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  The Police Command in Gombe State has arrested a 27-year-old Taraba-bound Joseph Babari contracted to fight in Plateau State.   The command’s spokesperson, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Gombe, the state capital.   Abdullahi said the suspect was arrested on Wednesday around ...

  President Bola Tinubu said his administration is committed to reclaiming ungoverned areas, particularly forests, in the North West and across Nigeria, deploying advanced surveillance and technology to combat kidnapping, banditry, and terrorism.   “We will invest more in technology and take over the forests,” Tinubu said when he addressed ...

  A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to implement the recommendations of the 2014 Constitutional Conference in honour of Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Chief Edwin Clark.   George appealed at a media briefing on Friday in Lagos.   ...

  A former Edo State Governorship aspirant, Kenneth Imasuagbon, has said Nigeria is losing global respect due to the problem of insecurity and the poor state of its economy.   In a statement by Imasuagbon on Saturday in Benin, the Edo State capital, the politician said the country’s inability to ...

  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has condemned the action of a group of women loyal to suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over their walkout on the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, during an empowerment programme in Port Harcourt, the state capital.   The minister ...

  Dozens of outraged passengers, including expatriates, children, and families, were left stranded overnight at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja after Air Peace abruptly cancelled multiple flights.   Passengers were forced to sleep on cold, hard aluminium chairs in the departure hall, PUNCH Online has confirmed.   Videos ...

  Afrobeats megastar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has once again shown love to his fans, gifting $5,000 to Ghanaian TikToker #Ananzooficial after watching his emotional cover of ‘With You’, a track featuring Omah Lay from Davido’s latest album 5ive.   The video, now viral, shows #Ananzooficial singing with ...

  Operatives of the Nigerian Army under HADIN KAI are currently locked in a fierce gunfight with fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province following an attack on the town of Buni Gari in Yobe State.   The details of the battle was made known via the agency’s X ...

  The Delta State Police have warned Nigerians to exercise extreme caution in handling their ATM cards, as cybercriminals are now using just the details on the cards to empty victims’ bank accounts.   The police warn that fraudsters now exploit basic card details, such as the card number, expiry ...

  The naira depreciated on Friday at the official market, trading at N1,602.18 to the dollar.   Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria website showed that the Naira lost N5.49.   This represents a 0.34 per cent loss when compared to the N1,596.69 per dollar recorded on Wednesday, April ...