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NYSC Members Kidnap: ‘I didn’t know my passengers had AK-47 rifles – Okadaman tells court
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NYSC Members Kidnap: ‘I didn’t know my passengers had AK-47 rifles – Okadaman tells court

Read Also: NYSC kidnap: DSS witness exposes how suspects were identified The Department of State Services, DSS, on Friday, called two witnesses in the ongoing suit, HOU/22C/2026, filed against Usman Aliyu, Mohamed Aliyu and Babangida Ali, over the kidnap of 20 prospective NYSC members. In his own evidence, the third prosecution witness, PW3, and Akwa Ibom Transport Company driver, Mr. Sunday Udoh, confirmed that he and another driver, Jeremiah, were carrying NYSC members from Ibadan, to their orientation camps.

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NYSC Members Kidnap: ‘I didn’t know passengers in my bus had AK-47 rifles – Driver tells court
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NYSC Members Kidnap: ‘I didn’t know passengers in my bus had AK-47 rifles – Driver tells court

In his own evidence, the third prosecution witness, PW3, and Akwa Ibom Transport Company driver, Mr. Sunday Udoh, confirmed that he and another driver, Jeremiah, were carrying NYSC members from Ibadan, to their orientation camps. Udoh, after identifying Usman Aliyu as one of the attackers, also said that the kidnappers took away five of his passengers and 15 from Jeremiah’s bus, into the bush.

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NYSC kidnap saga: Two witnesses testify in court
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NYSC kidnap saga: Two witnesses testify in court

By Chidi Nkwopara The Department of State Services, DSS, on Friday, called two witnesses in the ongoing suit, HOU/22C/2026, filed against Usman Aliyu, Mohamed Aliyu and Babangida Ali, over the October 1, 2026, kidnap of 20 prospective members of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, who were travelling to their orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states. In his own evidence, the third prosecution witness, PW3, and Akwa Ibom Transport Company driver, Mr. Sunday Udoh, confirmed that he and another driver, Jeremiah, were carrying NYSC members from Ibadan, to their orientation camps.

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Police confirm rescue of 3 kidnapped Zamfara Islamic clerics
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Police confirm rescue of 3 kidnapped Zamfara Islamic clerics

The Zamfara Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Bello, has confirmed the rescue of three of the six Islamic Clerics (Imam) kidnapped on September 12, while travelling to Talata Mafara, Zamfara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ONSA, in a high-stakes intelligence-driven collaboration with the DSS and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), rescued the three Islamic clerics kidnapped while en route to a special prayer session for President Bola Tinubu in Talata Mafara, Zamfara.

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FBI offers over N6m reward for information on wanted Nigerian woman
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FBI offers over N6m reward for information on wanted Nigerian woman

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $5,000 (approximately ₦6.7 million per exchange rate as of when this report was published) reward for information leading to the arrest of a Nigerian woman, Emuobosan Emanuella Hall, who is wanted in the United States for failing to report to prison to serve a 96-month sentence over money laundering and fraud offences. The FBI said Hall also goes by the aliases Emuobosan E. Hall, Emuobosan Emanuella Erih and “Mobo”.

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Taraba: Day bandits killed 62, injured 52, dislodged 7,123
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Taraba: Day bandits killed 62, injured 52, dislodged 7,123

• We can no longer farm, they took everything away from us — survivor By Femi Bolaji, Jalingo Friday, October 23, 2026, began like any other market day in Binnari, a rural community in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State, where the life of the people revolves around farming, fishing, livestock rearing and cross border trade. Casualties The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in it’s preliminary reports from the Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (TSEMA) and posted on its official social media handles put the death toll at 62.

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Drunk barber allegedly stabs man to death in Jigawa

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old barber, Emmanuel Olatonok, for allegedly stabbing a 32-year-old man, Ibrahim Shago, to death while reportedly under the influence of alcohol. The incident occurred on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at about 5:45 p.m. in the Rafin Sanyi area of Dutse Local Government Area.

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Riot police deployed to Poland’s constitutional court after judge suspended
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Riot police deployed to Poland’s constitutional court after judge suspended

President Karol Nawrocki seen struggling to gain entry to court building in Warsaw amid long-running row over the court’s legitimacy Riot police were locked in a tense standoff with protesters outside Poland’s constitutional court on Friday night after its top judge was suspended in the latest escalation in a decade-long dispute over the court’s legal status. The clashes followed a controversial decision by a group of government-appointed judges to suspend the court’s contested president, Bogdan Święczkowski, and his deputy, Bartłomiej Sochański, amid disagreements over the bench’s legitimacy.

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Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson could make a final bid for freedom. What are the prospects of a high court appeal?
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Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson could make a final bid for freedom. What are the prospects of a high court appeal?

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson could make a final bid for freedom. After attempt at acquittal or retrial was dismissed, Patterson has 28 days to lodge an application for special leave to appeal to Australia’s high court Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast After losing her bid for a retrial, the mushroom murderer Erin Patterson could take her fight to the highest court in Australia.

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‘We’re not freaks’: police raid sparks concern for Taiwan’s LGBT-friendly image
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‘We’re not freaks’: police raid sparks concern for Taiwan’s LGBT-friendly image

The rounding up of customers at a gay bar weeks before Saturday’s Pride festival has some questioning the island’s progressive image Josh was having a drink at Commander D, a popular gay bar in Taipei, on a Saturday afternoon when several police officers suddenly burst in. Bewildered, he looked around to see the bar owner being handcuffed and forced to his knees.

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The great escape from Theni jail
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The great escape from Theni jail

On October 26, a group of 17 remand prisoners hatched a plan to escape from the Theni district jail under the cover of darkness. But the jailbreak has raised larger questions about prison overcrowding, staff shortages, security, and the need for reform, reports L. Srikrishna

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