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Gunmen raided a maternity hospital in Nkpologwu, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria, stealing four newborn babies, local media reported. No one was injured, and no one was killed in the attack, reports said. The motive for the invasion of the hospital is not known to anyone. Some people …

Nigeria’s state railway company on Monday resumed a popular train service between the capital Abuja and the northern state of Kaduna, suspended since in March after gunmen killed passengers and kidnapped several dozen, local media reported. Nigeria is battling insecurity in the north from armed gangs who attack villages and …

A 50-year-old man has been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command for strangling his 22-year-old lover in Ogbomoso area of Nigeria. Investigation revealed that the suspect lured the deceased to an isolated place where he strangled her to death. He feared she would reveal details of their administered oath …

Five men were arraigned by the police before a Magistrate Court for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl in Buguma in the Asari Toru local government area of the state, Nigeria. Before the matter went to court, the victim told newsmen that the suspects included her stepfather, her school class teacher, …

A one-year-old boy was found dead after falling into a bucket of water as he was left under care of his siblings in Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria. The child walked towards buckets of water outside and fell into one of them while the siblings were playing. Meanwhile he was left …

Armed men abducted thirteen men after attacking the mosque where they were gathered to pray in Katsina State, northwestern Nigeria, police said on Sunday. Late on Saturday evening, “armed men attacked the mosque in the village of Maigamji and abducted 19 worshipers after shooting and wounding the imam and another …

A vital train link between the Nigerian capital, Abuja, and the northern city of Kaduna is due to reopen on Monday, nine months after it was suspended. Last March gunmen mined the track, forcing a train with more than 360 passengers to stop. At least eight passengers were killed and …

Gunmen attacked the central mosque in Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria, injuring 11 worshipers as they were performing their morning prayers. “We were jolted from our sleep by gunshots followed by loud cries from people inside the mosque,” a resident said. According to him, after the invaders left many residents thronged …

Two brothers were arrested by Nigeria’s Ogun State Police Command in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway while trying to escape with stolen Toyota car to Imo State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, explained that the suspects, who worked at a car wash, stole the car from a customer who took …

Two children abandoned by their mothers were rescued by the Lagos State Police Command in the Marina area of the state. Marina’s patrol team saw the two underage boys on the highway about to be run over by high-speed vehicles. The children were identified as five-year-old and three-year-old. “The boys …