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Police officer sentenced to death five years after killing UNIJOS student

Nigeria, Dec. 10 -- A police sergeant, Ruya Auta, has been sentenced to death for the shooting of 20-year-old University of Jos student, Rinji "Bobo" Bala. The verdict, delivered five years after the... Read More


Nigerian Army, community give conflicting accounts on alleged killing of women protesters in Adamawa

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- The Nigerian Army has denied media reports of the killing of seven women protesters on Monday by soldiers in the convoy of a brigade commander in Lamurde Local Government Area of Ad... Read More


Former minister quits APC, rejoins PDP in Taraba

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- Former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Joel Ikenya, has officially left the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rejoin the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State. In a ... Read More


Troops foil robbery, rescue kidnap victims in Taraba

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke, have recorded multiple operational breakthroughs across Taraba State, officials said on Sunday. In a stateme... Read More


Army arrests police officer suspected of collusion in Taraba communal clash

Nigeria, Dec. 1 -- The Nigerian Army has arrested a police officer allegedly colluding with militias in Taraba State, following a renewed outbreak of communal violence in Usmanu, a village in the Kari... Read More


Nigeria's failure to contain worsening violence justifies international intervention - Obasanjo

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has issued one of his strongest public criticisms yet of Nigeria's handling of insecurity, warning that persistent state failure to protect citiz... Read More


Plateau State urges collective action to tackle insecurity at Senate public hearing

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- The Plateau State Government has called for urgent and collaborative action to address the insecurity challenges, particularly in the North-central region. The government made the... Read More


Nigerian soldiers dislodge terrorists, recover 91 rustled cattle in Taraba

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- Troops of the Nigerian Army's 6 Brigade under Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have dislodged armed groups in southern Taraba and recovered 91 rustled cattle in a series o... Read More


Taraba govt shuts down boarding schools over rising security threats

Nigeria, Nov. 22 -- The Taraba State Government has ordered the immediate deboarding of students in all public and private secondary schools, following heightened security concerns across parts of nor... Read More


Low research spending threatens Africa's modernisation drive - NIPSS DG

Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- The Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, Ayo Omotayo, has warned that Africa and other parts of the Global Sout... Read More