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At least 16 people died and another 60 are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria’s southeastern Anambra state, officials said on Saturday. The vessel, with 85 people on board, capsized amid heavy flooding, trapping the passengers, Thickman Tanimu, zonal coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency, told Reuters agency. …

Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and Other Related Matters arrested a woman in Anambra State for the murder of her maid. Available information reveals that the suspect had beaten her maid who began to convulse. “I beat her and she started convulsing so I …

Two sons of a hunter thought they had “strengthened themselves with the protective charm”, by testing the bulletproof but one of them unfortunately lost his life. Elder brother Abubakar accidentally shot his younger brother, 12, while using their father’s gun. It is not clear why the two brothers went to …

Armed men killed at least 10 teachers and kidnapped 50 others in Nigeria’s Kaduna State from January to date, the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) said. Ishaya Dauda, Chairman of ASUSS Chapter in Kaduna State, advised Governor Nasir El-Rufai to employ all possible means to secure the release …

A 32-year-old man is arrested for allegedly stealing N620,115 from the offering vault of the Christian Apostolic Church Campground at Ikeji Arakeji, Osun State. Akindele was among 20 suspects paraded by the Ekiti State Police Command to the Rapid Response Brigade office. He was intercepted on a motorbike while carrying …

Nigeria’s Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) arrested three persons who allegedly specialised in ransacking women’s bags during a social gathering on Tuesday in Katsina. The suspects included two minors and a 19-year-old boy, said DSC Mohammed-Tukur Abdara, the NSCDC Spokesman. ” A 10-year-old boy, whom they normally give clean …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday sexual harassment had reached alarming levels at the country’s universities, with “sex for grades” also part of corrupt practices that are being investigated by authorities. In 2019, the BBC used an undercover reporter to expose sexual harassment at two universities in Nigeria and …

A four-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by her neighbour, a 49-year-old man, died of a heart attack, local media reported. The victim’s father spoke about the tragedy and demanded justice. “I was not at home, that fateful day. Her mother while bathing Khadijah noticed blood dripping from her body, …

Nigerian Kwara State Police announced the arrest of a medical doctor, Adio Adeyemi, for allegedly kidnapping and killing two ladies. Adeyemi who works in Kaiama General Hospital, allegedly kidnapped and killed his girlfriend and another housewife, Nofisat Halidu, in 2021. Based on the Commissionner of Police’s order, investigation into the …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has awarded the prestigious Public Service Integrity Award 2022 to Chief Superintendent of Nigerian Police Daniel Itse Amah for rejecting a $200,000 bribe from thieves . The decision to award the prize to Amah was based on the recommendation of the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt …