The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has elected Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, as its new chairman, succeeding Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, who held the position for the past year. The leadership transition took place during the 67th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, held in…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has launched a full-scale investigation after a convicted armed robber, Haruna Ayo, was discovered attempting to process a passport and visa at the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) office in FESTAC Town, Lagos. The incident occurred on Wednesday, May 19, when Ayo, an inmate of Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre, was…
The Benue State Police Command has debunked reports of a fresh herdsmen attack in Wannue Town, located in Tarka Local Government Area, on the night of Friday, June 20. In a statement released by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Udeme Edet, the police described the circulating reports as “entirely false and misleading,” urging the public to…
A housewife, Ifeoma Okafor, appeared before a Senior Magistrate’s Court in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Friday for allegedly threatening to kill her husband with a knife. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the defendant, who resides behind ECWA Goodnews Church in Gwagwalada, Abuja, is facing charges of criminal…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has attributed the recent wave of violent killings in Benue State to suspected foreign mercenaries, suggesting that those responsible are not Nigerian nationals. Oluyede made the statement on Saturday, June 21, during the opening session of the Nigerian Army Civil-Military Cooperation quarterly media chat held…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the nation’s Service Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to take immediate action in locating and apprehending those responsible for the recent wave of attacks and killings in Benue State. The directive was issued during the President’s visit to the state on June 18, following renewed violence…
Infamous televangelist Jimmy Swaggart was hospitalized in critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest over the weekend at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The 90-year-old collapsed on Sunday morning, June 15—coinciding with Father’s Day—prompting an emergency response from friends nearby and paramedics. Swaggart’s son, Donnie Swaggart, addressed his congregation later that day, describing the…
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his family are reportedly sheltering in an underground bunker in Lavizan, northeastern Tehran, following a wave of Israeli airstrikes targeting major Iranian cities—including the capital, Tehran, and, for the first time, Mashhad. According to Iran International, sources confirm that Khamenei’s sons—Mojtaba, Masoud, and Mostafa—are currently with him in…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has condemned the ongoing killings in Benue State, describing them as senseless and driven by economic motives rather than religious differences. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, Akume expressed deep sorrow over the recurring violence, which he described as a national…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Bolade, Oshodi, on Monday, June 16, convicted 13 individuals for engaging in open defecation and urination in the Agege and Alimosho areas of Lagos State. All the accused persons pleaded guilty to the charges when they were arraigned and were each sentenced to three months in prison. Those convicted include:Friday…
