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53-year-old mother and her 28 year-old son have been arrested in connection with attempted ritual activities in Ile-Oluji, Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, the State Police Command has disclosed. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s Spokesperson, who made this known in a statement on Saturday in Akure, said the breakthrough followed actionable and credible intelligence leveraged by operatives of …

The relationship between Messrs Fubara and Wike appears to have broken down after the FCT minister accused the governor of reneging on the terms of the peace deal brokered between them by President Bola Tinubu in June last year. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that his political career would come to an end …

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has claimed that he was allegedly listed for elimination as a Boko Haram figure on the same day the United States conducted an air strike in Nigeria. The revelation came while Gumi addressed his congregation in a video that has since gone viral, posted on X by user #General_Somto on Sunday. According to the …

Over 30 people were killed by the terrorists during the Saturday attack on the Niger community. President Bola Tinubu has condemned the fatal attack on the Kasuwan Daji community in Niger State. The president also ordered security chiefs to hunt down the attackers and ensure the kidnapped residents are freed. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the attack occurred on the evening …

Terrorists suspected to be members of the Sadiku-led Boko Haram faction have raided Kasuwan Daji, a Niger State village roughly 23kilometres from Papiri, where schoolchildren were abducted last year. The attack occurred on the evening of 3 January. Multiple sources told our reporter that the terrorists killed at least 35 people and kidnapped an unspecified number of others, mostly women …

The National leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has set conditions and terms to enter a merger under the party or any other political party. He said those interested in the merger must also be ready to offer him the Presidential or Vice Presidential slot. The two-term former governor of Kano State made this …

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be arraigned in federal court at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time in New York City on Monday, federal authorities announced, Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured from the Venezuelan capital of Caracas in a daring military operation ordered by President Donald Trump. Maduro has been charged with four counts – narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation …

Venezuela is entering a new and very uncertain era after the sudden capture and removal of Nicolas Máduro, the country’s president for the last 12 years. Amid widespread apprehension about what comes next, the streets of the capital Caracas and other cities have been quiet. People are apprehensive about being out and about, with the security forces on edge. But …

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ahoada West Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers, says it will follow the directives of Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, ahead of 2027 general elections in the state. Mr Rejoice Otobo, the Chairman of APC in the area, stated this during Wike’s “thank you” visit to the LGA on Sunday. …

The African Union (AU) has expressed concern over the abduction of Mr. Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan President, and military attacks on the country’s institutions. The African continental body disclosed this in a communique issued via its website: https://au.int/en/pressreleases/20260103/communique-situation-venezuela on Saturday night, against the backdrop of the situation in Venezuela. According to the communique, the AU followed with grave concern the recent …