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Six operatives killed, six missing as gunmen ambush police team in Delta

Nigeria, March 24 -- The Nigerian police said six operatives have been killed while six are missing after gunmen ambushed a team of operatives in Delta State, South-south Nigeria. The spokesperson, F... Read More


Impeachment: Edo chief judge sets up panel to investigate allegations against deputy governor

Nigeria, March 24 -- Edo State Chief Judge, Daniel Okungbowa, has set up a seven-member panel to investigate the allegations of gross misconduct leveled against the Deputy Governor of the State, Phili... Read More


Akwa Ibom terminates management contract of five-star hotel

Nigeria, March 21 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has terminated its contract with Icon Hotel Group for the management of the state-owned 163-room five-star hotel in Uyo. The hotel, initially known... Read More


Why army should be punished for allegedly razing Delta community - APC chieftain

Nigeria, March 20 -- A chieftain of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress, Otu Toyo, has accused the country's military of committing a "treasonous act" for allegedly turning their weapons agains... Read More


Akwa Ibom govt opposes lawyer's appeal against conviction for contempt

Nigeria, March 20 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has filed a counter affidavit at the Court of Appeal in Calabar, Cross River State, opposing an appeal filed by a Nigerian lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, ... Read More


Students watch as teenager allegedly rapes 11-year-old schoolmate

Nigeria, March 19 -- The police in Rivers State, south-south Nigeria, have arrested a 16-year-old boy for allegedly raping his 11-year-old schoolmate. The incident took place in the school premises a... Read More


Police speak on violent protest in Delta

Nigeria, March 19 -- The police in Delta State, South-south Nigeria, said the violent protest that rocked Asaba, the state capital on Monday was a result of the alleged killings of two commercial moto... Read More


'Poor people don't eat eggs,' Nigerian governor rejects inclusion of eggs in subsidised food items

Nigeria, March 18 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has rejected an appeal to include "eggs" among the food items that the state government will sell to vulnerable people at a subsidised rate. T... Read More


Police recover remains of slain police chief

Nigeria, March 15 -- The police in Rivers State, South-south Nigeria, have recovered the remains of Bako Angbashim, a divisional police officer (DPO) of Ahoada division of the state, who was murdered ... Read More


Customs intercepts N250m worth of yam tubers meant for 'illegal exportation'

Nigeria, March 12 -- The Nigeria Customs Service, Eastern Marine Command, has seized food items valued at N250 million, intended for "illegal exportation" to Cameroon.Three truckloads of yam tubers an... Read More