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  Hired Fulani mercenaries have been fingered as being responsible for Friday night’s attack on Abolongo correctional facility, Oyo town in Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria. It was earlier reported today that prisoners have escaped from the Abolongo facility in Oyo town after some gunmen attacked the correctional centre and freed ...

  Suspected gunmen have attacked one of the facilities of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS), in Oyo State. Newspot gathered that the facility, christened Abolongo correctional facility was attacked by the gunmen Friday evening. It was gathered that the gunmen set all the prisoners at the facility free during the ...

  FBN Holdings Plc has said that it is not aware of billionaire, Femi Otedola’s widely-reported share acquisitions. Reports emerged on Friday that an entity owned by Otedola is behind a massive mop-up of the shares of FBN Holding, one of Nigeria’s tier one banks. The reports claim Otedola is ...

  The Federal Government of Nigeria has accused that leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu of ordering the burning of a house belonging to Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma and instigating the looting of the Oba of Lagos Palace during the #EndSARS protests. This was contained ...

  The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN, has accused Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, of transferring millions of naira to a suspected terrorist financier. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Malami alleged that Igboho received huge funding from unnamed sources to destabilize ...

  Detectives have launched a manhunt for Patrick Mumo who ‘raped’ his 90-year-old mother on October 20, 2021, in Mbooni-Makueni county, before going into hiding. According to K24 Digital, the octogenarian was found in her bedroom by her eldest son writhing in pain, complaining of waist pains. In a report ...

  The Nigerian Military has killed the new leader of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), Mallam Bako. He was killed two days ago as confirmed on Thursday in Abuja by the National Security Adviser, General Babagana Monguno (retd). Monguno made the disclosure while briefing newsmen after the ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Armed Forces and other security agencies to ensure that nothing stops the November 6 governorship election in Anambra… President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Armed Forces and other security agencies to ensure that nothing stops the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. ...

  The Nigerian Army has killed five members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the Arochukwu area of Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State. According to a source, the IPOB members were killed on Thursday during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers around the palace of ...

  The Nigerians Railway Corporation has withdrawn train services from Abuja to Kaduna State. This is coming on the background that trains were reportedly attacked by terrorists on Wednesday. But the corporation said the suspension was to enable it conduct maintenance. “We are withdrawing the DMU on Abuja Kaduna Train ...