The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two security guards in connection with the murder of a traveler identified as Promise in Ibafo. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, April 13, 2026, noting that efforts are ongoing to apprehend other suspects still at large. According to the police,…
Bola Tinubu on April 13 held a high-level security meeting at the State House in Abuja with the country’s top military, police, and intelligence chiefs amid growing concerns over Nigeria’s security situation. The closed-door session included the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu; Chief of…
Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel, working alongside the United States, has dealt what he described as the “heaviest blow” ever inflicted on Iran’s leadership. He made the remarks on Monday, April 13, during a state ceremony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem marking the start of Israel’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. Netanyahu claimed the Iranian government is…
The Gender Unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, has intervened in a reported case of alleged child s@xual abuse involving a teacher at an Islamiyah school located along the Prison Quarters in Tunga area of Minna. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSC Abubakar M.R. Muti, disclosed this…
FIFA has rejected a request from the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran to relocate Iran’s 2026 World Cup group-stage matches from the United States to Mexico. The decision was confirmed by Claudia Sheinbaum, who said logistical challenges made any changes to the tournament schedule impractical. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has repeatedly stated that…
More than 1,000 filmmakers, actors, and entertainment professionals have signed an open letter opposing the proposed $110 billion merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance. Prominent figures such as Jane Fonda, Joaquin Phoenix, and Mark Ruffalo are among those cautioning that the merger could significantly reduce competition and deepen consolidation across the U.S.…
Suspected Boko Haram fighters have reportedly killed a Nigerian Army colonel, Col. I.A. Mohammed, along with six soldiers in an ambush in Monguno, Borno State, on April 12. The incident was confirmed by the North-East Joint Task Force’s media information officer, Sani Uba. He explained that the troops were deployed to Monguno in response to…
