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A tanker laden with petrol on Sunday burst into flames, killing several persons in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. Eyewitnesses told The Guardian that the tanker driver was trying to make a turn on the busy Old Lagos/Asaba Road in Agbor main town, close to First Bank, on Sunday afternoon when…
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Three Nigerian nationals detained in Saudi Arabia for suspected drug trafficking have been released after spending 10 months in detention. The trio—Hadiza Abba, Fatima Umate Malah, and Fatima Kannai Gamboi—were arrested on March 5, 2024, at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed this development in a statement…
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At least eight civilians have been killed in central Mali, several sources said on Sunday, accusing the Malian army and Russia’s Wagner group for the latest attack in the troubled west African country. The country is embroiled in a political, security and economic crisis, and has since 2012 been ravaged by different groups affiliated to…
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under Operation Hadin Kai, has dealt a decisive blow to Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists following their early Saturday attack on troops at Sabon Gari, Damboa Local Government Area, Borno State. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a security news outlet, that the terrorists, who launched the brazen assault…
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A three-storey building under construction at Aboga along the Igwuruta-Etche road in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State collapsed
