The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with alleged violent crimes and acts of public disorder in Gusau, the state capital. According to the sources, the suspect was apprehended as part of ongoing efforts to tackle youth violence, criminal activities and threats to public safety within the state capital and…
The Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City on Wednesday sentenced five persons to d8ath by hanging for their involvement in the abduction and m8rder of a legal practitioner, Iyoha Osobase. The court, however, discharged and acquitted one of the defendants, Solomon Esuike, citing insufficient evidence linking him to the crime. Delivering…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday sentenced 5 suspects to 25 years imprisonment each over their involvement in the attack on St. Joseph Catholic Church school, Papiri, Niger State. LIB reported that the convicts were arrested on May 31, 2026, by the Department of State Services (DSS) for being accomplices in…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected impostor who allegedly posed as a retired Major General in Kaduna State. Military sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspect was apprehended on Wednesday, June 11, 2026 by troops of the 312 Artillery Regiment deployed at the Strike Force Base in Sabo area. The…
Manchester United 1999 treble winner Teddy Sheringham has revealed that Diego Maradona was once close to joining Tottenham Hotspur, but the move collapsed due to concerns over the Argentine star’s “baggage”. Speaking exclusively on talkSPORT and Burger King’s Squad Table, Sheringham recalled how then-Spurs manager Ossie Ardiles seriously explored the possibility of bringing the late…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a pastor, Apostle Williams Okon Bassey, to 49 years imprisonment for r@ping and impregnating his teenage daughter. Hon. Justice Bassey delivered the judgment on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Bassey, of Mount Zion Lighthouse Full Gospel Church, Uyo, was arrested at his residence…
The FCT Police Command has successfully rescued five k!dnapped victims and k!lled two suspected bandits in an intensive joint rescue operation conducted in the Byazhin area of the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday, June 9. The command in a statement released by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said while acting on recent k!dnapping incidents…
Troops of Sector 7 of Operation ENDURING (OPEP) have arrested three suspects following a clash between farmers and herders in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Security sources disclosed that the troops responded to a distress report at about 12:20 a.m. on June 10, 2026 concerning a violent confrontation at Atuku Kasa Village….
There was a brief fire scare at the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday, June 10, after a fire broke out in the Senate wing of the parliamentary complex, prompting swift intervention by lawmakers and officialshwo joined efforts to put out the fire. The incident occurred at Hearing Room 107 shortly after the Senate…
Sports commentator, Stephen A. Smith has challenged President Donald Trump to a debate after the president questioned his intelligence during a recent media exchange. Smith made the remarks during an appearance on Laura Coates Live on CNN, where host Laura Coates asked him about Trump’s repeated comments regarding his IQ. The exchange comes…
