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Sokoto communities raise alarm over influx of gunmen

Residents of Sokoto State have raised alarm over the increasing presence of foreign gunmen, known locally as Lakurawa, in their communities. The gunme

Tinubu, Obasanjo mourn as Owa Obokun of Ijesaland dies

The Owa Obokun of Ijesaland in Osun State, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, is dead. He died after 42 years on the throne at the age of 86. The monarc

Police arrest fake inspector leading robbery syndicate in Rivers, Edo, Akwa Ibom

The Rivers State Police Command on Thursday paraded a fake police inspector, Fred Monday, who led a notorious armed robbery syndicate operating across

Yobe to return 2,390 displaced persons to ancestral homes

The Yobe State Government has announced plans to return 2,390 displaced residents of the Mafa ward to their ancestral homes. Brigadier General Abdulsa

Flood: Adamawa donates N50m, 6 speedboats to Borno

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has donated N50 million and six speedboats to the Borno State Government to aid communities devastated