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Metro • May 21, 2026
‘An attack on our nation’s foundation’ – Group condemns killing of abducted teacher in Oyo
The Anti-Drug Impact Foundation has condemned the brutal killing of a teacher who was abducted in Oyo State, alongside 6 other teachers and 39 students/pupils, describing the act as barbaric and a direct assault on the future of the nation, citing that teachers are the pillers that trains leaders of tomorrow.
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Metro • May 20, 2026
‘Do we really have leaders or just caretakers?’ — Nigerian catholic priest laments teacher’s beheading, economic hardship
A Nigerian Catholic priest and lecturer at Saint Joseph Major Seminary Ikot- Ekpene, Rev. Fr. Augustine Abiagom, CM, has broken his silence over what he calls the “daily deteriorating state of the Nigerian nation,” condemning the recent beheading of a school teacher in Oyo State and the nation’s spiraling security and economic crises.
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Metro • May 19, 2026
NYSC Corps member stabs father three times to death in Abuja
A 53-year-old businessman, Mr. Adimike Godwin, has allegedly been killed by his son, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Friday night following a heated argument at their home in the Guzape area of Abuja.
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Metro • May 19, 2026
EFCC hands over recovered N837 million to Katsina state governor
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission-EFCC, Kano Zonal Directorate, has officially handed over recovered monetary exhibits totaling ₦837,485,389.00 to the Katsina State Government.
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Metro • May 18, 2026
NAPTIP arrests 54-year-old man over alleged abuse of four boys in Abuja
The operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have arrested a 54-year-old man, identified as Mr. Bartholomew, for the alleged serial sexual abuse, coercion, and violent assault of four young men.
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Metro • May 18, 2026
Enugu police arrests two interstate kidnapping suspects
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arrest of two suspected interstate kidnappers and armed robbers, reaffirming its commitment to eradicating crime across the state.
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Metro • May 18, 2026
Police arrest Man who beheaded his mother in Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed two separate gruesome murder incidents that occurred on May 15, 2026, in different communities within Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of the state.
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Metro • May 16, 2026
Lagos police set to launch VCRU, receive major equipment boost from LSSTF
In a significant push to enhance public safety, the Lagos State Police Command has begun final preparation to officially launch the newly formed Violent Crime Response Unit-VCRU on lagos, as it receives a fresh cache of operational assets from the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF).
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Metro • May 16, 2026
Six ISWAP bomb makers killed in premature IED explosion in Borno
No fewer than Six (6) suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province have been killed following a premature Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that detonated in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State.
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Metro • May 16, 2026
Tinubu confirms killing of wanted ISIS senior leader in joint Nigeria- US operation.
President Bola Tinubu has confirmed on Saturday that Nigerian armed forces, in coordination with the United States military, have eliminated a senior Islamic State leader, Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, during a joint operation in the Lake Chad Basin.
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Metro • May 15, 2026
EFCC arraigns blessing CEO over alleged N36 million fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned a Nigerian social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, popularly known as Blessing CEO, before a Federal High Court in Ikoyi over an alleged N36 million fraud.
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Metro • May 15, 2026
Two security guards badge 6 years in jail for repeatedly raping a six-year-old for six years in Abuja
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured a landmark conviction, sentencing two security guards to life imprisonment for the repeated rape of a young girl over a six-year period in Abuja.
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