Category: Metro News

Death toll in Plateau attacks hits 33 as protest halts burial

April 8, 2026

Jos—Tension gripped Angwan Rukuba community, in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, yesterday, as the death toll from the Palm Sunday attack rose to 33. Angry women and youths had staged a protest that disrupted the mass burial of victims at the ECWA Church. This came as gunmen ambushed and killed a 300-level university […]

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Stray bullet from soldiers’ celebratory shots kills teenager in Maiduguri

April 6, 2026

A 14-year-old girl has been killed by a stray bullet allegedly fired by military personnel during celebratory gunfire at a...

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Suspected herders kill 17 in attack on Benue community

April 6, 2026

At least 17 persons have been reported killed in an attack on the Mbalom community in Gwer-East LGA of Benue...

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JUST IN: Terrorists attack Kaduna churches, kill seven, abduct others

April 5, 2026

Terrorists have attacked the Ariko community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, targeting two Christian worship centres during...

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11 killed, 50 houses burnt in Nasarawa community clashes

April 4, 2026

The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the death of 11 residents of Udege Development Area in the Nasarawa Local...

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I Have To Fly Back In 10 Minutes Due To Lack Of Electricity At Your Airport – Tinubu Tells Plateau Victims

April 3, 2026

Reactions have trailed the visit of President Bola Tinubu to Jos, Plateau State capital, on Thursday to commiserate with the...

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Mutfwang visits Tinubu over Plateau attacks, says attackers’ identities unknown

April 2, 2026

Caleb Mutfwang, governor of Plateau, on Wednesday visited President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja to discuss the...

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Police to probe Osun Grove after traditionalists’ petition

April 1, 2026

Osun State Police Command has confirmed receipt of a petition from traditional worshippers seeking an investigation into an alleged invasion...

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Jos Attack: Plateau govt. reinforces ban on motorcycle operations

March 31, 2026

To prevent further attacks, Gov Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has directed security to strictly enforce the ban on motorcycle operations in Jos...

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Osun police arrest 18 suspects over Erin-Osun Ilobu attack

March 30, 2026

Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of fourteen additional suspects in connection with the recent attack on police...

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Ghana confirms repatriation of 44 citizens rescued from traffickers in Nigeria

March 22, 2026

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ghana has confirmed the repatriation of 44 Ghanaians trafficked into Nigeria under the pretext...

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Outrage trails alleged rape, molestation of girls during festival in Delta

March 20, 2026

Outrage has trailed the reported rape and assault of young women during a festival in the Oruamudhu community in Ozoro,...

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Explosions: IGP visits Maiduguri, survivors

March 18, 2026

The visit occurred hours after President Bola Tinubu ordered service chiefs to move to Borno State to check the worsening attacks by...

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Probe begins after Kaduna-Abuja train accident injures passengers

March 17, 2026

The Nigerian Railway Corporation and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau have confirmed that a train operating on the Kaduna-Abuja rail...

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NSCDC Officer Dies During Ramadan Palliative Distribution In Kano

March 15, 2026

An official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has died following an incident during the distribution of...

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Benue Attack: Burial Of 13 Victims Postponed Over Missing Mortician

March 14, 2026

The planned burial of 13 victims killed in a recent attack by suspected armed herdsmen in the Turan community, Jato-Aka,...

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Benue: Six bodies recovered as police intensify manhunt after gunmen attack

March 14, 2026

Benue State Police Command has intensified security operations following a deadly attack on farmers in Apa Local Government Area, where...

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200-level UI medical student ‘commits suicide over low CA score’

March 3, 2026

Ifeoluwa Akinmade, a 200-level medical student at the University of Ibadan (UI), has reportedly died after consuming a harmful substance. The death...

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20 year-old reportedly kill father’s stepmother in Plateau

February 3, 2026

A 20-year-old, Ibrahim Mutari, has allegedly killed his father’s 70-year-old stepmother, Hauwa Abubakar, in Yanbula community of Jos North local...

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Court upholds death sentences for five Offa robbery convicts

January 31, 2026

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Friday dismissed the appeals of five men convicted over the...

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705 Nigerian refugees return home to Banki from Cameroon

January 30, 2026

A second group of 705 Nigerian refugees has returned from Cameroon to Banki town in the Bama Local Government Area...

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Eight die in Oyo road crash

November 26, 2025

Eight people have been confirmed dead, while four others are receiving treatment at Oyo State General Hospital following a crash...

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LAUTECH campus shut over protest

November 9, 2025

The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology has ordered a two-week closure of its Iseyin campus. This followed a...

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Collapsed Lagos building occupants ignored distress signs – Residents

October 28, 2025

Some residents of Cole Street in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State, where a two-storey building collapsed, leaving one person...

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Police arrest herbalist, brother for killing client, motorcyclist in Delta

October 26, 2025

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old herbalist, Amechi Okwuokenye, and his 26-year-old brother, Smart Okwuokenye, for allegedly...

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Driver crushes school boy to death in Osun, abandons vehicle

October 25, 2025

A yet-to-be-identified commercial driver has crushed a pupil to death in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State. The tragic incident...

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Defiled @ 12, a mother @ 13: ‘Pastor said I would die if I told anyone’

October 25, 2025

It began with just N1,500, money meant for a textbook. But for one family in Atan, Ogun State, that small...

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Police arrest 12 suspected cultists in Osun

October 24, 2025

The Osun State Police Command has arrested 12 suspected members of a notorious cult group and recovered three firearms, two...

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Photo News: Niger buries tanker explosion victims, offers survivors free treatment

October 23, 2025

The Niger State Government has conducted a mass burial for victims of the petrol tanker explosion that occurred in Essa...

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BREAKING: Chaos as police shoot, tear gas Sowore, others in Abuja (Video)

October 20, 2025

Security operatives on Monday fired tear gas canisters at protesters, including human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, who had gathered in...

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