Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have rescued eight kidnap victims during a clearance operation in Pandam Forest, Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State. The operation commenced at about 3:00 a.m. on June 24, 2026 when personnel launched a raid on suspected bandits’ hideouts inside the forest. The bandits opened sporadic fire…
A boy has been charged with murd£r after a missing girl was found de@d near a Welsh bowling club. The 14-year-old, from the Blaenau Gwent area, was arrested after the body was found in the Duffryn Park area of Blaina on June 22. While formal identification hasn’t been disclosed yet, police said…
The de@th toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Venezuela has climbed to 235, while more than 4,300 people have been injured, according to the country’s health authorities. Speaking on the state television channel Venezolana de Televisión, Venezuelan Health Minister Carlos Alvarado said that hospitals had received approximately 235 victims who either showed no…
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has said drug abuse is responsible for about 80 per cent of insecurity in the state. The governor stated this on Thursday, June 25, at a public lecture to commemorate the 2026 United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking held at the Auditorium of Sultan Maccido Institute…
We’d dated for a year. All of a sudden, he told me his family had chosen a woman for him to marry. I was sad. I was even broken. I asked what he was going to do about it, whether he was going to choose me, but he said, “I have to at least pretend…
Kidnappers have released the traditional ruler of Ode-Oriya community in Owo Local Government area of Ondo State, Chief Adeniyi Adelana, the Oloriya (Baale) of Ode-Oriya Owo. The 60-year old traditional ruler was kidnapped when armed men invaded his residence earlier this month. His wife sustained gunshot injuries while allegedly trying to resist the…
I was very young when it happened. I was in SHS and was exploring what it meant to be in love. I came home for the long vacation, and my mom brought her friend’s daughter to live with us. Her name was Joan. I looked at her once, and I was in love. She was so…
Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has warned that terrorist groups are adopting more advanced communication technologies, urging security agencies to modernise their intelligence capabilities. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television on June 25, 2026, Falana said Nigeria’s security architecture must adapt to the evolving tactics of criminal networks. According to Falana,…
Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has urged the Federal Government to prioritise equipping the Nigeria Police Force rather than simply increasing the number of officers and police stations. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television on June 25, 2026, Falana argued that expanding the size of the police force alone would not…
Former Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission and All Progressives Congress chieftain Kayode Oladele has expressed confidence that Bola Ahmed Tinubu will win a second term in the 2027 presidential election. According to a statement reported by Punch on June 25, 2026, Oladele said the Peoples Democratic Party had lost its electoral…
