Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State, have rescued five children after apprehending a suspected syndicate that specialises in child stealing and trafficking. The Assistant Inspector General (AIG), of Police in charge of Zone 2, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, confirmed the development to journalists in Lagos on Monday. Fayoade revealed that the rescued…
A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) blast claimed six lives and left three others seriously wounded on Sunday in Gwabro village, Tangaza Local Government Area of Nigeria’s north-western Sokoto State. The tragic explosion occurred as villagers were walking to Zurmuku, a neighbouring community, during Eid-el-Kabir festivities. Unbeknownst to them, they triggered a locally manufactured explosive…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out a 10-count charge brought by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against Prof. Sani Malumfashi, Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC). The ICPC had also named KANSIEC Secretary Mr Anas Mustapha and Deputy Director of Accounts Mr Ado…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed readiness to conduct a peaceful, credible, and transparent bye-election in the Ganye Constituency of Adamawa State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Alhaji Mohammed Nura, gave the assurance during a stakeholders’ meeting held on Wednesday in Yola. According to him, the bye-election—scheduled for August 16—follows…
A Zamfara-based advocacy group has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle, for appointing Hon. Yazeed Shehu Danfulani as Managing Director of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC). The commendation came via a statement signed by the group’s chairman, Mr Imran Usman Bore, who described the…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for “maximum restraint” from India and Pakistan. While addressing newsmen at the Security Council in UN Headquarters in New York, he warned that escalating tensions over a recent deadly terror attack in Kashmir risk spiralling into military confrontation. Guterres expressed deep concern over deteriorating relations between the two South…
The Joint Security Force in Anambra State has detained seven men suspected of being initiated into a cult group with plans to disrupt the forthcoming gubernatorial election scheduled for 8 November. Police Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed on Sunday that the arrests were made by the Special Anti-Cult Squad (SPACS) in partnership with…
No fewer than three persons sustained various degrees of injuries in a tanker explosion along Numan Road, Jimeta in Yola. The Police and the Federal fire Service in Adamawa, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola that no life was lost in the incident. Aliyu Abubakar, Deputy Superintendent of Fire…
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has voiced grave concern that the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) continued territorial gains in Sudan could unleash another mass exodus of civilians across the region. Speaking from Port Sudan, Grandi said the RSF’s capture of al-Fashir in October—a critical stronghold in Darfur—had been a turning point in the…
Nigeria held their nerve to secure a place in the semi-finals of the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, defeating defending champions Senegal 3-1 on penalties. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was after a goalless draw in regulation and extra time at the Suez Canal Stadium on Monday. The…
