Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria, abduct 23 pupils
Gunmen abducted 23 pupils from an illegal orphanage in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. Fifteen have been rescued, and authorities are searching for the remaining eight victims. By Dyepkazah Shibayan in…
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USAfrica: Assassination of Silas Onyima, Soludo vows perpetrators will be “brought to justice”
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Igboho says “Buhari handed over spoiled Nigeria to Tinubu”
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