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The Police Command in Osun has commenced investigations into the shooting incidents that occurred on Tuesday in parts of the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi. Ojelabi said the command expressed deep concern over the incidents, which left some passers-by injured in the affected areas. He noted that following …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded significant successes in dismantling drug trafficking networks that recruit and exploit women for illicit drug operations across the country. Mr Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. Babafemi said the agency has …

A 23-year-old female Libya returnee, Endurance Daniel, on Wednesday recounted how she and other migrants drank their urine to survive due to lack of water in the desert. Daniel, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) upon return to Nigeria, said she travelled with 52 other migrants in a single vehicle, out of whom she said seven …

Chief Osita Chidoka, former Minister of Aviation, has raised concerns over what he considered as “unrealistic and prohibitive” demand for a condition for bail. Chidoka made the observation while speaking on “Bail and the Dignity of the Law: A Call For Judicial Restraint” on Tuesday in Awka. The former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said such …

Edo State Government has ordered the immediate closure of three public secondary schools in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state as part of measures aimed at safeguarding the lives and property of students, teachers and other school personnel. The affected schools are Ososo Grammar School, Ososo; Ososo Comprehensive High School, Ososo; and Makeke Secondary School, Makeke. The decision, according …

The strategic partnership between Nigeria and the United States has significantly degraded the operational capability of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and other terrorist groups, the Defence Headquarters said on Tuesday. The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, stated this in an X Spaces engagement on strengthening security through strategic information sharing on the Nigeria-U.S. military …

The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Exploration and Production (E&P) Limited have initiated discussions aimed at establishing a strategic partnership to enhance healthcare delivery for corporate employees and residents of the South-South region. This development emerged on Tuesday when the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of UBTH, Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu, paid a courtesy …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said Tuesday that it carried out strikes on Iran following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. Tehran vowed to respond, the Associated Press reports. The strikes were “a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” U.S. Central …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to provide nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement narrowly passed the House on Tuesday and now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature, fueling the administration’s deportation agenda for the remainder of his time in the White House. Republicans used their majority to get the bill over the finish line, funding a pair of …

  The citizens were demonstrating against a controversial 50-bed quarantine facility being constructed by the U.S. military to house American citizens exposed to Ebola. Strong indications have emerged that the administration of Kenyan President William Ruto is working in collusion with the United States government to offload the risk of the deadly Ebola virus onto African soil, sparking violent protests …