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Police in north-west Nigeria say a criminal gang has kidnapped 21 people, including teenagers – who were working on a farm. Other reports say many more were seized. A police spokesman said dozens of gunmen on motorcycles stormed the farm in Katsina State’s Faskari district on Sunday while the workers …

Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has issued an arrest warrant for Lagos socialite Ademola Kazeem for alleged drug trafficking and money laundering. The arrest warrant follows Kazeem’s failure to honour a summons to appear at the federal high court in Abuja on 17 October. Femi Babafemi, the media director at the National …

Lagos state police command confirmed the death of the three-year old son of famous Nigerian popstar Davido as well as the arrest of eight people in connection to the incident. The toddler is said to have drowned in a swimming pool at his father’s house on Banana Island in the …

National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno said recent warnings by several Western countries of possible terror attacks in the capital Abuja and elsewhere in the country are “irresponsible” and “unnecessary”. He made the comment following a meeting of Nigeria’s intelligence and military chiefs on Monday chaired by President Buhari. “Any exaggerated …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned heads of security agencies for a meeting on Monday in the capital, Abuja, following terror alerts issued recently by several Western countries, media reported. The presidency said in a statement that the meeting was aimed at reviewing and strengthening the security network across the …

The Federal High Court in Lagos State, Nigeria has sentenced a mother of five to 10 years in prison for human trafficking and promoting prostitution. The convict was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, when she returned from Libya. She was accused of buying the victim for 300, …

A Nigerian fetish priestess has stormed the house of some fraudsters to demand her share of the ritual money, local media reported. In the video, the female herbalist could be heard saying that the gods informed her that the young men have made some money. She was at their house …

A security guard has allegedly punched a man during an altercation as he accommodated him in security post after the latter agreed to pay him rent, Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria. The victim who worked as a motor boy in a pure water company, failed to pay the agreed sum, this …

Police in Nigeria’s Ondo State have opened an investigation into a case where a man collapsed and died after a marathon sexual intercourse with a woman in a hotel, Punch website reported. According to the website citing a source, “the woman raised the alarm after realizing that the man collapsed …

The United States on Thursday ordered the departure of non-essential diplomatic personnel and their families from Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, because of the “increased risk of terrorist attacks”, according to a State Department statement. On Tuesday, Washington had already authorized these people to leave the city if they wished. Several Western …