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Kidnappers release Gov. Masari’s mother-in-law — Police The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the release of the mother-in-law to Gov. Aminu Masari, Hauwa Yusuf. Mrs Hauwa, the mother...

Gunmen Kidnap Sheikh Sulaiman, five others in Katsina A popular Qur’anic reciter and Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Sulaiman, has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Katsina State. Multiple...

Recruitment: Over 300 shortlisted for prisons job in Lagos The Lagos Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service says over 300 candidates have been shortlisted for its recruitment exercise...

Boko Haram murders Lebanese man in Nigeria A Lebanese native of Sidon was kidnapped and killed by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria, a Foreign Ministry source said Thursday. Ahmad...

Amnesty Int’l insists Nigeria’s military must account for several cases of rights abuse Amnesty International, a global human rights organisation, has maintained that the Nigerian military must be...

Mothers of alleged Boko Haram members protest in Maiduguri A group of mothers known as Jire Dole Network, yesterday, asked the Nigerian military authorities and government to come...

Army promises enhanced security in Nasarawa The Nigerian Army on Thursday promised adequate security in Nasarawa and neighbouring states. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai gave the...

More radical elements seize deposed Boko Haram leader The deposed leader of an IS-backed faction of Boko Haram has been detained by more radical elements who seized control...

About 18 Nigerians die of tuberculosis every hour – Expert At least 18 Nigerians die from Tuberculosis (TB) every hour, a TB expert, Lovett Lawson, has said. Mr Lawson,...

1.9 million Nigerians living with HIV – NACA boss The Nigerian HIV/AIDs Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) indicates that about 1.9 million Nigerians are currently living with the...