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Aircraft Conveys Huge Ransom To Boko Haram Stronghold In Borno- Report

Despite 2022 amendment to the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013 prescribing a minimum of 15 years’ imprisonment for anyone who pays ransom to free kidnap victims, investigation by Agence France-Presse (AFP) has revealed that the federal government paid a multimillion-dollar ransom to secure the release of up to 230 pupils and staff abducted from St. Mary’s…

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False rape accused victim demands N15 million, retraction

A false rape accused victim, Ojuko Adefesobi demand for a written apology, retraction of defamatory statement and N15 damages from one Adewale Adeola Adeife, a student at the Department of English Language and Literature, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. Adeife, had publicly apologised after previously accusing her schoolmate, Adefesobi known simply as David…

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PSC Promotes AIG Fayoade to DIG

  The Police Service Commission(PSC) has approved the promotion of AIG Fayoade Adegoke Mustapha to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). The decision was reached on Friday, February 20, 2026, following his exceptional performance in the Commission’s written examination and oral interview. DIG Fayoade, who began his career in 1992, brings over…

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ADC Vows Legal Battle Against Electoral Act Amendment, Citing Fears of Opaque Results

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his swift approval of the Electoral Act Amendment, describing the move as a serious setback for Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said the president’s quick assent to the controversial bill has signed the death…

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Two die in truck collision in Lagos

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) wishes to inform the public of a fatal truck accident that occurred at Cele Bus Stop Inward Mile 2 in the early hours of Thursday, February 19, 2025. Upon arrival at the scene, the LASEMA Eagle Response Team discovered an incident involving two 40-foot containerized trucks with unknown…

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