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By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have neutralized a notorious bandit leader, Abdullahi Umar, popularly known as Duna, along with his lieutenants, Buba Ahmadi (Killer) and Habi Sule (Mai-Kudi), during a clearance operation in Abuja. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Ajao S. Adewale, disclosed…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Gombe State Command, has arrested six men for allegedly exhuming a corpse for ritual purposes in Kwami Local Government Area. The suspects — Adamu Umar (22), Umar Jibrin Aboki (21), Abdullahi Umar Dauda (17), Muhammed Isa Chindo (28), Kawuji…

By Deborah Nnamdi Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, on Friday officially resumed duty at the Government House, Port Harcourt, following the expiration of the Emergency Rule imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu on March 18. Fubara had earlier arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, at…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Nigerian man based in the United Kingdom, Farouk Adekunle Adepoju, has been arrested at the request of the United States over allegations of wire fraud and computer fraud. U.K. authorities took Adepoju into custody on September 15, 2025, and he is awaiting extradition to the Western…

Supporters of reinstated Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday thronged the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, in anticipation of his arrival. Among those sighted at the airport were members of the Simplified Movement, the governor’s political structure which was earlier disbanded, including the sacked Mayor of Port Harcourt City,…

J-Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed social media reports claiming he recently suffered a heart attack and was flown to London for treatment. Speaking on Thursday at the flag-off of the Arterial Road from Wuye District to Ring Road II in Abuja, Woke described the…

By Deborah Nnamdi A General Court Martial sitting at Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Jos, Plateau State, has sentenced Private Lukman Musa to death by hanging for the murder of a tricycle rider, Mr. Abdulrahman Isa, in Azare, Bauchi State. The judgment, delivered on Thursday, September 18, 2025, by Brigadier General Liafis…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday re-arraigned a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, before an FCT High Court sitting in Apo over his alleged involvement in a $6 billion contract fraud. Agunloye, who served as minister between 1999 and 2003 under former President Olusegun…

Thousands of supporters who thronged the Government House in Port Harcourt on Thursday morning to welcome Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, left disappointed after waiting in vain for several hours. Many of the enthusiastic supporters, who arrived as early as 6 a.m. from different parts of the state, including rural…

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a record N2.225 trillion as federation revenue among the Federal Government, states, and local government councils for August 2025. This marks the highest monthly allocation ever, and the second consecutive month FAAC disbursements have exceeded N2 trillion. In July, the committee distributed…