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At least several persons have reportedly been killed in Chito and Tyo Akosu communities of Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State following a brawl between two rival gangs leading to a bloody fight at a drinking spot in Tyo Akosu’s settlement. It was gathered from sources in the area that the gang supremacy fight that erupted over the weekend …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested 10 suspects including three blind men for alleged drug trafficking, while about N13 billion illicit drugs were seized from them. According to the Vanguard, the agency’s Director for Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi revealed this in a statement released on Sunday, following the operations at three different locations in Lagos. …

A six-year-old pupil of RCM Primary School, Tionsha on the outskirts of Makurdi town, Agatha Apenanibo is reported to have been allegedly stolen from her school by a suspected trafficker. Confirming the incident to newsmen in Makurdi, the Head Teacher of the school, Mrs. Grace Torkuma explained that the pupil went missing at the weekend while out on break with …

As the United States of America marks the 44th anniversary of the takeover of its embassy and hostage taking of its diplomats by followers of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran in 1979, it today reminded all American citizens not to travel to Iran for whatever reason. It would be recalled that the seizure of American embassy and hostage taking of its …

The Governor Said President Bola Tinubu’s Mediation Has Been Helpful In Resolving The Crisis. Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has apologised to the people of the state over the recent political crisis. Background PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that an impeachment plot against Mr Fubara on Monday resulted in the bombing of a part of the Rivers House of Assembly Complex, and …

The Federal Government has commenced investigation into the private jet accident that occurred at the Ibadan Airport on Friday night. Officials of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau confirmed on Saturday morning that the aircraft crash-landed at the airport the previous night, but stressed that there was no casualty. They stated that investigators from the bureau had been sent to the …

In a harrowing incident, a private HS25B aircraft operated by Flint Aero narrowly averted tragedy as it crash-landed on the runway at Ibadan, Oyo State airport yesterday. The flight, which had departed from Abuja at 6:41 p.m., was carrying several high-ranking government officials. One such was the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and some of his aides aboard the aircraft. …

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said at least 15 people were killed Saturday when a UN school sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians was hit by an Israeli strike. EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A man rushes as he carries a toddler into the Al-Shifa hospital following the bombing of a house during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza City’s Mansura …

Tel Aviv, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday pushed back against growing U.S. pressure for a “humanitarian pause” in the nearly month-old war to protect civilians and allow more aid into Gaza, insisting there would be no temporary cease-fire until the roughly 240 hostages held by Hamas are released. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made …

The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), says it plans to conduct a comprehensive audit of the subsidy regime of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the country. Rep. Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere, the Chairman, said this at the committee’s inauguration in Abuja on Friday. He said that the committee’s legislative priorities included ensuring energy security, enhancing professionalism in the …