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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has freed 58 hostages who were being held captive in the Udulu Forest, Gegu LGA of Kogi State, bordering Sardauna Forest, Nasarawa State, and other kidnappers’ hideouts in nearby communities. A shootout ensued after the bandits or kidnappers spotted the security team that had been organised by the police, according to the command’s spokeswoman, SP Josephine Adeh. The robbers were defeated and forced to flee while suffering varying...

The second group of Sudanese refugees to arrive in Nigeria on Friday caused a flurry of activity at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. 128 women and 2 men who had survived the fighting in Khartoum, the Darfur region, as well as the perilous desert between Sudan and Egypt, made up the passengers who boarded the Taco Airline aircraft. Their faces were etched with a mixture of relief, exhaustion, and anxiety as the passengers...

The trial of former Nigerian Senate Deputy President Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, on charges of organ trafficking has caused stress in relations between Nigeria and the UK over the past year. The couple was found guilty of arranging the travel of a Nigerian youth to the UK for the purpose of a kidney transplant for Ekweremadu’s daughter, Sonia, who had been diagnosed with kidney failure. They were found guilty alongside a doctor...

To remove all apparent obstacles impeding tourism, the Lagos State Government is working to strengthen bilateral ties with the Republic of Benin. A meeting between the Minister for Tourism, Culture, and the Arts of the Republic of Benin, Mr. Babalola Abimbola, and the Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, took place in Cotonou as a result of the move, according to a statement released by the state on Tuesday.  ...