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Police arrest two suspected cultists in Anambra, recover firearm
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a notorious cult group in Enugwu Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, identified as 21-year-old Oluebube Ifediorah and 25-year-old Offorbuike Emmanuel, were apprehended on Thursday by operatives of the Special Anti-Cult Squad following intelligence reports…
Read More »DSS arrests doctor allegedly supplying drugs to kidnappers in Kwara
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a medical doctor accused of transporting medical supplies from Sokoto State to armed kidnappers operating in parts of Kwara State. According to a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, the suspect was intercepted in the Jebba…
Read More »Wike blames PDP factional crisis for Rivers lawmakers’ defection to APC
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has linked the recent defection of the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and 15 other lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to deepening internal divisions within the PDP. Speaking with journalists…
Read More »Fuel Prices will continue to drop as smuggling persists – Dangote
Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, says fuel prices in Nigeria will keep falling as the company positions itself to compete favourably with imported products, despite ongoing smuggling across the country’s borders. Speaking to journalists on Friday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in…
Read More »Wike sacks acting FCT-IRS chairman Michael Ango
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), Michael Ango. The decision was announced on Friday in a statement issued by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communication and…
Read More »Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in landmark $83bn deal
Streaming giant Netflix has announced plans to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion, marking the largest entertainment industry merger of the decade. The acquisition will hand Netflix control of an extensive film and television library, including classics such as Casablanca and Citizen Kane, along…
Read More »Trump receives FIFA’s first-ever Peace Prize at World Cup draw
U.S. President Donald Trump became the inaugural recipient of FIFA’s newly created peace prize on Friday during the 2026 World Cup draw held at the Kennedy Center in Washington. FIFA President Gianni Infantino, a long-time ally of Trump, presented the award to the 79-year-old leader, describing him as a figure…
Read More »Pregnant woman dies in Katsina hospital over cash-only policy
A pregnant woman, Aisha Najamu, has died at the Turai Umaru Musa Yar’adua Maternity and Children Hospital in Katsina State after a health worker allegedly refused to accept a bank transfer for the payment of oxygen, insisting on cash only. The incident occurred on Monday when the victim arrived at…
Read More »Army rescues 10 kidnapped women in Kaduna, recovers weapons
Troops of Operation Peace Shield have rescued 10 kidnapped women during a special operation conducted in the early hours of Friday in the Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A credible source at the Army Headquarters confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, revealing…
Read More »Why I dumped PDP for APC, Amaewhule, Rivers Assembly Speaker
By Didimoko A. Didimoko, Snr Writer Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, on Friday cited the deepening divisions within the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) as the primary reason for his defection to the All-Progressives Congress (APC). Amaewhule, who represents Obio-Akpor I constituency, he told…
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