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Blackout hits Presidential Villa, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Other Major Areas, TCN Orders AEDC To Supply Abuja From Other Feeders

Global UpfrontMay 23, 2026May 23, 20260

As power outage hit the Presidential Villa, Supreme Court, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and other parts of Abuja, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) blamed

3 Sisters Of Nigerian Heritage Found Dead At UK’s Brighton Beach

Global UpfrontMay 21, 2026May 21, 20260

By Grâçia Ada Obi The three women whose bodies were recovered from the sea off Brighton Beach in southern England have been identified as sisters

Oyo Kidnapping: Esin-Ele Leaders Go Spiritual, Invoke Community’s gods To Secure Release of Abducted Schoolchildren, Teachers

Global UpfrontMay 20, 2026May 20, 20260

Esin-Ele leaders invoke community’s gods to secure release of abducted schoolchildren, teachers

Imam Jailed For Life Over Rape, Sexual Assaults Of Women, Girls

Global UpfrontMay 15, 2026May 15, 20260

By Grâçia Ada Obi An imam who subjected women and girls as young as 12 to rape and sexual assault after claiming he had supernatural

UK: Nigerian Child Abductor Accidentally Released From Prison After Paperwork Error

Global UpfrontMay 9, 2026May 9, 20260

By Grâçia Ada Obi Ifedayo Adedapo Kolawole Adeyeye, a 57-year-old dual British-Nigerian national and engineer, is currently on the run after being mistakenly released from

Crackdown: NDLEA Arrests 83, 78-year-old Grandpas For Drug Trafficking In Abia, Ekiti

Global UpfrontMay 3, 2026May 3, 20260

An 83-year-old grandfather, Pa John Ofiel and a 78-year-old grandpa, Ogunjobi Samuel were among suspects arrested in ongoing nationwide crackdown on illicit drug traffickers and

Former Mayor And Rapist Son Jailed In UK

Global UpfrontMay 1, 2026May 1, 20260

By Grâçia Ada Obi A former mayor and her rapist son, who worked together to stall police after they turned up at their home to

‘How Soldiers Killed Our Son Inside His Room,’ Family Of Slain NYSC Member Speak, Demands Independent Investigations

Global UpfrontApr 27, 2026April 27, 20260

The family of slain National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Abdulsamad Jamiu, has rejected the Nigerian Army’s account that he died in a crossfire during

Cost For Peace: FG Spends N604m On Terrorists’ Rehabilitation

Global UpfrontApr 22, 2026April 22, 20260

Nigeria’s deradicalisation drive has come with a hefty price tag of N604,825,797.09 as fresh spending records show that millions of naira have been channelled into

Son Stored Dead Mother’s Body In Freezer For Years To Collect Pension In Porthcawl, UK

Global UpfrontApr 18, 2026April 18, 20260

By Grâçia Ada Obi A man kept his dead mother’s body in a chest freezer at his home for more than two years so he