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NAPTIP Rescues 221 Victims Of Human Trafficking In Two Years

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons(NAPTIP) and  Jigawa State Police Command, on Friday confirmed rescuing of 221 victims of...

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96-year-old Woman Found Dead In Soak away Pit

The residents of Sarai Village in the Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State were in a state of confusion on Thursday...

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5 Drug Kingpins Forfeit Cash, Luxury Vehicles To FG, Get 21 years Jail Term

Five members of some international organized criminal groups (IOCG) recently arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in connection...

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NSCDC Officer Arraign For Allegedly Diverting ₦1.7m

A senior officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Deputy Superintendent Sani Yakubu, was on Friday arraigned by the Independent...

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Nigeria: Miyetti Allah, Others Face Possible US Sanctions For Alleged Violations Of Religious Freedom

Following alleged violations of religious freedom in Nigeria, the United States House of Representatives has called on the Departments of State and Treasury...

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Nigeria’s $2 billion Plus Eurobond Attracts Record $13billion Order Book

BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—The Federal Republic of Nigeria through the Debt Management Office, (DMIO), has successfully priced US$2.35 billion in Eurobonds maturing in 2036...

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NDLEA Alerts Nigerians On Fake Medicinal Cannabis, Recovers Large Consignment

BY NKECHI BAECHE-ESEZOBOR—The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has alerted the Nigerian public about the circulation of dangerous illicit substances being falsely...

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UK Court Send Nigerian Postgraduate Student, Chiemka Okoronta To Prison For Raping Teenage Girl

29-year-old  Nigerian postgraduate student, Chiemka Okoronta, has been jailed for 10 years for raping a stranded teenage bus passenger in West Yorkshire, United...