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Gunmen kidnap 32 people from Edo train station

Gunmen with AK-47s seized more than 30 persons from the Tom Ikimi rail station in Igueben, Edo state, Nigeria, on Saturday. The attack is the latest evidence of escalating insecurity in Africa’s most populous country, challenging the government ahead of a February presidential election. Armed herders assaulted Tom Ikimi station at 4 p.m. on Saturday Read More…
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10 IDPs in Edo camp graduate from tertiary institutions

The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp at Uhogua near Benin has produced no fewer than 10 graduates from various tertiary institutions across the country. Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, the Coordinator of the camp, disclosed this on Sunday, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. The number represents eight of the IDPs Read More…