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  Five persons have been crushed to death in an accident along Tombia-Amassoma, a road leading to the newly opened Bayelsa State Airport and the state-owned Niger Delta University (NDU). The accident, which happened Thursday evening, was said to have involved a Venza car and two tricycles heading towards Amassoma …

The Abuja Original Youths Empowerment Organisation (AOIYEO), in collaboration with National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), have evacuated over 279 students, who are natives and residents of Abuja from Jos. The President of AOIYEO, Mr Isaac David, disclosed this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. David said that …

Editor’s note: This story was based on six months of reporting and research. Government officials, former jihadists, analysts, journalists, displaced people, and civil society workers were interviewed, but nearly all asked to have their names withheld or altered due to security concerns. ‘If sulhu allows us to go back to our …

Bandits have attacked Rini town in the Bakura Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State. Eyewitnesses told Channels Television on Friday that the armed men stormed the town at about 2:30am and started shooting sporadically. While residents were said to have refused to come out of their homes despite heavy …

Nemesis has caught up with two groups of bandits in Giwa local government area of Kaduna State, who in a fratricidal gun duel killed nine of their fellows. Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan made this known in a statement. The commissioner said the cause of the …

Speed Darlington Releases Statement After Release From Police Custody Shared with Caption …. I’m In the airplane shout out to all my supporters and everybody who is checking up on me ; I asked the police man why did you stop me he say I look like a kidnapper I …

Prince Samuel Adedoyin, billionaire industrialist from Kwara State, has lost his daughter, Princess Lola Olabayo. The tragic incident happened two months after Subomi, the… Prince Samuel Adedoyin, billionaire industrialist from Kwara State, has lost his daughter, Princess Lola Olabayo. The tragic incident happened two months after Subomi, the deceased’s son, …

The Islamic State in West Africa Province, ISWAP, in Nigeria has reshuffled its leadership and Shura council over the mass surrender of Boko Haram fighters to the Nigerian Military. According to a PRNigeria report, the leaders were sacked following a directive from the Headquarters of the Islamic State of Iraq …

Singer, Speed Darlington today August 18 went live on Instagram after being arrested by the police for having a crusher in his car while on his way to the airport. The singer who reiterated that there was no weed in the car, was heard asking the police officers who threatened …

Nigeria’s business magnate Aliko Dangote was involved in alleged rape and psychological manipulation of the wife of a businessman Kevin Ajenifuja, with an intention to steal his trade secrets, court documents obtained by Peoples Gazette said. Mr Ajenifuja said he had developed the technique and process of a sector exchange-traded …