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Gunmen abducted at least 29 people in Zamfara state in northwestern Nigeria as they were returning home from a wedding ceremony, local media reported, citing the police. The victims were mostly mobile phone dealers from a popular market in Gusau, the Zamfara state capital – who had attended the wedding …

At least 32 people died in the Kajura area of Kaduna state in northern Nigeria on Sunday, after an attack by gunmen locally known as bandits, authorities said on Thursday. The armed men on motorcycles set fire to houses in several villages in the area, authorities said. “The attackers moved …

An 18-year-old Nigerian man has drowned a 36-year-old nursing mother of a 1-year-old baby for resisting his rape attempt, and then killed her child in addition, Nigerian Pulse reported. The suspect, Volamu Kalbes, is currently in the grips of the Adamawa State Police Command assisting with investigations. The deceased woman …

Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party on Wednesday appointed former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu as its candidate to run for president in elections scheduled for February 2023. President Muhammadu Buhari, who cannot run again because he has served two terms, did not publicly endorse any of the 23 …

A Nigerian teacher has been sentenced to life for defiling a 14-year-old student, resulting in pregnancy and childbirth, correcting website reported. According to the agency, the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court in Lagos handed down the sentence to Joseph Ibanga on Monday. The court presided over by Justice …

Nigerian police say gunmen who killed at least 50 people in a church on Sunday in Ondo State disguised themselves as worshippers. A police spokesman said the attackers detonated explosives inside the building, while others outside opened fire. The incident happened at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, Ondo …

Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party has begun the process of selecting a candidate for next year’s presidential election. President Muhammadu Buhari, who cannot run again because he has served two terms, did not publicly endorse any of the 23 potential candidates present at a party meeting in Abuja. …

At least 50 worshipers of St Francis Catholic Church have been killed by gunmen in Owo town, Ondo state, southwestern Nigeria, local media reported. The gunmen entered the church and shot at the congregation during a service to mark the holiday of Pentecost, witnesses said. After visiting the church and …

Nigerian authorities banned the sale and consumption of bushmeat as a precautionary measure to stop the spread of monkeypox in the country. It comes a few days after Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said six cases had been detected this month. Of the suspected cases, according to the centre, …

The leader of the Methodist Church in Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Kanu Echu, was abducted in the southeastern Abia State on Sunday, police confirmed. The priest was abducted alongside two other clerics. Abia state police said a manhunt had been organized to rescue the priests. In Nigeria, the Methodist Church …