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The popular Nigerian comedian Sunday Joshua, popularly known as De General has been arrested during a raid by the drug law enforcement agency. De General has been arrested with three suspects who were in possession of 200 sachets of 225 mg Tramadol – a restricted drug used to treat pain …

The Nigerian government said it has lifted its ban on Twitter, seven months after it accused the social media firm of siding with the secessionists. Nigerians can now resume using Twitter social networks, suspended since June 2021. But the government said it was reversing the ban after Twitter agreed to …

A woman and two children have died after a church collapsed during a church service on Tuesday evening in Asaba, the capital of Delta state in southern Nigeria, the BBC reported. Delta state police spokesperson Bright Edafe confirmed the tragedy adding that 18 people, including children, had been rescued. “Eleven …

Nigeria has lost its former head of state Ernest Shonekan, who died Tuesday January 11 in a hospital in Lagos at the age of 85. He was the country’s ninth head of state from 26 August until 17 November 1993, when he was ousted in a coup by the late …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said the country is working to develop a vaccine against COVID-19 as the country battles the growing number of cases of the virus. According to health experts, Nigeria needs to triple its vaccination drive from just over 100,000 doses a day to meet its target of …

A manhunt has been launched for three Chinese nationals who were abducted earlier this week, police in central Nigeria said. The victims were working at a hydro-power plant near the town of Zungeru, according to the Niger state police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun. Four Chinese workers were rescued, but two local …

The Nigerian government through a statement, has formally designated all armed gangs popularly known as bandits, operating in the country, as terrorist groups. The declaration titled Terrorism (Prevention) Proscription Order Notice, 2021, is contained in a document released by the justice minister on Wednesday. The criminal gangs who rule in …

At least two prisonners were shot dead and two others are being treated after an attempted jailbreak in Kosere prison in Nigeria’ s south-western Osun State, local media reported. A spokesperson for the prisons, now known as Nigeria correctional centre, told the BBC that some inmates had injured a warder …

The leader of a notorious armed gang in Zamfara state, in northern Nigeria, is reported to have released more than 50 people who had recently been kidnapped. Eyewitnesses saw buses full of hostages heading to the state capital, Gusau. Officials have not said why the group’s leader, Bello Turji, decided …

Six troops from Nigeria and Niger were killed by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants during an operation this month, a joint military force said on Thursday. A Multinational Joint Task Force (MTJF) comprising soldiers from Nigeria and Niger had targeted Islamist insurgents near Lake Chad basin but met …