Month: January 2026

Nigeria’s Healthcare on the Brink: Regulation, Strikes and the Deadly Trade in Fake Drugs

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Nigeria’s Healthcare on the Brink: Regulation, Strikes and the Deadly Trade in Fake Drugs

Koko Maxwella January 18, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – When Nigerian regulators rolled out convoys to seal off the country’s largest open drug...

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Police Recover Suspected Human Parts on Lagos–Ibadan Expressway

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Police Recover Suspected Human Parts on Lagos–Ibadan Expressway

Korede Abdullah January 18, 2026 0

LAGOS, Nigeria – Police recover suspected human body parts during a stop-and-search operation along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway,...

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Police Rescue 17 Suspected Trafficking Victims in Nasarawa State

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Police Rescue 17 Suspected Trafficking Victims in Nasarawa State

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius January 18, 2026 0

NASARAWA, Nigeria – Police in Nasarawa State intercept a vehicle and rescue 17 young persons suspected to...

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Lagos Police Activate Third Mainland Bridge CCTV Surveillance Centre

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Lagos Police Activate Third Mainland Bridge CCTV Surveillance Centre

Korede Abdullah January 18, 2026 0

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Police Command activates a new CCTV Surveillance Centre to strengthen security...

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Makoko Demolitions Could Spark Humanitarian Crisis, Rights Group Warns

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Makoko Demolitions Could Spark Humanitarian Crisis, Rights Group Warns

Korede Abdullah January 18, 2026 0

LAGOS, Nigeria – A peacebuilding and human rights organisation warns that ongoing demolitions in Lagos’ Makoko waterfront...

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Epe Council Warns Traders on Hygiene, Roadside Sales

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Epe Council Warns Traders on Hygiene, Roadside Sales

Mirian Gom January 18, 2026 0

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Chairman of Epe Local Government Area, Surah Animashaun, calls on traders at Aiyetoro...

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NDLEA Arrests Fugitive Drug Kingpin 12 Years After Officers’ Murder

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NDLEA Arrests Fugitive Drug Kingpin 12 Years After Officers’ Murder

Mirian Gom January 18, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency records a major breakthrough as operatives of the National Drug Law...

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Police Arrest Three Over Kano Killing of Mother, Six Children

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Police Arrest Three Over Kano Killing of Mother, Six Children

Mirian Gom January 18, 2026 0

KANO, Nigeria – Police in Kano State arrest three principal suspects linked to the brutal killing of...

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Four Million in South-West Battle Drug Abuse – Expert Warns

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Four Million in South-West Battle Drug Abuse – Expert Warns

Mirian Gom January 18, 2026 0

ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – A mental health expert warns that drug and substance abuse is spiralling across Nigeria’s...

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Police Arrest Suspect in Abduction, Ritual Killing of Six-Year-Old

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Police Arrest Suspect in Abduction, Ritual Killing of Six-Year-Old

Koko Maxwella January 18, 2026 0

ANAMBRA, Nigeria – Police in Anambra State arrest a 28-year-old man, Friday Akonobi, over the abduction and...

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