A man armed with a knife was shot dead by police in the western German city of Moers on Tuesday, prompting a homicide investigation. Police were called to the scene after the 26-year-old German man attacked and threatened several people in a residential area on Tuesday afternoon. According to current information, the man is said…
Juventus are reportedly considering a bid for Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, currently at Leicester City. The Serie A giants have expressed interest in the 29-year-old, who is available for a release clause of €9 million after Leicester’s relegation from the Premier League last season. In addition to Juventus, Ndidi has drawn attention from Manchester United…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) reported a successful airstrike on Thursday, 5 June 2025, as part of Operation Hadin Kai, which resulted in the elimination of several terrorists and the destruction of a minimum of four gun trucks in the Buratai community. In a statement, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and…
Nigeria’s House Committee on Petroleum Downstream has rejected public petitions seeking the removal of Mr Farouk Ahmed, head of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), citing strong institutional performance under his watch. At a press briefing held in Abuja on Wednesday, Committee Chair Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere emphasised that after a thorough assessment…
Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan and Ghana’s former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have paid glowing tributes to the late Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a steadfast leader whose tenure was marked by dedication to national unity and integrity. During a condolence visit in London to Vice-President Senator Kashim Shettima, who is leading a delegation…
Nearly four months after China abruptly scrapped its tough “zero-COVID” policies following rare mass protests, authorities have yet to dismantle sprawling quarantine facilities designed for isolating hundreds of thousands of people, an Al Jazeera investigation based on satellite imagery shows. Mass quarantine facilities in three Chinese provinces appear fully intact with no visible changes to…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), says it is deeply saddened by reports of fresh violence in parts of Plateau, which resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. This is contained in a statement signed by its Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday in Ilorin. The NGF commiserates with the government and people of Plateau and families…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of Sheikh Modibbo Daware, a renowned Islamic scholar from Adamawa. Daware was a respected leader of the Tijjaniyya sect who spent his lifetime imparting knowledge, guiding, and shaping the minds of many individuals, the President said in a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman. Tinubu…
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle,has reaffirmed federal government commitment to boosting indigenous defence manufacturing,as he visited a Nigerian drone production facility in Abuja. Matawalle made the pledge during a tour of Briech UAS manufacturing plant in Kuje, on the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory. In a statement issued by his Personal…
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has rescued the traditional ruler of Dari, Emmanuel Omanji, abducted in his palace in Dari, Kokona Local Government Area of the state, on May 28. SP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, made this known in a statement issued in Lafia on Tuesday. “The command…
