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Court Strikes Out Six Motions in Victor Giwa Forgery Trial
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Apo on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, struck out six motions filed by Abuja-based lawyer, Victor Giwa, in his…
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Abducted Edo Man Regains Freedom After 60 Days in Captivity
An Edo State man, Segirus Were, who was abducted alongside his pregnant wife, Zainab, has regained his freedom after spending about 60 days in the custody of kidnappers.…
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Terrorists Kill Five Soldiers, One Police Inspector in Zamfara Ambush
At least five Nigerian soldiers, along with Inspector Aliyu Ibrahim of 1 PMF Kaduna, were killed on Monday in an ambush by terrorists, locally referred to as bandits,…
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Diezani Alison-Madueke Appears in London Court Ahead of Bribery Trial
Former OPEC president and Nigeria’s ex-Oil Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, appeared in a London court on Monday ahead of her full trial on bribery charges linked to her tenure…
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Father of Kano Murder Suspect Calls for Son’s Execution
Mallam Auwal, the father of the prime suspect arrested over the gruesome murder of a housewife and her six children in the Dorayi Chiranchi area of Kano metropolis,…
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Kaduna Police Dismiss Reported Mass Kidnap in Kajuru as False
The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Muhammad Rabiu, has described reports of the kidnap of over 100 worshippers in Kajuru as falsehoods being peddled by conflict entrepreneurs…
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Court Remands Suspects Over Killing of FRSC Officer, Daughter
An Osun State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo has remanded three suspects arrested in connection with the killing of an officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun…
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US Court Convicts Nigerian Monarch Over Medicaid Fraud
A Nigerian traditional ruler, Dr. Ekelekamchukwu Alphonsus Ngwadom, has been convicted and sentenced in the United States for committing Medicaid fraud after billing dozens of minors for therapy…
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NDLEA Arrests Drug Kingpin Linked to Killing of Officers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a long-wanted drug kingpin, Lekan Jimoh, also known as Kanmo-Kanmo, 12 years after he allegedly masterminded the killing of three…
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Kano Police Intercept Explosives and Drugs, Arrest Suspect
The Kano State Police Command has intercepted suspected explosive materials and illicit drugs in two separate intelligence-led operations across the state. CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the command’s spokesperson,…