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1,385 Children Recruited By Boko Haram From 2017 To 2019 — UNODC
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1,385 Children Recruited By Boko Haram From 2017 To 2019 — UNODC

Francis Okoye

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has revealed that no fewer than 1,385 children were recruited by Boko Haram terrorists between 2017 to 2019 in Borno State and other parts of the North-East. UNODC’s Country Director in Nigeria, Mr. Cheikh Ousmane Toure…

37-yr-old Man Arrested For Raping Own Stepdaughter In Bauchi
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37-yr-old Man Arrested For Raping Own Stepdaughter In Bauchi

Kamal Ibrahim

Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 37 year-old man, Wisdom Benoie of Yelwa Tsakani for allegedly assaulting his 15-year-old stepdaughter. Confirming the incident on Monday, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Bauchi Command, CSP Ahmed Wakil on Monday said…

Suspected Cultists Kill Taxi Driver In Rivers
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Suspected Cultists Kill Taxi Driver In Rivers

Anayo Onukwugha

Suspected cultists on Sunday night shot and killed a yet-to-be-identified taxi driver at Mile Two area of Diobu in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Recall that factions within a popular cult group, Deygbam, have been battling for supremacy in the Diobu axis of Port…

Eid-el-Kabir: Tinubu Donates Rice, Cows To Abuja National Mosque
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Eid-el-Kabir: Tinubu Donates Rice, Cows To Abuja National Mosque

Salifu Usman

President Bola Tinubu has through the office of the First Lady of Nigeria, donated 900 bags of 50kg rice and 10 cows to the Abuja National Mosque for distribution to those in need within local Muslim communities. The initiative, as outlined by the Acting Chairman of the…

Police Recover 15 Stolen Vehicles In Enugu
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Police Recover 15 Stolen Vehicles In Enugu

Nnamdi Mbawike

Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have recovered fifteen stolen snatched or abandoned vehicles in various operations in May 2025. Spokesman of the Command, SP Daniel Ndukwe confirmed the recovery of the vehicles. Ndukwe disclosed that in one of the operations on…

JUST-IN: Again, 48 Farmers Killed In 2 Benue Communities
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JUST-IN: Again, 48 Farmers Killed In 2 Benue Communities

Hembadoon Orsar

Armed men suspected to be marauding herders in the wee hours of Sunday invaded communities in Gwer-West and Apa local government areas of Benue State, killing 48 farmers on the spot. LEADERSHIP understands that scores of the residents were still missing as scores others…

Poly Students To Hold 1 million-man March In Honour Of Tinubu
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Poly Students To Hold 1 million-man March In Honour Of Tinubu

Nafisat Abdulrahman

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has announced plans to stage a massive “One Million Adupe March” on June 12, 2025, in honour of President Bola Tinubu for what it described as “unprecedented investments in the education sector.” According to a press…

CSOs Score Tinubu High On SDGs, Youth Development
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CSOs Score Tinubu High On SDGs, Youth Development

Jonathan Nda-Isaiah

A coalition of civil society organisations under the umbrella of the Civil Society on Community Advancement and Humanitarian Empowerment Initiative (CSCHEI) has scored President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration 7 out of 10 on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals…

I Never Backed Emergency Rule In Rivers — Wike
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I Never Backed Emergency Rule In Rivers — Wike

Igho Oyoyo

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has refuted claims of supporting declaration of emergency rule by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State. Wike, a former Rivers State governor made this known during a media chat with selected journalists in Abuja on…

Kwara Communities Decry Female Genital Mutilation
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Kwara Communities Decry Female Genital Mutilation

Abdullahi Olesin

Four communities in Ilorin East local government area of Kwara State, have decried the harmful practices of female genital mutilation (FMG). The communities also commended the state government through the State Ministry of Social Development and the Global Hope for Women and…