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By Deborah Nnamdi Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have neutralised four armed militia members and recovered weapons in a swift operation to quell renewed communal violence in Usmanu Village, Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. The intervention followed credible intelligence indicating a resurgence of a long-standing land dispute between the Shomo and Wurkun communities, which recently escalated into armed clashes and the burning of houses. The 6 Brigade deployed personnel immediately to prevent further bloodshed and restore calm. In a statement on Sunday, the Brigade’s spokesperson, Lieutenant Umar Mohammed, said troops came under attack upon arriving…

By Deborah Nnamdi Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters in Mussa District, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The Nigerian Army announced the development on Sunday in a statement posted on its official X handle, saying the victims were freed on Saturday, November 29, following a swift, intelligence-led operation in the southern Borno axis. According to the army, the girls—aged between 15 and 20—were abducted on November 23 while harvesting crops on their family farmlands. They have since been moved to a secure military facility where they are receiving medical…

By Deborah Nnamdi Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked Yankamaye village in Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, killing an elderly woman and abducting three residents during a late-night raid on Saturday. The assailants reportedly arrived on motorcycles and parked at the outskirts of the quiet farming community before advancing on foot to avoid detection. Many residents were asleep when the attackers struck, throwing the village into panic. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said security operatives had been deployed to track down the perpetrators. “We are doing everything possible…

Kogi State Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, has denied allegations that the state government diverted local government funds, saying the claims were politically motivated and not supported by the state’s financial records. Fanwo, speaking at a news conference in Abuja, said recent accusations by the Igala Youth Council (IYC) and some civil society organisations were “untrue, baseless and deliberately orchestrated to mislead the public.” The IYC had on Nov. 20 led a protest in Abuja alleging persistent interference in local government finances, despite constitutional provisions guaranteeing financial autonomy for Nigeria’s 774 local councils. Fanwo said the state government does not…

..Index Falls 0.14% Amid Cautious Investor Sentiment Nigeria’s equities market closed the week lower as cautious sentiment and broad profit-taking pressured the benchmark index, even as trading activity increased significantly. The NGX All-Share Index slipped 0.14 per cent to 143,520.53 points, compared with 143,722.62 in the previous week. Total market capitalisation declined to ₦91.286 trillion, down from ₦91.415 trillion, according to data released by the Nigerian Exchange. The softening performance came as investors “lost about ₦129 billion this week,” the News Agency of Nigeria reported, reflecting waning risk appetite after a period of strong gains. Despite the overall decline, several…

Photo: Abubakar Malami SAN By Douglas Maha, Abuja Nigeria’s former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, is facing intensified scrutiny after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confiscated his international passport as part of a widening investigation into the whereabouts of $490 million in recovered Abacha funds. Malami, who served as the country’s chief law officer for eight years under former President Muhammadu Buhari, was detained for several hours and released around 1am on Saturday under strict bail conditions. He is required to report to EFCC headquarters in Abuja every day for the next month, effectively restricting him from…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted a fresh list of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation, expanding on the first batch of three names he forwarded earlier in the week. According to a statement issued on Saturday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the nominations were conveyed in two separate letters to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Tinubu urged the Senate to give expedited consideration to the 15 career diplomats and 17 non-career nominees. The new list includes 10 women—four career and six non-career nominees. Prominent figures among the non-career nominees…

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, says his administration will begin the gradual payment of verified gratuity and pension arrears dating back to 2001. Otti disclosed on Friday night during his monthly media chat at the Government House, Umuahia, where he explained that the state had completed a thorough review of all outstanding pension claims in partnership with the Nigerian Union of Pensioners. “The committee we set up with the national body of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners has just submitted its report. It is disheartening that pensions have remained outstanding since 2001, and the total verified arrears exceed N60 billion,”…

Six people have been confirmed dead following a fatal collision between a tipper truck and a passenger bus at the Nawfia axis, near Enugu-Agidi Junction, along the Awka–Onitsha expressway in Anambra State. The crash, which occurred late on Friday, was reportedly caused by excessive speeding and reckless driving involving a yellow-and-black tipper with registration number FGG 21 XV and a red 608 bus marked XQ 398 AA. Confirming the incident in a statement on Saturday, the Anambra State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bridget Asekhauno, said 32 people were involved—nine male adults and 23 female adults.…

The Jigawa State Police Command has neutralized one suspected armed robber and arrested three others during two separate foiled robbery attempts in Hadejia and Sule-Tankarkar local government areas of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shi’isu Adam, confirmed the operations in a statement issued on Friday in Dutse, describing the breakthroughs as clear evidence of the command’s sustained efforts to curb crime and protect residents. According to him, the first incident occurred around 3:35 a.m. on Thursday when a gang of about eight armed robbers invaded the Fruska Table Water Company in Hadejia. Officers from the Hadejia “A”…