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Religious Tensions Flare as Islamic Scholar Claims Nigeria Belongs to Muslims

A firestorm of controversy has erupted across Nigeria after a prominent Islamic scholar declared that the country belongs to Muslims and told those...

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Over 6000 Missing Relatives Fuel Military Recruitment Crisis in Southeast Nigeria

Families across Southeast Nigeria are refusing to allow their children to enlist in the military after more than 6000 relatives disappeared under Nigerian...

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Nigeria Loses 9000 Pharmacists to Emigration Crisis in Four Years

Nigeria's healthcare system faces a critical emergency as the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria reveals that 9,000 pharmacists have fled the country...

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Nigerian Prison Officials Ousted After Death Row Inmate Runs TikTok Account From Cell

A condemned prisoner in Nigeria allegedly ran a lucrative TikTok account from his death row cell, prompting authorities to remove three senior prison...

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Four in Ten Nigerian Children Under Five Suffer Stunted Growth as Governance Failures Deepen Nutrition Crisis

Nearly half of all Nigerian children under the age of five are facing a silent crisis that threatens to define an entire generation....

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Ogun Governor Announces Arrest of Six Kidnappers After Rescue of Abducted Students

Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun delivered a defiant message to criminal networks operating in Nigeria's industrial heartland on Friday, announcing the arrest...

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Abia Prisons Overwhelmed as Youth Languish Without Legal Representation

Young people with skills and potential are wasting away in overcrowded correctional facilities across Abia State, trapped not by the severity of their...

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Calabar Landslide Devastates Obutong Community as Leaders Urge Calm and Appeal for Federal Aid

A catastrophic landslide has torn through the Obutong community in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, leaving a trail of destruction that has swallowed...

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Amnesty International Demands Investigation Into Prolonged Detentions at Borno Military Facility

Nigerian military authorities are facing mounting pressure to address allegations of prolonged detention without trial at a military facility in Maiduguri, as Amnesty...

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Racist Abuse Against African Healthcare Workers Surges in UK NHS, Survey Reveals

Healthcare workers from Nigeria and across Africa who migrated to the United Kingdom seeking better opportunities are facing an alarming surge in racist...