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11 Killed As Gunmen Attack Plateau Village

11 persons were killed and four others injured when gunmen opened fire on villagers returning from Rim-Dyem market in Riyom, Plateau State, Tuesday night. “The attack took place around 7.30 p.m.; the villagers were returning home from a local market when gunmen waylaid them, killing 11 people instantly,” Terna Tyopev, Plateau Police Command spokesman told […]
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Anti-open grazing law hits Benue as group kicks. We are cattle dealers, not herdsmen, says group . We are cattle dealers, not herdsmen, says group

Cattle dealers in Benue say their business is on the verge of collapse because of the anti-open grazing law, which comes into effect on Wednesday. Some officials of the Cattle Dealers’ Association of Nigeria made the claim, while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi on Wednesday. They said that the law failed […]
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Do you know if your Marriage Certificate is Illegal?

A Lagos High Court has barred local government areas from conducting marriages across the country. The court, in a judgment, declared that the Local Government Unified Marriage Certificate was unknown to law and therefore unconstitutional, null and void. A Certified True Copy of the judgment by Justice I. O. Harrison of Court 37, General Civil […]
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Father sets son ablaze over quarrel with brother

A 43-year-old father, Malam Musa Mohammed, has been arrested by the Rights Protection Agency in Niger for setting his 15-year-old son, Bello Musa, ablaze. Mrs Mairam Kolo, the Director-General of the agency, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Minna. She said that the incident occurred around […]