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Viral Video: Police Dismisses False Bandits Narrative, Reaffirms Partnership

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Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for urgent investments in health, education and skills development across northern Nigeria.

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 12-count charge against Bello Abdullahi Bodejo before a Federal High Court in Abuja, accusing him of alleged terrorism financing and money laundering involving a total of $2.53 million.

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More than 500 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or died due to poor care at a UK hospital, according to a damning report published Wednesday, in the country’s latest maternity scandal.

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Olatunji Disu, has expressed concern over the increasing number of police officers being killed in the line of duty, saying the Force continues to record casualties while battling insecurity across the country.

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A former British Airways pilot has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after grooming and sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl he met online.

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By Shina Abubakar OSOGBO — The absence of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC) dominated discussions on Wednesday as the Osun State Police Command convened a stakeholders’ meeting aimed at curbing rising political violence ahead of the state’s governorship election. The peace parley, organized by the police, brought together representatives of political […]

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By Peter Duru MAKURDI — Tension has enveloped Tse Orhungul settlement on the outskirts of Yogbo in Mbayer/Yandev Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State following an attack by suspected armed herders that left one person dead and another seriously injured. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday evening, was reportedly triggered by […]

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The Senate on Wednesday said the proposed state police system would be protected from abuse by governors through stringent constitutional safeguards, federal oversight mechanisms and judicial review provisions, as lawmakers passed the constitutional amendment bill establishing state police services across the country.

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