The Yobe State Police Command has arrested two members of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered 26 stolen goats in Gujba Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, July 12, 2026 said armed men abducted one Idi Musa and whisked…
The Lagos State Police Command has sought public assistance in reuniting an elderly man with his family. A statement from the command says the man identified as Mr. Oriowo Gabriel, aged 83 years, was found by a kind-hearted member of the public and subsequently taken into protective Police custody at Ipaja Division, where he…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested three female members of a child trafficking syndicate for allegedly selling a four-year-old boy for N2 million. The spokesperson for the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, 12th July 2026 said the suspects were arrested by operatives attached to the Awada…
Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have repelled a coordinated infiltration attempt by suspected ISWAP terrorists on Cross Kauwa in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, inflicting heavy casualties on the attackers. Captain Mohammed Goni, Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN…
Nigerian parents will pay ₦50,000 to register each child for WAEC or NECO SSCE from the year 2027. This is an 82% increase from the previous fee of ₦27,500. The Federal Government approved the new examination fee of N50,000 for candidates sitting the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School…
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has reacted after the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, declined his invitation to a public debate. In a recent interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, Obi said he would only hold a debate with presidential candidates and not political office holders. He asked Umahi…
Yoruba nation campaigner Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has commended President Bola Tinubu for the successful rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Oyo State. According to a Daily Post report published on Sunday, July 12, 2026, Igboho, in a statement issued by his media office, said the President remained committed to securing…
Michael Ogunsina, the Oyo State Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has suggested that the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area involved more than a routine security incident. According to The PUNCH, the successful rescue of the 44 abducted pupils and teachers ended their 56-day captivity but has continued…
Ali Khomeini, grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, has reaffirmed Iran’s hardline stance on relations with the United States, saying negotiations should not be viewed as efforts to achieve peace or normalise ties. According to The Times of Israel, Khomeini said on Friday that resistance to what he described as…
Families of the rescued pupils and teachers from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State gathered for a thanksgiving service on Sunday to celebrate the safe return of their loved ones. Speaking to News Central TV, one of the parents, Mrs. Esther Salami, said she had not yet reunited with her children but had received…
