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Staff Shortage Looms as Lecturers and Workers Leave Bauchi Tertiary Institution

Nigeria, May 24 -- Tertiary institutions owned by the Bauchi State government are facing a growing crisis as senior lecturers and experienced non-academic staff continue to leave for federal instituti... Read More


Nigerian Fugitive Extradited from Dubai Over $307,500 Vehicle Scam

Nigeria, May 24 -- The Nigeria Police Force, through INTERPOL NCB Abuja, has extradited a Nigerian fugitive, Abubakar Aboki Muhammed, from the United Arab Emirates on Friday, May 23, 2025. Muhammed w... Read More


Renewed Violence Erupts in Taraba State Despite Recent Peace Deal

Nigeria, May 24 -- Just weeks after security forces brokered a peace agreement between farmers and herders in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State, fresh violence has broken out, leading... Read More


Video Shows Bandits Training with Anti-Aircraft Weapons in North

Nigeria, May 24 -- A video circulating on Saturday morning shows bandits learning how to operate anti-aircraft weapons in an undisclosed location in Northern Nigeria. The one-minute clip captures a g... Read More


FCTA to Take Over 4,794 Properties Over Unpaid Ground Rent

Nigeria, May 23 -- The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will begin taking possession of 4,794 properties in Abuja from Monday, May 26, 2025, due to non payment of ground rent for period... Read More


Salihu Lukman Declares APC Has Lost Direction, Hints at New Opposition Alliance

Nigeria, May 23 -- Salihu Lukman, a former National Vice Chairman (Northwest) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has raised concerns that the ruling party is no longer following its original prog... Read More


PDP National Chairman Damagun Denies Allegations of Loyalty to APC

Nigeria, May 23 -- The acting chairman of Nigeria's main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagun, has denied allegations that he is secretly working for the... Read More


Boko Haram Attacks Damboa LGA, Kills Four People

Nigeria, May 23 -- Boko Haram terrorists launched an attack on Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State early Friday morning. A resident confirmed to The News Chronicle that the attack lasted for ... Read More


Amnesty International Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Hamdiyya Sidi Sharif

Nigeria, May 23 -- Amnesty International has raised serious concerns about the treatment of Hamdiyya Sidi Sharif, who the Zamfara State Police Commissioner is currently holding. Despite needing urgen... Read More


Four Dead, Including Three Children, in Suspected Katsina Food Poisoning

Nigeria, May 22 -- Four people, including three children, have died from suspected food poisoning in Kaga Hassan Quarters, Magama Jibia, Katsina State. Police sources confirmed the incident on Thursda... Read More