to be held on 25 February. The body’s chairman Mahmood Yakubu said the commission was …

A 200-level student of the Department of Philosophy at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State, was shot dead while trying to retrieve his phone from armed robbers in his pavilion in Nigeria. “The victim obediently gave his phone to the armed robbers but requested his SIM card as the robbers agreed …

Men armed with AK-47 rifles abducted around 30 people from a train station in Edo State, southern Nigeria, the governor’s office said on Sunday. This attack is a new illustration of the growing insecurity in Africa’s most populous country, a real challenge for the government in the run-up to the …

A 50-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her co-wife in Bauchi, Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspects strangled her co-wife, 60 years old, following a physical confrontation on January 1, 2023. The suspect, criminally used force on the victim by strangling …

A young man has been killed by his own senior brother in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect reportedly slit his brother’s throat with a razor blade following the alleged payment of proceeds of the victim Yahoo deal into the brother’s bank …

Spanish authorities have arrested members of this vast network, consisting of at least 43 people, for exporting electronic waste from the Canary Islands to West Africa, mainly Senegal, Mauritania, Ghana and Nigeria. They are accused of environmental crimes, falsification of documents and belonging to a criminal organization. This electronic waste, …

Assailants armed with guns and dangerous weapons, suspected to be cultists, shot dead a tricycle driver near the back gate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. The assailants accosted, shot him and left him in a pool of his blood as he was returning to his house. “Residents and students …

The Delta State Police Command has arrested three suspects, including a woman, who allegedly kidnapped, raped and defrauded victims they met on Facebook in Ufuoma, Delta State, Nigeria. This was disclosed by the command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, via his Twitter. He said that one of their victims, who sighted them, …

Men of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have dislodged several bandits and rescued 16 kidnap victims in some forests bordering Abuja and Kogi states, Nigeria. The policemen stormed the forests on Sunday, January 1, 2023, following reports of kidnappings in Anguwan Yango, Gulida, Chakumi, and Paikon Bassa villages in …