Nigerian police have rescued a kidnapped teenager and arrested a suspect in Delta State, while also detaining 27 alleged robbers in a separate raid. Police spokesperson SP Bright Edafe said on Monday that the rescue followed an intelligence-led operation in Oza-Nogogo, near Agbor. Officers from the Agbor Police Division, supported by local vigilantes, stormed a…
Eight school students at a hostel in India’s eastern state of Odisha were hospitalised after fellow students put instant glue in their eyes when they were sleeping. According to local media reports Monday, the incident took place on Friday night at a boarding school in Salaguda of Kandhamal district, about 248 km west of Bhubaneswar,…
Healthcare delivery in Abuja has been thrown into turmoil as resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory commenced an indefinite strike on Monday, citing government inaction over persistent welfare and systemic issues. The Association of Resident Doctors, FCTA (ARD-FCTA), said the action followed months of unmet demands, despite a seven-day ultimatum issued on 28 August…
The University of Calabar chapter of Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is embroiled in a major financial dispute after lecturers accused its former leadership of failing to remit more than ₦138 million (£80,000) in union contributions. The allegations centre on Dr John Edor, who chaired the Unical ASUU chapter until recently. According to…
Residents of Zauma community in Bukuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State have accused Governor Dauda Lawal Dare of failing to protect them from relentless bandit attacks. Their anger follows a fresh assault on Birnin Zarma village, where armed men stormed the community at dawn, killing a man, injuring his wife, and abducting 18 women…
Residents of Kaido Tsoho in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT have decried poor infrastructure, insecurity and lack of government support. Speaking during a community visit by the NGO Movement for the Transformation of Nigeria (MOTION), villagers listed lack of potable water, healthcare, electricity and schools as major challenges. They also lamented herder invasions of…
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has intercepted 100,000 tramadol pills and destroyed nearly 17 tonnes of cannabis in nationwide operations, officials said on Sunday. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said a suspect was arrested in Kano on 8 September with the tramadol consignment. Other seizures in the state included 196 litres of Akuskura, an emerging…
Nigeria has secured a rare conviction linking terrorism and illegal mining, with authorities calling it a breakthrough in efforts to cut off funding for violent groups. On 11 September, the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced Mahmud Usman, a commander of the Ansaru terror group, to 15 years in prison after he admitted to mining…
Thousands of families displaced by devastating floods in Yobe State have received relief supplies from Nigeria’s North East Development Commission (NEDC). The commission announced on Sunday that 2,261 households across 21 communities in Potiskum, Nangere and Jakusko council areas were supported with food items such as rice, spaghetti and vegetable oil, alongside non-food items including…
Five young boys abducted from Maiduguri, Borno State, have been rescued by police in Adamawa after being found wandering the streets of Mubi town. According to police spokesman SP Suleiman Nguroje, the children—aged between 10 and 16—were intercepted on 13 September following a tip-off. They have since been identified as residents of Gwange ward in…
