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By Deborah Nnamdi The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has opened an investigation into the suspected murder of a 45-year-old man who was found dead in a pool of blood while sleeping with his family inside a church. In a statement issued Wednesday in Uyo, Police Public Relations Officer DSP Timfon John confirmed the incident, which occurred at about 12:10 a.m. on Tuesday in Ikot Oku Usung village, Ukanafun Local Government Area. According to John, preliminary findings revealed that the victim, identified as Mr. Udeme Uko, was asleep with his wife and children in the church when a gunshot was…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the licences of two ValueJet pilots following a serious breach of aviation safety procedures at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. According to an official statement released by the NCAA, the incident occurred on Tuesday, August 5, when a ValueJet aircraft initiated departure from the domestic terminal without obtaining mandatory clearance from air traffic control (ATC). The regulatory body described the event as a significant violation of aviation protocols, warning that such actions pose risks to both airport personnel and the flying public. “This breach endangered the safety of ground personnel and other…

File photo: Unrelated photo of floods after heavy rainfall By Deborah Nnamdi A devastating tragedy unfolded in Dankama Local Government Area of Katsina State as a mother and her five children lost their lives when their home collapsed during a heavy downpour. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Tuesday while the family was asleep. According to reports, the building gave way under the force of the rainfall, leading to the deaths of six family members. Muhammad Sani, the father of the children, confirmed the heartbreaking news to journalists in Katsina. He said he was away from home at the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Tension gripped the Karfi community in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State on Tuesday evening after residents captured and killed a man suspected to be an informant for bandits. The development was disclosed by a security analyst, Bakatsine, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday morning. According to Bakatsine, the suspect reportedly confessed to aiding bandits in planning and executing attacks on several communities, including Karfi, Tashar-Fulani, and Layin Minister. He also admitted to kidnapping a woman identified as Hajiyar Buroni, whom he allegedly transported on a motorcycle. Residents who apprehended him found charms…

… President Tinubu, Akpabio, save Warri By G.T. Addey (Agolokorobosin), Ode-Itsekiri (Big Warri) The silence of history often bears the weight of unspeakable truths. Between 1997 and 2003, the Itsekiri people of Warri bore witness to one of the darkest chapters in Nigeria’s post-colonial ethnic history. Entire villages were razed, families torn apart, and innocent lives- children, women, the elderly, and the sick- were lost in what can only be described as a genocidal purge, led by armed Ijaw militias. Those who fled never returned, leaving behind once-thriving communities that now stand as ghost villages, overgrown by forest and haunted…

By Deborah Nnamdi Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has honoured seven Super Falcons players of Imo origin with a cash reward of ₦30 million each and plots of land in choice areas of Owerri. The gesture follows Nigeria’s recent triumph at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. The players—Chiamaka Nnadozie, Jennifer Echegini, Tochukwu Oluchi, Chinwendu Ihezuo, Osinachi Ohale, Michelle Alozie, and Ifeoma Onumonu—were received at a special dinner hosted at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Owerri. Governor Uzodinma said the reward was a gesture of appreciation from the people of Imo State to celebrate…

Nigeria’s women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, reaffirmed their dominance on the continent with a resounding 78-64 victory over Mali in the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship, securing their fifth consecutive title and further etching their name in African basketball history. The thrilling final took place at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, where the Nigerian side showcased their trademark defensive grit and offensive sharpness to outclass a spirited Malian team that had hoped to unseat the reigning champions. From the opening tip-off, D’Tigress controlled the tempo, with strong performances from team captain Adaora Elonu and forward Amy…

Suspected herdsmen launched a deadly attack on Saturday afternoon in the Ngban community, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, killing a woman and her son on their rice farm. The victims, identified as Mlumun Igbawua and her son Benjamin Igbawua, were reportedly ambushed while working on their farmland. Sources said the attackers also abducted another woman, who was later rescued with severe injuries inflicted during torture. Ngban, a settlement located between Daudu and Yelewata along the Benue-Nasarawa federal highway, has been a flashpoint of repeated violence in recent months, with multiple homes destroyed and residents displaced. Chairman of Guma…

The Nigerian social media space has reacted with widespread uproar to a report of the graduation of the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, and founder of one of Nigeria’s leading private universities, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, from Queen Mary University, United Kingdom. Datti-Ahmed’s Baze University prides itself as one of Nigeria’s best citadels of learning The news follows a similar development last year when Baba-Ahmed’s daughter, Taslim, graduated from the University of Reading, another UK institution. While many Nigerians took to social media to congratulate the family, others questioned why the children of the owner…

By Deborah Nnamdi Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have continued to make significant progress in their mission to restore peace and security across Benue State, successfully recovering arms, dismantling criminal camps, and neutralizing bandits in a series of clearance operations over the weekend. On August 2, 2025, during a daring patrol in Tse Adudu, Gbanga/Tongo Council Ward, OPWS forces recovered a cache of arms and ammunition believed to have been abandoned by fleeing armed herdsmen responsible for repeated farmland invasions in Akpiti village. The operation was prompted by credible intelligence from residents reporting illegal grazing activities. Upon arrival, the…