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Gunmen kill Islamic cleric Sheikh Masussuka in Katsina

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the killing of an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahaya Masussuka, who was shot by suspected gunmen outside his residence in Dutsin-Ma Local ... Read More


JIBWIS disowns viral video preaching violence, religious intolerance; demands probe

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- The Jama'atu Izalatil Bid'ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS) has distanced itself from a viral video of a group in its First Aid Group uniform chanting threats to Christians. In the v... Read More


Police arrest two suspects over alleged murder of step-brother

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested two suspects for allegedly killing their step-brother in Yakurr Local Government Area of the state In a statement on Monday, the poli... Read More


Police arrest 35-year-old man over alleged rape of 11-year-old girl

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested a 35-year-old man over the alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl in Yala Local Government Area of the state. Police said the suspect, O... Read More


Ebola: How much have Nigerian states allocated to emergency preparedness?

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- Nigeria's first confirmed case of Ebola in more than a decade has raised questions about how prepared state governments are to detect and contain the virus before it spreads throug... Read More


PDP speaks on Tinubu's claim opposition caused hunger, poverty

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected President Bola Tinubu's claim that opposition politicians were responsible for the hunger and poverty confronting Nigerians, accusin... Read More


Ebola: Why Nigeria evacuated patient to Switzerland - NCDC

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- Nigeria's decision to evacuate its confirmed Ebola patient to Switzerland was based on diplomatic considerations, human rights and international health regulations, the Director-Ge... Read More


Constitutional Amendment: Ondo Assembly passes state police bill

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- The Ondo State House of Assembly on Monday unanimously voted in support of the State Police after considering the constitutional amendment bill transmitted to it by the National As... Read More


Ebola: N10bn emergency fund to cover Lassa fever, other diseases - NCDC DG

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Jide Idris, has clarified that the N10 billion emergency intervention fund approved by the fed... Read More


Oyedele seeks lasting rules to safeguard Nigeria's economic reforms

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- The federal government is considering legislation to prevent successive administrations from reversing key economic reforms, as it seeks to establish a national policy framework to... Read More