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The Nigerian military authorities have justified the killing of 20 fishermen in Borno State. A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet had on Sunday bombed Kwatar Daban Masara in Lake Chad, which straddles Nigeria and neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon, killing the fishermen. Bernard Onyeuko, the acting Director of Defence Media …

Nigerian, who played on-screen drug peddler in ‘Singam 2’, caught by police in real life Hyderabad: A Nigerian national who played the role of a drug trafficker in the south Indian movie ‘Singam 2’, was caught by the Bengaluru police for allegedly peddling drugs. Soon after the news spread on …

A Turkish man who was reported missing unknowingly joined search parties looking for himself. Local media reported that Beyhan Mutlu, who lives in the Inegöl district of northwest Turkey’s Bursa province, was believed to be missing on Tuesday. He had wandered away from his friends in a forest while drunk, …

Unknown gunmen said to be numbering over seven, attacked Ajali Police Station, in Orumba North Local Government Area, Anambra State, killing five policemen, and setting the station ablaze. These unidentified gunmen, on Thursday at about 3:15 pm attacked the convoy of Honorable Chris Azubogu, the member representing Nnewi North/Nnewi South …

This is the chilling moment Sarah Everard was pictured handcuffed in the back of killer cop Wayne Couzens’ hire car before he drove her 80 miles to her death. Couzens stopped Miss Everard on the street and used Covid laws as a ploy to ‘arrest’ the marketing executive and force …

….armed policemen disperse protesters Protesters in the early hours of Friday stormed the Dantata Bridge on the popular Airport Road in Abuja, demanding the resignation of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The protest coincided with the nation’s 61st Independence Anniversary. The protesters, wielding large banners, made bonfires on …

Gunmen attack Reps member, Azubogu’s convoy; driver shot dead Unidentified gunmen, Thursday, at about 3:15 pm attacked the convoy of Honourable Chris Azubogu, the member representing Nnewi North/Nnewi South and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency, killing one of his drivers. Vanguard gathered from an eye witness that the gunmen were driving in …

Banks in the South-East region of Nigeria have started bringing down the Nigerian flag from their poles, Newsextra24 has learnt. This comes a few days after the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) urged its members to remove all Nigerian flags mounted in “Biafra land.” The group had also declared another …

Young men have taken to the streets of Abuja to protest on independence day celebration today, October 1. The protesters were spotted with placards while chanting ‘Buhari must go’. In a video posted by former presidential candidate, and founder of an online news agency Sahara Reporters, Omoyele “Yele” Sowore, the …

A Nigerian national was indicted today in federal court in Boston in connection with allegedly operating an unlicensed money transmitting business to launder the proceeds of online investment fraud schemes. Tochukwu Abel Edeh, 31, a Nigerian national previously residing in Jacksonville, Fla., was indicted on one count of money laundering …