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Bandits have launched an attack on Asase Ugbede settlement in Naka, the administrative centre of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State, leaving two persons dead. An eyewitness, Francis Ugbede, disclosed that the assailants stormed the community at night through a bush track linking Tse Adagba and Tse Ankpev Road, firing indiscriminately and causing […]

The Kano Government has ordered the immediate closure of all entertainment centres across the state ahead of the Ramadan fasting period. The directive, announced on Tuesday by the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Censorship Board, Abdullahi Sulaiman, affects entertainment centres popularly known as gala houses, as well as Disc Jockey (DJ) operators operating

Two women have been arrested by the Adamawa State police command in connection with a case of suspected child trafficking. Three underage girls believed to have been victims were rescued in the process. The suspects are Hasiya Yuguda, 35 years of NEPA, Jimeta Yola North LGA and Ummulkhairi Abubakar, 40 years of Wuro-Hausa, Yola South

Dutch midfielder Noa Lang scored a brace as Galatasaray thumped Juventus 5-2 in a pulsating contest in Istanbul on Tuesday in the first leg of a Champions League playoff. In a nerve-shredding atmosphere, Luciano Spalletti’s Juventus actually led 2-1 at half-time after Teun Koopmeiners replied to Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Sara’s opener with a brace of

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 10 suspects over their alleged involvement in the vandalism of critical national infrastructure, kidnapping, theft and other related offences across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and neighbouring states. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Public Relations Officer of NSCDC, ACC Afolabi

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Wednesday, February 18, 2026, the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan 1447AH. READ ALSO: Tinubu Meets Sultan, Reps Speaker At Presidential Villa He declared that the crescent moon was sighted in almost every part of the country earlier on Tuesday, which is the

The lawmaker representing Obingwa-West constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jr., has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. He was formally received into the APC on Tuesday at Nenu, Obingwa LGA of Abia State, by former Deputy Governor of Abia State, Chris Akomas,