INTERNATIONAL (NPA) — 26 March 2026 — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida has announced the arrest of Jonathan James Elder, 35, of St. Petersburg, charged …
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ABUJA, NIGERIA (NPA) — 26 March 2026 — Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has issued a statement refuting what it described as a misleading narrative circulating on social media, particularly a Facebook …
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LAGOS, NIGERIA (NPA) — 26 March 2026 — Police in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria, have announced a missing but found person in the Somolu axis of the commercial city. According …
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Atiku applauds UN Resolution declaring slave trade gravest crime against humanity
ABUJA, NIGERIA (NPA) — 26 March 2026 — Former Nigerian Vice President and chieftain of the All Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has hailed the outcome of the United Nations …
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AKURE, NIGERIA (NPA) — 26 March 2026 — Police in Ondo State have arrested two suspects following a dramatic attempt to abduct a child in the Ogbagi Akoko area on …
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Police arrest four suspected cultists, recover firearms in Edo State
by Ibe Abuchiby Ibe AbuchiBENIN CITY, NIGERIA (NPA) — March 25, 2026: The Edo State Police Command has arrested four suspected cultists and recovered firearms during a coordinated operation in Uromi. According to a …
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Tragedy on Apapa–Oshodi Expressway: Dispatch Rider killed by tanker, driver flees
by Maro Chideraby Maro ChideraLAGOS, NIGERIA (NPA) — March 25, 2026: A dispatch rider lost his life in a fatal crash on the ever-busy Apapa–Oshodi Expressway in Lagos after being struck by a diesel-laden …
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ABUJA, NIGERIA (NPA) — March 25, 2026: Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Disu has declared open the Strategic Leadership Retreat for Deputy Inspectors-General (DIGs) and Assistant Inspectors-General (AIGs), marking another …
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Bloodbath in Tillabéri: Islamic State fighters ambush, kill over seven Nigerien soldiers
by NPA Newsroomby NPA NewsroomABUJA, NIGERIA (NPA) — March 25, 2026: An Islamic terrorist group has killed no fewer than seven soldiers of the Nigerien Defence and Security Forces (FDS) in a deadly ambush …
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Independent panel exposes corruption, violence in Nigerian Correctional Service
ABUJA, NIGERIA (NPA) — March 25, 2026: An Independent Investigative Panel on alleged corruption and other violations within the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has presented its findings to stakeholders in …
