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814Kidnapper ‘Evans’ Captured in Lagos
Security operatives have arrested a wanted high-profile kidnapper named “Evans” in Lagos. Considered the most notorious and richest kidnapper in Nigeria, 36-year-old...
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656INEC Chief Arraigned for N185m Scam, as Ex-Gov Fintiri’s Trial over N2.9bn Fraud Continues
A former Rivers State resident electoral commissioner, Gesila Khan Okubama, was this Wednesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,...
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Nigerian Publisher Shot, Journalist Badly Beaten
By CPJ — New York, June 7, 2017 — Nigerian authorities should swiftly bring to justice all those behind the beating of...
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London Bridge Terrorist Attack Latest
Counter-terrorism police have made two fresh raids on addresses in east London in connection with Saturday’s deadly terror attack in London. The...
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Former Health Minister Osotimehin Dead
Former health minister Babatunde Osotimehin, 68, has reportedly died in London. The Nigeria office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) made the...
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Kabul Bombing: Death Toll May Exceed 100
At least 90 people died and as many as 400 wounded on Wednesday morning, when a massive truck bomb ripped through the Afghan capital...
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South-east Towns Obey Sit-at-home Order to Mark Biafra @ 50
Most schools and businesses in south-eastern parts of Nigeria Tuesday complied to an order by separatist groups IPOB (Indigenous People of Biafra)...
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Kathleen Carroll Elected CPJ’s Board Chair
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent, non-profit organization that works to safeguard press freedom worldwide, has announced that Kathleen Carroll...
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Passed in the Senate: Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) 2017
After more than 17 years, the first part of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) has been passed by the Nigerian Senate. Entitled...
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Demolition of Breeze FM 99.9 Radio’s Office and Equipment
Nigerian authorities’ demolition of the office of radio Breeze 99.9 FM is a shocking affront to press freedom, the Committee to Protect...