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Dauda Lawal, former executive director of First Bank of Nigeria, has accused Ibrahim Magu, suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), of distorting facts in his defence before the presidential investigative committee. The committee, headed by Ayo Salami, retired president of the appeal court, is probing the …

A suspected Fulani militia group has attacked Kurmin Masara community in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing an unspecified number of persons. It was gathered that the militia group attacked the community in the early hours of Thursday (today). As at the time of filing this report, …

Four persons, including a pregnant woman, have been killed in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. The incident happened when the gunmen attacked a new generation church, Lion of Judah Fire Deliverance Ministry, off Bakery Road. While two were killed in the church building, including the pregnant woman, two persons – a …

Some officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been deployed to head zones and units where qualified senior officers are. Mohammed Umar, a deputy commissioner of police and acting chairman of the commission, approved the postings that have left some officials demoralised, according to sources. In a …

The Nigerian Police Force has arrested music star, Azeez Fashola, Popularly known as Naira Marley for contravening guidelines set by Federal Government to reduce the spread of Coronavirus in the country. Newsextra24 exclusively gathered that Marley was arrested in Lagos today and is currently in Custody. It will be recalled …

Security operatives deployed to disperse members of #RevolutionNow movement in Abuja have shaved off the hair of a protester with a knife and broken bottle. The victim revealed that the officers asked him to prostrate on the floor before one of them pulled out a knife while another used a …

FLASH: Nigerian Journalist, Agba Jalingo, Arrested By @PoliceNG At #RevolutionNow Protest In Lagos #August5thProtest  

Revolution Now: A Nairalander Shares Videos Of His Sister Singing After Arrest #revolutionnow Young girl sings Aluta praises after fleeing from the hands of the Nigeria Military vows to oppose oppression. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz-J0lHz974

Irish Politician Writes Nigerian Ambassador To Ireland, Demands Immediate Release Of #RevolutionNow Protesters Mick Barry TD, an Irish politician and member of the Socialist Party, has condemned the arrest of #RevolutionNow protesters in Nigeria by security agent and demanded their immediate release. Barry in a letter to Dr Uzoma Emenike, …

The United States says the Al-Qaeda insurgent group has started penetrating the north-western part of Nigeria. In recent times, there has been an increase in attacks in Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara and other north-west states. During a media briefing, Dagvin Anderson, commander of the US special operations command, Africa, said …