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Homepage News from Friday, November 21st, 2025
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5.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Bangladesh; 5 Dead, 100 Injured
A strong earthquake shook Bangladesh on Friday morning, killing at least five people and injuring about 100 others.
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NDLEA Seizes Ship, Arrests 20 Filipino Sailors Over Cocaine in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 20 sailors from the Philippines after finding cocaine on their ship in Lagos.
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NSCDC Launches Marine Unit to Tackle Illegal Dredging Near Lagos Bridges
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has established a specialized marine unit to combat illegal dredging activities around Lagos’s Third Mainland and Qatar Bridges, critical infrastructure points in the city.
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Terrorists Invade Catholic School in Niger, Abduct Students, Staff
Early Friday, terrorists abducted some students and teachers from St. Mary School in Papiri, Niger State, deepening Nigeria’s mounting security crisis.
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Kwara Church Attack: Bandits Seek N100m Ransom per Victim
Suspected bandits who abducted 38 worshippers from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke-Isegun, in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have demanded a ransom of N100 million per victim, community leaders confirmed on Thursday.
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Africa CDC Warns of Sharp Rise in Cholera, Mpox and Marburg Across the Continent
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says Africa is seeing big increases in three dangerous diseases, namely cholera, mpox and Marburg, and it is warning governments and people to act fast.
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Tinubu Orders Defence Minister to Relocate to Kebbi After School Abduction
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Kebbi State to help oversee the rescue of schoolgirls abducted from a boarding school in Maga.
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DSS Arraigns Two Suspects on Terrorism and Coup-Related Charges in Abuja
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday arraigned two men before a Federal High Court in Abuja just two days after it secured a 20-year terrorism sentence against ISWAP commander Hussaini Ismaila.
