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Edo assembly speaker resigns - Spokesperson

Nigeria, Aug. 17 -- Blessing Agbebaku, the speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, has resigned amid moves by some lawmakers to impeach him. Mr Agbebaku resigned on Monday. His spokeswoman, Ivy A... Read More


Hospital collapses in Cross River after landslide

Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- A hospital in Calabar, Cross River State, has partially collapsed after a landslide hit the area following persistent heavy rainfall. The incident occurred on Thursday after the l... Read More


#OsunDecides2026: INEC reports 'smooth start', says 94.5% of polling units opened by 8:30 a.m.

Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says voting has commenced smoothly across Osun State, with 3,556 of the state's 3,763 polling units opened as of 8:30 a.m. on S... Read More


#OsunDecides2026: Gov Adeleke votes, alleges moves by INEC to bypass collation process

Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Saturday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) planned to bypass the prescribed process for collating election re... Read More


Police arrest 10 suspected cultists, recover gun, cannabis seeds

Nigeria, Aug. 8 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested 10 suspected cultists and recovered a locally made pistol, machete, charms, suspected cannabis sativa seeds and cult regalia. Five suspe... Read More


Police rescue six abducted children, arrest suspected trafficker

Nigeria, Aug. 8 -- Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Abia State have rescued six abducted children and arrested a 51-year-old man suspected of belonging to a child trafficking syndicate operat... Read More


Police probe killing of cocoa farm worker in Cross River

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- The police in Cross River State have launched a manhunt for three suspects accused of killing a cocoa farm worker during an attack on a farmland in Boki Local Government Area of the... Read More


Police foil plot to kidnap cleric, retired principal

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- The police in Delta State have foiled a planned kidnapping targeting a pastor and a retired school principal in the Ughelli area of the state. The police spokesman in Delta, Bright... Read More


Police rescue Nigerian woman trafficked to Cote d'Ivoire

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- A 26-year-old woman has been arrested in Delta State for allegedly trafficking two young Nigerian women to Cote d'Ivoire under the guise of offering them vocational training before ... Read More


Police probe missing corps member's death

Nigeria, July 31 -- The police in Bayelsa State have begun to investigate the death of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Stanley Okebaram, whose body was recovered in Nembe Local Governmen... Read More