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The United States has sanctioned Elfateh Abdullah Idris Adam, Gedo Hamdan Ahmed Mohamed, and Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group whose members have allegedly committed genocide in Sudan.   The RSF has perpetrated atrocities during the almost three-year conflict in Sudan, according to a statement released on Thursday by Thomas “Tommy” Pigott, Principal …

Draws for the team events of the 2nd Niger Delta Games were held on Thursday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, as organisers formally declared the Games open. The draws covered football, handball and volleyball events in both the men’s and women’s categories. However, the battle for medals will commence on Friday, with over 3,000 athletes and officials expected to participate …

…Property linked to cult killings demolished in Amagba; Interpol alerted as security dragnet widens Edo State Government’s renewed offensive against cultism has extended beyond Nigeria’s borders, with a Canada-based suspect in last week’s deadly cult violence in Benin City, Edo State capital, declared wanted and placed on an international watchlist. This development came as security operatives, on Thursday, demolished a …

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of renowned Nollywood actress and philanthropist, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor, and made available to journalists in Benin According to the statement, the appointment takes immediate …

Police have arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office, Thames Valley Police said Thursday. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, younger brother of King Charles III, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Police have not said what led them to arrest Andrew on suspicion of misconduct in public office, but he spent a decade as UK trade envoy. Police arrived …

The Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi on Wednesday said that inadequate funding and non-release of appropriated funds in the Ministry ‘s annual budgets has adversely affected the justice sector reforms delivery. Fagbemi stated this at the 2026 Budget Defence of the Federal Ministry of Justice before the House of Representatives Committee on Justice in Abuja. He said that the Ministry’s …

Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, says Türkiye has a special in Nigeria because the two countries are confronted with similar existential challenges in the fight against terrorism. Poroy made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, saying the two countries have a shared interest in working out effective counterterrorism strategies to tackle …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has hailed President Bola Tinubu for the prompt signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026 into law. Wike, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, in Abuja on Wednesday, described the development as “apt”. The News Agency of Nigeria …

An explosion has killed 33 persons at a mining site in Kampani Zurak, Wase Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Mrs Joyce Ramnap, the Commissioner for Information and Communication, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Jos. The commissioner, who commiserated with the families who lost their loved ones, said that the injured were currently recieving treatment at the …

The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has charged troops of Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) to sustain pressure on bandits and terrorists in Zamfara. Musa gave the directive during an operational assessment visit to the headquarters of the operation in Gusau on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on arriving the state, the minister inaugurated Armoured …