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BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Trump administration officials told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings within a week, people familiar with the decision said Tuesday. The policy change came after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian driver Monday in Maine and a week after one shot and killed a motorist in …

  The state lawmakers insisted that only a transparent probe could uncover the full circumstances surrounding the attack and help prevent similar incidents across Nigeria. The Oyo State House of Assembly has thrown its weight behind Governor Seyi Makinde’s demand for an independent international investigation by the United Nations (UN) into the abduction of schoolchildren and their teachers in the …

President Bola Tinubu says the life and legacy of former President Muhammadu Buhari continue to inspire Nigeria through his enduring service, integrity and patriotism. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, spoke on Monday during a prayer session in Abuja marking the first anniversary of Buhari’s death. He described Buhari as a patriot whose character, devotion and service to Nigeria left …

Troops of Sector 7, Operation ENDURING PEACE, have intercepted an illegal arms shipment in Kaduna State, recovering seven firearms and disrupting a suspected weapons trafficking network operating across Plateau and Niger states. An operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja said the intelligence-led operation followed credible information on the movement of illicit …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday upheld the judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising state congresses organised by committees appointed by the David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). A three-member panel of the appellate court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Okon Abang, said it found no reason to set …

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has called for independent scrutiny of the May 14 abduction of children and teachers from Ahoro-Esinle and Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. Makinde made the call in his statewide broadcast on Monday in Ibadan, shortly after he received 44 children and teachers recently rescued from bandits. The governor solicited …

The rescued principal of Community High School in Oriire Local Government Area, Mrs Rachael Alamu, has explained the reason why the kidnappers killed the teachers who were abducted in the state. The teachers killed were a Mathematics teacher, Mr Michael Oyedokun, who was beheaded in the kidnappers’ den and Mr Esiyan Adegboye, 49, who was shot dead during the invasion. …

Sen. Jim Banks will introduce legislation Monday aimed at ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants and birth tourists by defining them as children of “invaders” under federal law after a Supreme Court ruling last month dealt a setback to President Donald Trump’s executive order on the issue. Trump recently urged Senate Republicans to move faster on his legislative …

  The foreign operatives include a Palestinian identified as Abu Ishaq, who is believed to serve as ISWAP’s overall trainer, a Moroccan identified as Abu Thaiba, described as a medical doctor embedded within the terrorist network, and another Arab operative whose identity has yet to be established. The Nigerian military says a preliminary forensic analysis identified three foreign terrorist facilitators, …

  According to exclusive findings by SaharaReporters on Sunday, Habila, a Physiotherapist, was reportedly found naked when her body was removed from the minister’s residence. The woman found dead at the residence of Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, who has been identified as Mary Habila, died naked at the Minister’s quarters, SaharaReporters has gathered. According to exclusive findings by …