…Backs Down on Dreadlocks Ban, Says Fight is Against Cultists, Not Fashion The Governor of Niger State, Umaru Bago, has declared an all-out war on thugs and those allegedly sheltering or supporting them across the state, particularly in the capital, Minna, which has in recent months witnessed an alarming rise in violence and killings linked to street gangs. The Governor made this known on Tuesday at a high-level security meeting held at the Government House...

The Kano Hisbah Board has pulled down the popular ‘healing water’ site located in Hotoron Arewa, within the Kano metropolis. The site, believed by many to possess spiritual healing powers, had drawn huge crowds over the past few weeks. People travelled from across Kano and even from neighbouring states, hoping to receive divine healing from the water. But the Hisbah Board says the whole thing was a scam. The Director General of the board, Abba...

Residents of Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Monday took to the streets in protest against the incessant killings and kidnappings by suspected gunmen in the state. The peaceful protest, which was led by Christian leaders under the umbrella of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), was in response to recent violent attacks that have claimed over 100 lives in Bokkos and Bassa Local Government Areas in the past two weeks. The protesters, including clergymen...