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Police arrest three over nude photo blackmail, extortion in Lagos

Operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Lagos, have arrested three suspects over an alleged cyber blackmail and extortion…

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FG gives CHEC 7-day deadline over Makurdi–Enugu road safety

The Federal Government has issued a seven-day ultimatum to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and its sister firm, China Harbour…

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Court sentences truck driver to life imprisonment for killing FRSC marshal on duty

A Lagos High Court has sentenced a truck driver, Okpara Kingsley Onyekachi, to life imprisonment for killing a Federal Road…

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Troops neutralise bandit, arrest suspects in Benue, Nasarawa

Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have intensified intelligence-driven operations across Benue and Nasarawa states, neutralising…

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Man burnt to death over murder of minor in Nasarawa

A man identified as Samaila Zaria was burnt to death by a mob on Thursday, February 5, 2026, in Tsohon…

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4.5m girls could undergo FGM in 2026 despite global crackdown — UNFPA

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned that at least 4.5 million girls worldwide could face female genital mutilation…

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Customs records ₦2.7bn seizures

The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded seizures worth over ₦2.7 billion and exceeded its…

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Yobe enrols 30,240 vulnerable residents in state healthcare scheme

The Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency has begun enrolling 30,240 vulnerable residents into the state’s health insurance scheme under…

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Kebbi sponsors 35 indigent students abroad for medicine, pharmacy studies

Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to expanding access to education, saying children from poor…

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Court threatens to revoke Maina’s bail over trial delays

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has warned former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT),…

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