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Nigerian Navy received two additional ships to secure country’s maritime domain – Matawalle
The Nigerian Navy has received two additional ships to help improve its capacity to secure the country's maritime domain, said Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle on Saturday.…
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Nigeria needs 190,000 more police officers, says IGP
Olukayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), claims that a lack of personnel is impeding the agency's attempts to combat crime.
He claims that the police require…
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Two killed, five injured, as gunmen attack Rivers youths on surveillance duty
At the scene of a crude oil leak in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, two boys were being watched by gunmen when they were shot and killed.
Apparently destroying…
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Peace advocates praise armed forces for their persistence in combating bandits, insurgents
Bandits and insurgents are showing symptoms of desperation in the face of a persistent military assault, a position that is ascribed to the growing might of the Nigerian Armed Forces,…
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Bandits demand N4m for abducted corps member
One of the eight members of the National Youth Service Corps who were kidnapped on a highway in Zamfara on Saturday has a ransom demand from bandits of N4 million.
When they were…
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Gunmen allegedly assassinated retired President of Customary Court of Appeal
Gunmen allegedly assassinated retired President of the Customary Court of Appeal in Makurdi, Benue State, Justice Margaret Igbetar.
Her son discovered her remains on Thursday at her…
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Gunmen murder two Customs officers in Kebbi
The Nigeria Customs Service's Kebbi State Command has confirmed that on Thursday, gunmen in the state who were thought to be bandits killed two of its employees.
In a press release…
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Tinubu sends Muslim clerics to Niger Republic to continue dialogue
In order to further explore the diplomatic route to resolve the political situation that followed the nation's coup d'etat on July 26, President Bola Tinubu has approved the travel of a…
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Criminals in Lagos are producing AK-47s, pistols, says CP Owohunwa
Idowu Owohunwa, the commissioner of police for Lagos State, has claimed that the state's criminal elements are developing more local expertise in the manufacture of firearms.
He…
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Senator adopts children of aide allegedly killed by rogue soldiers in Lagos, associates raise N55m
In order to put the remains of the deceased, Adeniyi Sanni, a staff member for Senator Solomon Adeola, in memory, his family, friends, and coworkers gathered on Wednesday.
While the…
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