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What Killed General Rabe In Bandits' Captivity - Widow Dismisses Illness, Reveals Cause Of Death
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (832+ words) Fresh details have emerged on the final moments of former Director of Defence Information, Major General Rabe Abubakar (retd.), with sources claiming the retired military officer died in the arms of his wife while they were being held captive by…...
Gunshot, Panic As Abia Youths Storm Forest, Rescue Abducted Widow, Tricyclist From Fulani Bandits
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (482+ words) Youths of Ohuhu community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State have rescued two abducted residents after launching a search operation into a forest where the victims were held by suspected kidnappers. According to Vanguard, the'victims, Mrs Onyinyechi…...
Diezani Blames UK, Nigeria For Trial Collapse
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (413+ words) Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has suggested that the United Kingdom and Nigeria should bear responsibility for the collapse of the prosecution's case. Naija News recalls that the former minister, who served under ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, between 2010 and…...
Court Sentences Nyanya Bombing Convict To Death
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (308+ words) The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 37-year-old man, Zakaria Garba, to death by hanging over his involvement in the 2014 Nyanya Motor Park bomb explosions. Naija News understands that no fewer than 70 people were killed in the attack,…...
'We Are In The Bush' - Kaduna Abductees Deny Release
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (388+ words) Thirty-seven residents abducted from Ariko community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State have denied reports that they had been released after the alleged payment of "1 billion and delivery of 30 Honda motorcycles to terrorists. Naija News reports that the…...
FG Gives Details On Ethiopia Prisoner Deal, Debunks Inmate List
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (247+ words) The Federal Government has clarified the rationale behind its recently signed Transfer of Sentenced Persons Agreement with Ethiopia. Naija News reports that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in a statement on Thursday, described the deal as a humanitarian…...
Police Nab Suspected Supplier To Bandits In Kwara
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (477+ words) The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of a suspected member of a logistics network allegedly supplying materials to bandits and other criminal groups in the state. The suspect was arrested in Ilorin, the…...
Army Reveals Cause Of Battalion Commander's Death
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (357+ words) The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports that the late Commanding Officer of the 20th Model Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Emmanuel Gabriel Okoye, was killed in a bandit attack. Naija News gathered that the Army said Okoye died after a brief illness. In…...
Court Sentences Three Terrorists To Death By Hanging
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (438+ words) The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced three terrorists to death by hanging over terrorism-related offences. The convicts were sentenced during the ongoing mass trial of terrorism suspects at the Federal High Court in Abuja…...
UK Court Delivers Final Ruling In Diezani Corruption Trial
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (368+ words) Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been acquitted of all six bribery charges brought against her in the United Kingdom. A jury at Southwark Crown Court in London returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty on Wednesday after…...