Six persons have been confirmed de@d while five others were left injured following fresh bandit atta@ck on Lajinge community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area (LGA) of Sokoto State on Wednesday, July 8. Residents said the attackers stormed the community at about 12:00 midnight and operated until around 2:20 a.m., shooting sporadically and causing…
The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the abd#ction of three students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) from their off-campus hostel along Awe Road, near the university’s temporary campus in Akunza, Lafia. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Ramhan Nansel, said the distress call was received around 9:21pm. According…
The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a father and son for unlawful possession of four firearms. The spokesman for the command, DSP Musa Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 said the suspects, Tibi Friday, 68, and Futoro Gbene, 36, were arrested during a routine stop and search…
The House of Representatives was thrown into a rowdy session today, July 8, following a motion moved by Hon. Mascot Ikwechegh for President Tinubu to be summoned over the ‘poor implementation of the budget and delays in the release of funds to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). “ The motion sought to address concerns…
Senator Adams Oshiomole on Tuesday, July 7, joined his colleagues in the call for the suspension of the terrorist rehabilitation programme. Launched in 2016 by the Buhari administration, the rehabilitation and reintegration programme was designed to rehabilitate “low-risk” defectors from Boko Haram and ISWAP through psychological counseling, religious reorientation, and vocational training. Over 2,600…
Veteran journalist, Dele Momodu, says have gone so bad with the economy thatbhe finds it hard to open messages on his phone because day in day out, he receives messages from people asking for financial assistance. According to him, the economy has become so bad that many people have resorted to begging. Momodu…
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have foiled coordinated terrorist attacks, neutralised a notorious terrorist commander and disrupted a large-scale assault through precision airstrikes during separate operations in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, Media Information Officer Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN…
A cargo plane that departed from Sharjah crashed into the sea after disappearing from radar off Pakistan’s coast. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extended his condolences to the families of the five crew members on board, his government said in a post on X. It said he “expressed profound grief and sorrow over the…
The Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has alleged that his life is under threat, claiming he is deliberately being frustrated and targeted by the Tinubu-led administration. Speaking during an interview on a podcast with Chude Jideonwo, Obi said the alleged actions against him have intensified, adding that there is a possibility…
A British holidaymaker has been arrested after allegedly trying to kiss an air steward on the neck during a flight to Spain. . Police boarded his Ryanair flight from London Stansted shortly after it landed in Majorca and arrested him after a cabin crew member confirmed plans to file a complaint. The 30–year–old is…
