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Armed groups have intensified attacks across parts of northern Nigeria following United States air strikes targeting Islamic State-linked militants in Sokoto State. Findings by Saturday PUNCH revealed that no fewer than 47 people have been killed and 35 kidnapped between December 25, 2025, and January 2, 2026. Some of the attacks were carried out on communities in Adamawa, Zamfara, Kwara, …

Supplied Three pictures side by side of teenagers, from left to right: A young man with blonde hair, a young woman with brown hair and a young man with brown hair. Supplied The families of teenagers missing after a fire at a bar in a Swiss ski resort are facing an agonising wait for news and appealing for information about …

· Yusuf, assembly members decamp to APC Monday · Mutfwang defects to ruling party · PDP: We are rebuilding, alliance with other parties not ruled out · Obi joining ADC is political blockbuster, says party chieftain As preparations for the 2027 elections gradually gather momentum and following the defection of his Governor, Abba Yusuf, along with most members of the …

Mr Wike and his allies in the Rivers House of Assembly have accused Governor Fubara of breaching the peace deal brokered by President Tinubu, amid fresh political tension in the oil-rich state. Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, on Thursday, urged residents of the state not to be troubled in the face of rising political tension. Speaking during the New …

Mr Mutfwang received his APC membership card on Friday at a stakeholders’ meeting in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Mr Mutfwang received his APC membership card on Friday at a stakeholders’ meeting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, …

mo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has reaffirmed the commitment of South-East governors to regional unity, collaboration and support for Nigeria’s overall national development. Uzodinma spoke on Friday during a New Year visit to Governor Alex Otti at his country home in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of Abia. He said the visit underscored ongoing efforts by South-East leaders …

he National Working Committee of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has dissolved the party’s Executive Committees at the state, local government, and ward levels in Kano State. In a statement in Abuja on Friday, NNPP’s National publicity secretary, Ladipo Johnson said that the dissolution was in accordance with the constitution of the party, after an emergency meeting. He added …

ne person severely injured, while 15 others escaped unhurt in a road accident on Osogbo–Gbongan Expressway on Friday. The Osun Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Adegboyega Leye, made this known in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs. Agnes Ogungbemi, in Osogbo. Leye said the accident occurred at about 3:45 p.m. on Friday Gbongan-Ode Omu Grammar School …

RANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited a fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceiling of a bar crowded with New Year’s Eve revelers. Authorities planned to look into whether sound-dampening material on the ceiling conformed with regulations and whether the candles, which …

EW YORK (AP) — Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyers and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row. Tesla said that it delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, down 9% from a …