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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff in Kentucky, a federal official said Wednesday, offering the first investigative details about a disaster that killed at least 12 people, including a child. According to reports by the Associated Press, finding survivors seemed unlikely …

ABUJA — China yesterday rejected the United States’ threat to take military action against Nigeria, saying it is firmly opposed to any external interference in the country’s internal affairs. Recall that US President Donald Trump had last weekend, threatened to take military action against Nigeria, following allegations of genocide against Christians in the country. The Chinese government’s stance came on …

ABUJA — The Federal Government on Wednesday, dismissed claims of systemic religious persecution in Nigeria, alleging that foreign lobbyists, particularly in the United States, are driving claims of Christian genocide in the country and influencing international perceptions of the country’s security challenges. Vanguard News reports that It also, as response to claims that it was not doing enough to fight …

By Idahosa Musa As Benin Palace Chiefs, activists and concerned citizens stormed Edo State Government House protesting the planned opening of the controversial Museum of West African Arts (MOWAA), Governor Monday Okpebholo, restated his administration’s commitment to preserving the sanctity of Benin culture and tradition. While addressing the hundreds of peaceful protesters who stormed the Government House in Benin City …

By Idahosa Musa An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin on Monday adjourned the trial of Mr. Paul Okungbowa, the 2024 governorship candidate of the Young People’s Party (YPP), who is facing charges of alleged cyberstalking. The case, marked No. B/CD/208C/2025, was adjourned by Justice Rita Irele-Ifijeh to November 21, 2025, following the absence of both the defendant and …

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President Bola Tinubu is set to conclude the appointment of ambassadors to Nigeria’s foreign missions worldwide after months of diplomatic gaps and growing pressure over the country’s absence of envoys abroad, The PUNCH has learned. Multiple Presidency officials familiar with the development told our correspondent that the President had ordered a “final cleanup” of the list of nominees ahead of …

Maimalari Cantonment is the Nigerian Army barracks and the headquarters of the Nigerian Army’s 7th Division. The Nigerian military has suffered yet another security breach as nine soldiers on Monday escaped from a military guardroom at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Borno State, SaharaReporters has learnt. Maimalari Cantonment is the Nigerian Army barracks and the headquarters of the Nigerian Army’s 7th …

By Idahosa Musa  Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 27-year-old woman, Chioma Success Ezebie, for allegedly staging her own kidnapping and extorting ₦5 million ransom from her husband. It was gathered that Chioma conspired with others to fake her abduction along with her three-year-old son on October 27, 2025, in Benin. Her unsuspecting husband, Paul Adaniken, reportedly received a …

The NIS spokesperson, Akinsola Akinlabi, said that the incident was merely part of standard immigration checks and not an act of harassment or obstruction as alleged by the lawmaker. The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has dismissed allegations by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, that its officers seized her passport at the airport in an attempt to stop …