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Suspected bomb blast shakes Imo community, destroys building

A suspected bomb explosion left the people of Umuneke Obazu Mbieri in Mbaitoli LGA, Imo State devastated as they woke up on Sunday morning to witness the incident. Relying on journalists, a community leader, Emeka Arimanwa, narrated that around 1...

Cross River residents demand justice for woman murdered by her son over money ritual

Residents of Obudu LGA of Cross River State have expressed outrage against Mathias Amunde who, along with his friend, murdered his own mother on Christmas Day last year. Police personnel from the Obudu Divisional Command tracked down and arrested Mathias...

NAPTIP nabs suspected organ harvester in Akwa Ibom

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, regrets to have arrested a suspect in connection with organ harvesting in Akwa Ibom State. This was revealed by the State Zonal Coordinator of NAPTIP, Emmanuel Awhen, during a...

Kwara: Fire destroys goods worth millions in Ilorin market

A fire on Friday destroyed goods worth millions of naira at a popular market in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The fire broke out at around 9:36 p.m. at the Olusola Saraki market in Ita-Amo, Ilorin metropolis, the spokesperson of...

Edo: NSCDC arrests 15 illegal private security operators

The Edo State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, on Friday said 15 suspects were arrested for operating private security guard companies without a license in the state. Gbenga Agun, the state commander of the corps,...

Police investigate Yola Town market fire

The Adamawa State Police Command has launched an investigation to clarify the circumstances surrounding the fire that destroyed a section of a temporary market in Yola on Thursday. The temporary market in Yola Town, in the Yola South local government...

Midnight fire kills woman and child in Abuja

A midnight fire killed a 24-year-old woman identified as Jumai Sunday and her young son, Nasir Rabiu, in Abuja.The deceased, Newslodge learned, was from Eggon Local Government Area of ​​Nasarawa State. The incident allegedly occurred in a house in the...

Notorious cult group invades Bayelsa community, kills three

Armed cultists, suspected to be members of the Greenlanders, on Wednesday night invaded the community of Igbogene, a suburb of Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa, and allegedly killed three people. The cultists, numbering around 10 and armed with dangerous weapons,...

Teacher arrested after viral video shows assaulting 3-year-old student

A Mrs. Stella Nwadigo, a teacher of Christ-Mitots School in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has been arrested for alleged physical abuse of a three-year-old boy, Abayomi Micheal. Newslodge reports that a video clip showing Stella hitting the boy during a class...

Sokoto guard accidentally commits suicide after rescuing 66 kidnapping victims

A member of the Sokoto State Community Guard Corps was accidentally shot dead shortly after participating in a joint operation that rescued 66 kidnapping victims in the state. The operation, led by the Nigerian military, took place on Monday in...

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Brazil criticizes Trump and the US government as deported immigrants arrive in handcuffs

Brazil's government condemned the administration led by President Donald Trump after dozens of immigrants deported from the United States...