The Kwara State Police Command has dismissed reports claiming that suspected Boko Haram members were arrested in Ilorin, the state capital. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the command’s spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, described the reports circulating on social media as false and misleading, stressing that no such arrests were made anywhere in the state.…
Former Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has intensified his political disagreement with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, rejecting allegations that he referred to the governor in derogatory terms while reaffirming his dominant role in the Kwankwasiyya political movement. Speaking to supporters at his Miller Road residence in Kano, Kwankwaso responded to recent comments by…
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 36-year-old suspect, Richard Gabriel, after recovering 36 rounds of live cartridges during a stop-and-search operation in Benin City. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Thursday, May 28, 2026. According to the statement, officers attached to the…
A former senior CIA official accused of faking parts of his background to collect $77,000 in fraudulent military leave pay was arrested after FBI agents allegedly uncovered a massive stash of wealth inside his Virginia home, including gold bars valued at roughly $40 million. Federal agents raided the home of David Rush last week,…
Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the immediate past Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Gombe State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Pantami secured the party’s ticket through a voice affirmation during the PDP primary election held on Tuesday in Gombe, where he was…
Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the immediate past Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Gombe State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Pantami secured the party’s ticket through a voice affirmation during the PDP primary election held on Tuesday in Gombe, where he was…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Edo State has re-arrested and arraigned a suspected drug trafficker, Ibrahim Yusuf Lawal, who allegedly skipped bail and was falsely declared dead by his wife in a bid to avoid prosecution. According to the Edo State Commander of the NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju, Lawal was initially arrested on February…
Uganda has temporarily closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a bid to curb the spread of the ongoing Ebola outbreak, the country’s health ministry announced on Wednesday, May 27. The decision follows the confirmation of seven cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola since the outbreak was first detected in…
FC Barcelona have reportedly reached an agreement with Newcastle United F.C. to sign winger Anthony Gordon in a deal valued at £69.3 million (€80 million), including add-ons. The England international is expected to travel to Spain on Thursday for his medical ahead of completing the high-profile transfer before the upcoming World Cup. Although FC Bayern…
Troops of the 32 Brigade, working alongside local vigilantes, have arrested two suspected terrorist informants during a clearance operation in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. Military sources disclosed that the operation was carried out around 9:30 a.m. on May 25, 2026, in forest communities around Itagbolu, Iju, Igbogun Iju, and Iju Alagbun…
