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Why We Detained OPC Members After Arresting Alleged Kidnapper – Police
Police in Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria said they arrested and detained three members of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) for…
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Joint Security Team Arrests Suspected Mastermind Of Kidnapping In Southwest Nigeria
Iskilu Wakili, an alleged notorious criminal believed to be the mastermind of multiple kidnappings and killings in Ibarapa area of…
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Protest Brewing In Southwest Nigeria Community After Gender-Based Violence on 60-Year-Old
Civil unrest is brewing in Owu-Ijebu community in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, following the…
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Displaced: Residents Struggle To Find New Home After Shasha Clash In Oyo State
When Muhammed Aliyu found the strength to tell his story, he was sitting on a torn carton under a palm…
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#OccupyLekkiTollgate: How Police Rendered Hundreds Homeless To Prevent Protest
Some Nigerians planned to stage a protest —#OccupyLekkiTollgate— on Saturday, February 13, at the scene of the Lekki Tollgate shooting…
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Southwest Governors, Traditional Rulers Meet, Reach Resolutions Over Insecurity
Governors of five of the six Southwest states In Nigeria on Saturday afternoon held a closed-door meeting in Ibadan, Oyo…
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Farmers-Herders Crisis: Southwest Governor Inaugurates Peacekeeping Committee, Promises Palliatives for Displaced Persons
Dapo Abiodun, the Governor of Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, has inaugurated a 20-man peacekeeping committee to address the lingering crisis…
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Premium Times Report: How Yoruba Shielded Hausa And Hausa Protected Yoruba During Sasha Violence
Aliyu Adamu’s house was one of the many properties burnt in the Sasha Market riot in Ibadan. Three days later,…
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Controversy In Southwest Nigeria Over Curfew Declared By Traditionalists
A controversy is brewing in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, following a curfew declaration in the…
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How Old Animosities Fuelled Inter-Ethnic Clash In Southwest Nigeria
Abdulbasit’s parents have lived in Shasha community in Oyo state, Southwest Nigeria, since 2005. But on Friday, his dad, a…
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