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The faces of the 108 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria in 2014 are remembered in a new exhibition of sculptures in Lagos, Nigeria. The 108 Chibok girls faces have been sculpted in clay in a collaboration between french artist Prune Nourry, university students, professional potters and the …

Four men were arrested for burning to death a woman who confessed to killing six people in Michika area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. “The men burnt the mother of one to death shortly after she was dragged by members of the community to the palace of the ward head over …

Assailants have burnt down the Divisional Police Headquarters in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria, according to reports. The assailants, who came in large numbers, stormed the police premises and began shooting sporadically, frightening the police officers on duty, before setting fire to the building. The gunmen …

Unidentified gunmen have killed a youth and dumped his body by the roadside as he was abducted at Okpuno in the Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. “He was kidnapped along Geneva Hotel Road and his lifeless body was found by the roadside,” according to information. “It …

A 31-year-old man has been arrested for killing his 49-year-old girlfriend in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect fled the crime scene as he stole her car, mobile phones, and other properties. “I have used a pestle to perform the dastardly act …

A father called for justice after four teenagers raped his eight-year-old daughter in the Bariga area of Lagos State, Nigeria. “My daughter has been sexually molesting by them when no one was around as she was living with her aunt due to the absent of my wife,” the victim’s father …

A Delta State-based woman has been reportedly arrested and remanded in Anambra State for her alleged role in luring four university female students into prostitution in her state, Nigeria, according to reports. Four female students were lured by the woman from Akwa Ibom State to Agbor in Delta State, after …

A policeman attached to the Ajah Police Station shot dead a female lawyer as she was trying to make a U-turn under the Ajah Bridge in Lagos state. “The victim, his sister and four children were leaving a restaurant in their, when the police officer tried to stop them,” according …

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Catholic priest of Otukpo Diocese, in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue state, Nigeria. The abduction was confirmed by the diocese through a letter from the diocesan secretariat signed by the Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Joseph Itodo, and addressed to all priests, religious …

According to reports, the Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man who allegedly killed a 46-year-old driver following a minor dispute in Nigeria. The suspect, who drove a Lexus SUV with hit the deceased’s car from the rear and caused damage to the vehicle. “The deceased came down …