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By Idahosa Musa Seven residents of Imoga Community in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State have regained their freedom from suspected kidnappers, following the payment of an undisclosed ransom. The victims were released on Monday evening, ending days of fear and uncertainty in the community. Confirming the development, the Coordinator of the Movement for the Advancement of Akoko …

Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That’s according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors served grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation …

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to take control of the South American country’s oil. U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta “without incident” and that the tanker …

A new report by Google and Ipsos has revealed that Nigeria is leading in global adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly in learning, work and entrepreneurship. This is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday by Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications and Public Affairs Manager for West Africa. Kola-Ogunlade said the report …

The Air Component of Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) destroyed no fewer than 131 illegal refining sites and neutralised several crude oil theft facilities across the Niger Delta in 2025. This had significantly helped in degrading the operations of oil thieves and economic saboteurs. This was disclosed on Tuesday during a briefing on the activities of the Air …

The industrial action stems from unresolved issues bordering on salary structures, professional recognition and welfare concerns. For more than two months, health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) in Lagos State have been on strike, disrupting services across public hospitals and health facilities in the state. The industrial action stems from unresolved issues bordering on salary structures, professional …

CAN’s chairperson in Kajuru LGA, Enoch Kaura, earlier confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES during a telephone interview on Monday that armed bandits abducted about 163 worshippers during a church service in the LGA on Sunday. The Kaduna State Government has dismissed claims of mass abduction of church members in the Kajuru Local Government Area, confirmed by the Christian Association of Nigeria …

Something in Europe has snapped. Donald Trump doubled down again on Monday night in his insistence that the US “has to have” Greenland for national security reasons. He predicted that Europe’s leaders aren’t “gonna push back too much”. But that’s not the plan they have in mind when their paths cross with the US president at the World Economic Forum …

The Police Command in Rivers has arrested Insp. Victor Okus for allegedly shooting his colleague, Insp. Ibrahim Sani, to death in the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday. She said Okus, attached to 17 Police Mobile Force (PMF) and on special duty at Intels Logistics Company, Onne, was …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says it cancelled its planned protest against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to avoid it being hijacked by hoodlums and political rivals to instigate disorder. Recall that the party on Jan. 10, announced that it would be holding a peaceful protest in Abuja on Tuesday, Jan. 20, to press home its agitation for …