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A Nasarawa State High Court sitting in Lafia has sentenced gospel singer Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Salome Adaidu, a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member. The 31-year-old was found guilty of killing the 24-year-old Adaidu at his residence in Papaladna village, Karshi Development Area, under Karu Local Government Area of the state. Delivering the judgment, Justice Simon Aboki ruled that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt. He dismissed the defendant’s claim that he was unconscious after spending time…

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Two farmers were killed on Wednesday in a renewed wave of violence along the Ganawuri–Tahoss road in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Secretary-General of the Berom Youth Moulder-Association (BYM), Bature Iliya Adazaram, confirmed the incident on Thursday, stating that the victims were ambushed and killed around 5:00 p.m. while returning from the Ganawuri market. The violence escalated the following day when armed men reportedly stormed the burial ceremony of the slain farmers in Gwon village, dispersing mourners with gunfire. According to Adazaram, the attack occurred as hundreds gathered…

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A suspected member of a kidnapping gang was apprehended at the Izom Cattle Market in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State after one of his victims recognized him in broad daylight. The suspect is believed to be part of a group that abducted two herders and a driver near the Daku community in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on June 9, 2025. The victims were returning from Izom Market, where they had sold their cattle, when they were kidnapped a few kilometers from Daku. Sources…

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Unknown assailants have killed Mrs. Rabiat Atere, a female farmer, on her farm in Oka-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victim’s body was discovered by a search party after she failed to return home following farm work. Her lifeless body has been deposited at a mortuary in Iwaro-Oka, according to a community source who spoke on condition of anonymity. The incident has heightened tensions in the area. The Akoko Youth Forum (AYF) condemned the killing and alleged that suspected herders were responsible. In a statement issued…

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The Adamawa State Government has officially revoked the traditional title of Waziri Adamawa previously held by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, citing a recently introduced indigeneship policy governing eligibility for emirate council positions. The directive, issued in a circular dated June 20, 2025, and signed by Mrs. Adama Felicity Mamman, Permanent Secretary of the Department of Chieftaincy Affairs, is part of a broader restructuring of the state’s traditional institutions. This follows the creation of new chiefdoms under Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri’s administration. Historically the second highest-ranking title in the Adamawa…

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