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A 22-year-old man identified as Abdussalam Muhammad has been stabbed to death by suspected phone snatchers in Yakasai Quarters of Kano Municipal Area of Kano State on Friday, December 11, Newsextra24 reports. Confirming the incident to newsmen, his mother, Bilikisu Alhassan Nuhu Yakassai, said some hoodlums broke into their house …

11 Jigawa Youths Die In Fatal Road Accident While Going For Nigerian Navy Screening Exam (Photos) Eleven young men from Gagarawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State have died in a road accident while travelling to Kano for the Nigerian Navy screening examination/Aptitude test, Newsextra24 reports. The accident occurred along …

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – The Nigerian military had located and exchanged fire with gunmen who kidnapped scores of secondary school students in northwestern Katsina state, according to a statement from the president on Saturday. The gang, armed with AK-47s, stormed the Government Science secondary school in Kankara district at about …

Mr Bello, a lieutenant colonel, was the Commanding Officer of the 65 Battalion. which was at the Lekki Tollgate on the evening of October 20, a top military official said. A lieutenant colonel of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, S.O Bello, who led the team involved in the …

Four Killed, Seven Injured As Suspected Herdsmen Attack Benue Community (Graphic Photos) Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Friday night invaded Tse-Angbande community in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, killed four persons and wounded seven others, Newsextra24 reports. Governor Samuel Ortom, who confirmed the incident when he visited the scene of the …

The two were identified as an employee of UN World Food Programme, who had just attended his wedding, and a colleague from the International Committee of the Red Cross who had been the best man at the ceremony. Terrorists have kidnapped two aid workers in Nigeria’s restive northeast Borno State …

A security guard attached to Tybato filling station was on Saturday morning, December 12, found dead in Moniya area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The deceased identified as Semiu was reportedly hacked to death by assailants suspected to be armed robbers. He was found in the pool of his …

Terrorism: Account For 600 Kidnapped Katsina Students, PDP Tells @MBuhari The @OfficialPDPNig condemns, the gruesome attack on Government Science Sec School, Kankara, Katsina state, by suspected terrorists, leading to reported deaths and abduction of no fewer than 600 students. The @OfficialPDPNig, standing with the entire Katsina people, charges President @MBuhari, …

Students in boarding schools across the 36 local governments of Katsina state have been asked to go home until the security situation improves. This is the directive given by governor Aminu Masari when he visited the scene of the kidnap in Kankara local government. The governor described the situation as …

Some residents, landlords and tenants of Dejuwogbo community, Oke-Ota Ona, Ikorodu, in Lagos State, have abandoned their homes after receiving a threat notice posted in the neighborhood by gunmen suspected to be robbers. Those who have not temporarily relocated are worried about their safety as they endure fearful nights. It …