The Niger State Police Command has arrested 31 suspects following a series of violent clashes in parts of Minna, including attacks that left two people dead and several others injured.The incidents occurred in Albishir, Gurara, Gbeganu, Samande, Tunga, Angwan-Biri and Tudun-Fulani communities between October 16 and 29, 2026.The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a crime bulletin issued on Thursday.In the latest operation on October 29, operatives of the Anti-Thuggery Unit arrested seven suspects following repeated attacks around Albishir, Gurara and Gbeganu.RecommendedThose arrested were Abdullahi Hassan, 20; Shafiu Yahaya, 25; Mohammed Abdullahi, 26; Idris Bashir, 24;…
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Security analyst Zagazola Makama, in a post on X on Friday, explained that security sources said the suspect, a driver, was apprehended at about noon on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, by troops of the 248 Reconnaissance Battalion during an interception operation in the town.According to him, “The suspect was reportedly found in possession of substances suspected to be hard drugs.”Following the arrest, he stated that the suspect and the recovered items were handed over to the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Gwadabawa, for further investigation and necessary action.
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, Sokoto State University branch, has accused the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor M.B. Yerima, of giving a misleading account of the circumstances surrounding its five-day warning strike.The branch chairman, Ismail Bala Muhammad, said the union embarked on the strike after several unsuccessful attempts to resolve disputes over members’ unpaid entitlements with the university management and the Sokoto State Government.Muhammad made this known in a statement issued on Friday in Sokoto while responding to the Vice-Chancellor’s claim that the union failed to follow due process before commencing the industrial action.He explained that the union first…
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony at the International Conference Centre, Enugu, on Thursday, Mbah reminded the appointees that the oath of office constituted a social contract and a commitment to serve with integrity.He said the Development Centres remained a critical component of his administration’s governance model because they represented the closest tier of government engagement with the people.Mbah explained that the appointees were expected to take government policies, programmes and projects closer to communities, particularly women, families and other grassroots populations, while complementing rather than replacing the statutory responsibilities of local governments.He urged them to work closely with their respective…
Several persons have reportedly sustained injuries after an Akwa Ibom State Transport Corporation, AKTC, bus conveying supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to welcome President Bola Tinubu crashed in the state.The Public Relations Officer, Road Safety Operations, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Akwa Ibom State Command, Paul James, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday.However, he said the command was yet to establish the number of casualties and the circumstances surrounding the accident.According to Vanguard, the victims were among APC supporters mobilised to join Governor Umo Eno in welcoming Tinubu to the state.The accident reportedly involved a bus…
Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has questioned what the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will do differently from what President Bola Tinubu will do for the people of Akwa Ibom State.Speaking at the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign rally in Uyo on Friday, Oshiomhole asked if Obi would cancel the South-South Development Commission.He said the commission was created by President Bola Tinubu to bring development to the South-South, adding that it is for Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta and Edo States.According to him, Tinubu did not just create the commission on paper but also…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday revealed President Bola Tinubu’s policies that his party’s flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar, will inherit if elected president of Nigeria in 2027.Amaechi said policies that are not detrimental to Nigerians will be inherited if Atiku is elected president of Nigeria in 2027.In an interview on News Central TV, Amaechi said policies detrimental to Nigerians will be discontinued.”We need to sit down with the cabinet to review his (Tinubu’s) economic policies, the ones that are not that detrimental we will inherit, the ones that are detrimental we will not inherit,” Amaechi…
Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho, has admitted he would have preferred both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona to lose their LaLiga clash this weekend.Barca travel to Atletico sitting top of the league table with 30 points.They are also two points ahead of Diego Simeone’s men, while Real are in third place with 27 points.Mourinho has now expressed his delight that one of their title rivals will drop points this weekend.He said: “Atletico vs Barcelona? I’d like both of them to lose.“Unfortunately, that’s not possible. Points will inevitably be dropped, and that’s the best possible news.”
Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho, has shared his opinion on Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to retire from international football.Ronaldo announced he would no longer play for Portugal on Thursday.Speaking to the media on Friday, Mourinho refused to judge the 41-year-old’s choice but instead reminded fans that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner will continue playing.“I don’t want to judge him. I think that instead of commenting, we should respect his decision. And obviously, I respect it,” Mourinho said.
The United States is intensifying its search for the top three leaders of Tren de Aragua, TdA, a Foreign Terrorist Organization, FTO, designated by the Trump administration in 2025.The Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, in partnership with the FBI, DEA, and Department of Justice, announced an expanded bounty on Thursday.The reward offers, totaling up to $50 million under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program, are for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions of the cartel bosses.The bounty for Yohan José Romero, a.k.a. “Yohan Petrica,” is now up to $20 million, up from up…