Amotekun foils 5 kidnap attempts, rescues 9 kidnap victims in Ondo
The Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps in Ondo State, says it has foiled five kidnap attempts and rescued
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Troops kill 8 notorious terrorists, rescue 16 victims
Nigerian Army troops have killed eight notorious terrorist fighters and rescued 16 kidnapped hostages in sweeping operations against terrorists and
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Mr. President! The Goldilocks Solution, Please, by HASSAN GIMBA
Yes, we are at war! This much we said last week. But the curious and sad thing is that Nigerians
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Kidnapped Ibadan PDP chieftain regains freedom
A chieftan of the People’s’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan, Mr Benedict Akika, who was kidnapped by gunmen on Sept.
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Shepherds under siege: A war on church leaders By STEVEN KEFAS
Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa data reveals the scale of abductions and the targeting of Christian communities Some days
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Abducted Borno High Court Judge, Mshelia released, family members still in captivity
Borno State High Court Judge, Hon. Justice Haruna Mshelia has been released by his abductors. However, the Judge’s wife, Magistrate
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JOHESU condemns prolonged abduction of doctor
The Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (JOHESU/AHPA) has denounced the prolonged kidnapping of Dr Ganiyat
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End incessant killings, kidnapping, banditry in Nigeria, CAN, Sultan urge FG
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A united call for action echoes across Nigeria as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
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Resident doctors commence 7-day warning strike over abducted colleague
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has started a 7-day warning Strike across all its centres nationwide. The resident
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20 kidnapped medical students rescued in Benue – Police
Benue State Police Command has confirmed the release of 20 students of the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos
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Last of 8 kidnapped NYSC members in Zamfara rescued
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, has said the last of the eight Prospective Corps Members
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Enugu Govt. threatens to demolish buildings used for kidnapping
The Enugu State Government has said it would pull down property, whether private residence or business premises, used for kidnapping
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Alia tasks security agencies to ensure immediate release of abducted medical student in Benue
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has tasked security agencies to urgently intensify efforts and
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Gunmen kidnap medical students in Benue
No fewer than 20 medical students from University of Jos (UNIJOS) have been kidnapped in Otukpo on Thursday evening.
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Resident doctors stage protest, seek release of colleague under captivity
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Yaba, has joined the nationwide solidarity march of the Nigerian
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Police foil kidnapping attempts in Katsina, rescue 7 victims
The Police Command in Katsina State says it has foiled a kidnapping attempt at Yan Shantuma village in Danmusa
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Women protest half-naked over incessant killings in Ondo community
Some aggrieved women in the Uba-Oka Akoko community in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State have
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Assembly raises alarm over high kidnapping rate in Nasarawa State
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has raised alarm over high rate of kidnapping
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Police chaplain, daughter kidnapped in Zamfara, seek help to regain freedom
The Chaplain of the All Saints Police Protestant Church, Mopol 42 Mobile-Based in Gusau, Pastor Isa Andrew and his
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Abductors of Kogi University’s students in Kabba demand N10m ransom
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The abductors of two students of Kogi State University, Kabba (KSUK) has reduced their
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