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The Ogun State Police Command has provided an update on the rape allegation made on TikTok by Abigail Nsikak, popularly known as Mirabel, stating that the matter is being handled with due process and sensitivity. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi B. Babaseyi, said the complainant visited the […]

Egypt said Wednesday that 18 of its citizens were still missing after a migrant boat capsized, killing four people, off the Greek island of Crete last week. The wooden boat was carrying 50 people, including four minors, when Greece’s coast guard was alerted late Friday. Greek authorities then directed a commercial vessel to the area

Prateek Suri, Chairman of Maser Group, recently held a high-level meeting with the Minister of Mines of the Central African Republic to advance cooperation in the country’s gold mining sector, reinforcing Maser Group’s growing presence in Africa’s natural resources landscape. During the meeting, the Ministry of Mines presented gold mining assets with an estimated value

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has a new sheriff in town: Tunji Disu, who on Wednesday assumed office as the acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP). Disu, 59, took over the reins as Nigeria’s new police chief at a brief ceremony at the Louis Edet House in Abuja, shortly after President Bola Tinubu decorated him as

A High Court in Abuja has refused a request by defence lawyers to prevent a video from being played in court in a case involving alleged document forgery and impersonation. The case is before the Federal Capital Territory High Court and involves Abuja-based lawyer Victor Giwa and another defendant. At Wednesday’s hearing, the prosecution sought

DR Congo government forces launched an attack on the M23 armed group in the country’s east, using drones to strike a strategic mining site occupied by the Rwanda-backed rebels, security sources told AFP Wednesday. The fighting on Wednesday was concentrated in particular in areas near the mining town of Rubaya, where M23 soldiers were hit

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dismissed claims that former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, suffered a nosebleed while in its custody. The anti-corruption agency was responding to a statement issued by El-Rufai’s spokesman, Muyiwa Adekeye, who alleged that the former governor experienced a health issue during his detention.