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The Kebbi State Police Command has killed one suspected bandit and arrested three others in coordinated operations across Maiyama and Shanga Local Government Areas of the state. According to a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, the operations were launched following separate attacks on Botoro Gadi…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of two staff members of the National Assembly, Mustapha Mohammed and Tijjani Adam Goni, for defrauding two job seekers of N4.8 million in a fake employment scam involving the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the…

Nigeria’s crude oil production rose marginally to 1.401 million barrels per day (bpd) in October, up from 1.39 million bpd recorded in September, according to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) released on Wednesday. Despite the slight increase, the report revealed that Nigeria failed…

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai (rtd), has strongly condemned the actions of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, describing his verbal attack on a uniformed military officer as a grave threat to national security and institutional integrity. Buratai, in a statement on…

By Deborah Nnamdi In a shocking security breach, a suspected car thief reportedly broke into the Kano State Government House in the early hours of Monday and escaped with a Toyota Hilux belonging to the deputy governor’s convoy. The intruder was said to have gained access through Gate 4 at…

The Enugu State Police Command has arraigned a 29-year-old mother of two, Chisom Okonkwo, before a magistrate court for allegedly making false claims that her husband, Okonkwo Ozioma, defiled their two daughters. The case stemmed from a viral social media post on November 5, in which Chisom accused her husband…

The World Bank has expressed concern over the inefficiency of Nigeria’s social safety net programmes, revealing that although more than half of their beneficiaries are poor, the majority of the country’s poor population remains unreached. In its latest report titled “The State of Social Safety Nets in Nigeria,” the global…

By Deborah Nnamdi There was tension in Abuja on Tuesday when armed soldiers reportedly barred the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and senior officials of the FCT Administration (FCTA) from accessing a disputed parcel of land in Gaduwa District. In a video shared by Channels Television,…

By Deborah Nnamdi Social media personality, Ojaigho Prosper, popularly known as Gehgeh has ignited a heated debate after declaring that African men should not kneel to propose to women, calling the practice “unAfrican” and unnecessary. Speaking on the latest episode of the Honest Bunch podcast, Gehgeh argued that men proposing…

By Deborah Nnamdi Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss all terrorism-related charges against him and permanently halt his ongoing prosecution. In a written address supporting his preliminary objection, Kanu argued that his trial is…