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Gunmen on Sunday night reportedly stormed the Agwan Rukuba community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing an unspecified number of residents. Eyewitnesses said the attackers invaded the area at about 7:30 p.m., firing indiscriminately and throwing the community into panic. Residents were unable to immediately identify…

The spokesperson to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, Mr Lere Olayinka, has confirmed the presence of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission at the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party holding at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja. The convention, organised by the Abdulrahman…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested ten suspected armed robbers in the Genesis Hotel area of Challenge, Ibadan, recovering stolen items valued at about ₦100 million. The command’s spokesperson, Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to the statement,…

Nigerian football administrator Samson Adamu has made history following his appointment as Acting Secretary General of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), becoming the first Nigerian to occupy the position since the organisation’s establishment in 1957. The appointment was confirmed on Sunday during a CAF congress held in Cairo, Egypt,…

Fresh disclosures before the Rivers State High Court have revealed that over ₦302 billion was allegedly spent within six months by the administration of former Rivers sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd). The revelations emerged in a Freedom of Information suit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project…

The remains of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, were on Sunday laid to rest in Abuja following her death in Cairo, Egypt, after a brief illness. Her grandson, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, confirmed the arrival of the body and burial arrangements in a statement posted…

At least three persons are feared dead, while several journalists sustained injuries in a tragic auto crash along the notorious Onyeama Hills axis of the Enugu–Onitsha Expressway on Saturday morning. The accident reportedly involved multiple vehicles, including a black Toyota Sienna bus conveying journalists on an official assignment to Igbo-Etiti…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 46-year-old woman, Omolade Abigail Jolayemi, popularly known as “Iya Ghana,” over her alleged role in a drug distribution network in Lagos. The agency disclosed the development in a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, noting…

A fire outbreak has destroyed the cold storage facility of the Ebonyi State Ministry of Health, wiping out vaccines and critical medical equipment valued at hundreds of millions of naira. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday at Block 5, Centenary City in Abakaliki, dealing a major blow…

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday criticised the widening gap between the rich and the poor as he visited Monaco, marking the first Western European trip of his papacy. The pontiff arrived by helicopter from Rome and was received at Monte Carlo’s heliport by Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene under…