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By Deborah Nnamdi The Niger State Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the abduction and brutal killing of a 10-year-old boy in Mariga Local Government Area. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that three suspected motorcycle thieves were also…

By Deborah Nnamdi A shooting at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas on Wednesday left one person dead and two others wounded, officials have confirmed. The Dallas Police Department said the suspected gunman fired on the facility from the roof of an adjacent building before…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rolled out a nationwide sensitization campaign to curb the abuse and hoarding of the Naira, warning that such practices undermine the integrity of the national currency as the yuletide season approaches. The initiative, launched in Abuja with the theme “Naira…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has announced “Nigeria @ 65: All Hands on Deck for a Greater Nation” as the official theme for the country’s 2025 Independence Day celebrations. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public…

By Deborah Nnamdi Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has gifted his wife, Chioma Rowland-Adeleke, a brand-new 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon. The luxury SUV, which recently entered the market, is priced at over $150,000 (approximately ₦240 million), depending on its specifications. The 2025 model comes with advanced design…

By Deborah Nnamdi Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, has unveiled a new message translation feature on WhatsApp, aimed at breaking down language barriers for its more than 3 billion users worldwide. The feature, which began rolling out on Tuesday, allows users to translate messages directly…

By Deborah Nnamdi Nigerian Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage has revisited the backlash she faced after her private video was leaked in 2021, describing the experience as deeply unfair and emotionally taxing. In a recent interview, the award-winning singer said she was vilified rather than supported, particularly by influential voices in…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Abia State Police Command has arrested a 68-year-old woman, Mrs. Victoria Madubuko of Ndiambe Ozuitem in Bende Local Government Area, for allegedly flogging a 22-year-old girl, Miss Nnenna Eke, to death. Mrs. Madubuko was said to have used a traditional cane known as Okpete during an…

By Deborah Nnamdi Nigeria has been ranked among the countries with the highest road traffic deaths in Africa, with 21.4 deaths per 100,000 people, according to the World Health Organization’s Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023. The statistic was highlighted on Tuesday in Abuja during a joint press briefing…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis points, lowering it from 27.5 percent to 27 percent. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, announced the decision on Tuesday at a press briefing in Abuja following the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. Cardoso explained that…