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Map of Benue State By John Charles No fewer than five people have been killed after bandits invaded two communities in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. Locals claimed that two soldiers were among the casualties, but security agencies are yet to confirm this. According to residents, the affected communities, ...

President Bola Tinubu By Stephen Angbulu President Bola Tinubu on Thursday lauded the National Assembly for its decisive and patriotic ratification of the State of Emergency proclamation in Rivers State. He said the move is a critical step to restoring stability after a protracted political crisis that paralysed governance in the ...

By Dennis Naku The Sole Administrator for River State, Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (retd.), has arrived in the state to resume duties. Ibas arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport at about 11:25 am on Thursday and was received by top officials and security personnel. The sole administrator, accompanied by the ...

By Hannah Johnson The Narcotics Control Commission in Ghana has arrested a suspected Nigerian drug kingpin, Uchechukwu Chima, in an intelligence-led raid at his hideout in Accra. The 56-year-old suspect was arrested on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, following the discovery of 192kg of cocaine and 0.42kg of heroin, with an estimated ...

Japan (PC: FIFA, X) By Makua Ubanagu Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo gave them a 2-0 win over Bahrain on Thursday. The runaway Asian Group C leaders failed to sparkle on a chilly night in ...

Senate By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis The Senate on Thursday approved the proclamation of state of emergency imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. The resolution was taken at Thursday’s closed-door session of the legislators to deliberate on the declaration and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi ...

Barcelona’s Spanish defender #24 Eric Garcia celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the Spanish league football match between Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in Seville on February 9, 2025. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP) Barcelona will play the rest of ...

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has called on the National Assembly to prioritise the interest of the people of Rivers State when considering the state of emergency imposed by President Bola Tinubu. Obi made the call in an open letter to the leadership ...

The Police Command in Benue says it has neutralised 12 bandits terrorising the Buruku Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Makurdi. Anene said that the command unfortunately lost one of ...

By Lara Adejoro The National Blood Service Agency has called on Nigerians, particularly residents of the Federal Capital Territory to donate blood to support victims of the tanker explosion that occurred on the Aya-Karu expressway, Abuja. The NBSA, in a statement on Thursday signed by its Director General, Prof Saleh Yuguda, ...