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Woman, 2 kids burnt to death in bus fire on Abuja-Lokoja road

A middle-aged woman and two children were burnt to death after the bus they were travelling in burst into flames at Manderegi village, near Abaji, alo

Woman escapes after giving birth to twins in abductors’ den

A 9-month pregnant woman, Maimuna Gawu, from Gawu Babangida in Gurara LGA of Niger State, has reportedly escaped from her kidnappers’ den a few hours

Unidentified man’s corpse found on Abuja-Lokoja road

A yet-to-be-identified male corpse has been found at Gumbo junction, near Yangoji village, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. A witness, Iliya Samson, sa

Man remanded over sexual assault on 8-year-old girl

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of one James Gabriel (37) alleged to have sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl

Niger shuts school, bans cleric over anti-democracy teaching

The Niger State Government has shut down Markaz Ummina Habiba, an Islamiyya school, in Tafa LGA of the state for allegedly promoting anti-democracy an