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Bandits kill seven, abduct three in Katsina attack

Nigeria, Sept. 6 -- Seven people have been killed and three others abducted by armed men at the Magaji Wando community in the Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State. Residents and local autho... Read More


Mob lynch food seller in Niger State for alleged blasphemy

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- A female food vendor identified as Ammaye was on Saturday evening lynched by a mob in Kasuwan Garba in the Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. The police said she was acc... Read More


NPFL Preview: Bendel Insurance, 3SC clash as Enyimba, Kano Pillars target first wins

Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- After mixed outings in the opening matchweek of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), not much separates all of the 20 clubs so far in the standings. They will go again this ... Read More


Kebbi govt appoints new Emir of Zuru

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- The Kebbi State Government has appointed Sanusi Sami as the new Emir of Zuru, following the death of his predecessor, Sani Sami (Gomo II). Governor Nasir Idris approved the appoin... Read More


Gunmen abduct family, kill vigilante in Katsina metropolis midnight raid

Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- Armed men have kidnapped a man, his wife and daughter in an overnight raid on a residential area in Katsina State metropolis. The attackers stormed Filin Canada Quarters in the st... Read More


Nigerian military rescues dozens of children from Katsina bandits - Official

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- A child was killed on Friday as the Nigerian military rescued 76 persons, most of them children, after an air strike destroyed a bandit hideout in Katsina State, officials have con... Read More


Tears in parliament as lawmaker laments incessant bandit killings in Katsina

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- On Tuesday, the usually staid proceedings of the Katsina State House of Assembly were pierced by raw emotion as the Chief Whip, Ibrahim Dikko, fought back tears while describing ki... Read More


Katsina Massacre: 20 burnt bodies discovered as death toll rises to 50

Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- At least 50 people have now been confirmed killed in last week's bandits' attacks on villages in the Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State. The bandits opened fire on worshippers at a mos... Read More


Nigeria customs intercepts N700 million illicit drugs in Katsina

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted illicit drugs valued at N692m in Katsina State, in what officials described as the largest seizure in the command's history. Two ... Read More


Boko Haram founder's son, others arrested in Chad

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- Muslim Yusuf, a son of Boko Haram's late founder, Mohammed Yusuf, has been arrested in Chad, where he allegedly led a jihadist cell. According to multiple reports, the teenage son... Read More