Metro
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20 Nigerian children, women, others drown while fleeing from bandits in Niger state — local sources
Sources said the victims were crossing the river to Zumba and Gwada IDP camps by boat when tragedy struck.
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‘Did they bring guns?’ Police reportedly asked victims after bandits raided homes in Abuja
No fewer than 20 bandits stormed the Pipeline Extension area in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, dispossessing residents of their belongings. The bandits, who operated for more than one hour, stormed the area around 2am on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses said the armed hoodlums came with different dangerous weapons and injured the community’s vigilantes, after which they robbed the area house-to-house. The hoodlums also reportedly attacked and took away priced valuables such as phones, electronics and other gadgets. One of the victims said that the robbers threatened to kill his eight-year-old son if he did not give…
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Police allegedly kidnap Nigerian youth, steal his fridge, TV
According to the Onuoha family, Mmaduabuchi went missing on February 2 after he visited his girlfriend at her father's house and his subsequent arrest by the police officers.
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Abuja stadium chaos: Multiple witnesses accuse Nigerian fans of killing CAF doctor after Ghana clash
Joseph Kabungo, a medical doctor from Zambia, has died in Abuja after the Nigeria/Ghana 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off.
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Amaechi blames Abuja-Kaduna train attacks on Buhari government’s failure to buy N3 billion equipment
The minister said he came into Buhari's government with sincerity but is being undermined by other government officials.
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FRESH ATTACK: Train from Gidan station forced to stop as terrorist bandits bomb Abuja-Kaduna rail tracks again
This is the second attack within 24 hours along the same axis.
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‘Over 60 persons killed in Abuja-Kaduna train attack,’ Tinubu says as he cancels birthday colloquium to ‘honour victims’
The event was supposed to hold to mark the 70th birthday of Tinubu, a top chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Ex Zamfara deputy governor hospitalised after being shot during Abuja-Kaduna train attack on way back from APC national convention
In the wake of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack, the government suspended all train services on the route.
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Dr Chinelo Megafu: APC supporters mocked Nigerian doctor who was shot inside Abuja-Kaduna train. Now, she’s dead.
Apparent moves to dismiss her tragedy online bore semblance to the Nigerian government's alleged coverup of the Lekki tollgate shooting.
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Passengers shot, kidnapped, feared killed as bandits bomb railtrack, force way into Abuja-Kaduna train — report
A train conveying passengers from Abuja to Kaduna has been attacked by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Kaduna State.