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 …
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Russian hacker sentenced to over six years in U.S. prison, returns $9.1M
by NPA Newsroomby NPA NewsroomINTERNATIONAL (NPA) — March 24, 2026 — A court in the Southern District of Indiana has sentenced Russian citizen Aleksei Volkov to 81 months in prison for assisting major cybercrime …
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One dead, others injured as suspected terrorists’ landmine explodes on Kwara expressway
by Maro Chideraby Maro ChideraILORIN, NIGERIA (NPA) — March 24, 2026 — The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the death of one man in a landmine explosion on March 23 along the Kiama–Woro–Borgu …
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Ex-US Mayor, Mike Arnold accuses Britain of silence over Nnamdi Kanu’s imprisonment
INTERNATIONAL (NPA) — March 24, 2026 — Mike Arnold, founder of Africa Arise International and former mayor of Blanco City, Texas, has accused Britain of deliberate silence over the imprisonment …
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IBADAN, NIGERIA (NPA) — March 24, 2026 — Police in Oyo State have arrested three suspects for unlawful possession of suspected human parts. The suspects, riding an unregistered Bajaj Boxer …
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El-Rufai to remain in detention until March 31 following arraignment
by Maro Chideraby Maro ChideraKADUNA, NIGERIA (NPA) — March 24, 2026 — Former Kaduna State Governor and prominent figure of the All Democratic Congress (ADC), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, was today arraigned before a Federal …
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Peter Obi says Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani Umar arrested because he visited him in Kaduna
ABUJA, NIGERIA (NPA) — March 24, 2026 — The leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Labour Party candidate in the 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has raised …
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INTERNATIONAL (NPA) — March 24, 2026 — The death toll from the Colombian military plane crash in Puerto Leguízamo, Putumayo province, has climbed to 66, with four soldiers still missing. …
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Nigerian Court jails Ex-AGoF Nwabuoku 72 years for N868m fraud
by NPA Newsroomby NPA NewsroomCRIME WATCH (NPA) — March 24, 2026—The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGoF), Chukwunyere Nwabuoku, to 72 years in prison for laundering …
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LaGuardia Airport shut after Air Canada jet collides with fire truck
by Maro Chideraby Maro ChideraNORTH AMERICA (NPA) — March 23, 2026 — New York’s LaGuardia Airport was closed temporarily after an Air Canada Express regional jet collided with a Port Authority fire truck while …
