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Gunmen Attack State Ministry Of Finance, Cart-Away N100m
Unknown gunmen have reportedly invaded Nasarawa State’s Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning in Lafia, carting away with N100 million. According to reports, the robbers trailed some members of staff who went to a commercial bank to withdraw some cash for the ministry. The armed men were said to have snatched the N100 million on…
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Fuel Truck Explosion Kills 13 People in Kenya
Kenyan Police have confirmed that 13 people were killed and many others seriously burned when an overturned petrol tanker exploded in western Kenya as crowds thronged to collect the spilling fuel. The fuel truck collided with another vehicle and toppled over late on Saturday near Malanga, some 315km (195 miles) northwest of Nairobi, on the…
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‘42% Of Nigerians Are Corrupt’
According to a quantitative survey conducted by the Akin Fadeyi Foundation, about 42.4 percent of citizens believe that all Nigerians are corrupt. This report also published that 51 percent believe that all public officials are corrupt. The quantitative survey is part of a three-year project end-line report published by the foundation with support from MacArthur…
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Insecurity: Over 1,000 Killed In Nigeria In April
Insecurity: Over 1,000 Killed In Nigeria In April Following a compilation of data by the Council on Foreign Relations in the Nigeria Security Tracker, at least 1,032 people lost their lives to insecurity in the country last month. The tracker showed that across Nigeria there were at least 229 violent incidents between April 1 and…
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Lagos State Launches 100 High-Capacity Buses
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has added 100 spacious, high-capacity buses to the newly launched First and Last Mile (FLM) Origin X-30 Bus Scheme. The scheme aims at easing public transportation within the metropolis while providing the needed transportation alternative much needed by the residents of the state. The scheme would also permanently…
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FBI ranks Nigeria 16th In International Crime Victim Countries
The Federal Bureau of Investigation ranked Nigeria 16th place in it’s 2020 International Victim Countries’ report. Nigeria, according to the ranking, is also the second highest in Africa after South Africa in its 2020 International Victim Countries. The FBI disclosed this in its 2020 Internet Crime Report released. The top 20 countries ranked in the…
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NST: Over 1,000 People Kidnapped In Nigeria In One Month
No fewer than one thousand and ninety-seven (1,097) people in Nigeria were victims of abduction in the last one month, according to analysis from the Nigeria Security Tracker (NST) has shown. This was recorded between February 15 and March 12 2021, according to the data-collection platform run by the Council on Foreign Relations. The data…
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Denmark To Aid Gulf of Guinea In Reducing Piracy
In a bid to aid the fight against rampant piracy, Denmark will send a naval vessel to West Africa following a call by A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S and shipping industry groups for a more assertive international response to kidnappings that occur in the region. The Danish government intends to deploy a frigate equipped with a helicopter…
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SERAP Calls For Probe On Missing $1 billion Arms Fund
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, and Transparency International have called for the probe of National Security Adviser Babagana Monguno’s allegation by anti-graft agencies. Monguno, in an interview with the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation, alleged that $1 billion arms funds went missing under the watch of the immediate-past service chiefs. He added…
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Timeline: Niger State Kidnapping Persist
Abductions of people in Niger State have continued to persist as bandits have been reported to have invaded Jangaru village in Rafi local government area of the state kidnapping no fewer than 30 people. It was gathered that the bandits had hidden their motorcycles far away from the village and trekked from their “Park” to…