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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday revoked the bail it granted Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, over his absence in court for his trial. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling on an oral application made by the lawyer to the Department of State Services (DSS), Akinkolu Kehinde, SAN, also issued a bench warrant for his arrest. …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A B-52 bomber crashed Monday and burst into flames, killing all eight people aboard, shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert, military officials said, according to report by the Associated Press. Aerial footage showed virtually nothing left of the aircraft that went down around 11:20 a.m. during a routine …

he Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in the House of Representatives has condemned “unprovoked and coordinated attacks” on Mr Peter Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate of the party. In a statement on Monday, leader of the caucus, Rep. Afam Ogene (NDC-Anambra) said that the attacks are evidence of Obi’s growing popularity and relevance in Nigeria’s political landscape. Ogene said that …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the rescue of Mrs Amina Abubakar, wife of the late former Director of Defence Information, retired Maj.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, from bandits’ captivity. The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Uba said troops of the Nigerian Army, with support from the Nigerian Air Force, rescued …

Mr Peter Obi, 2027 Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has advised that the judgment, ordering deregistration of some political parties in Nigeria should be reversed. The NDC presidential candidate decried the growing damage to the nation’s sacred institutions on the altar of politics, reiterating the need for Nigeria to restore the dignity, independence, and integrity of the …

Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have risen to 782, including 178 deaths, as the outbreak spreads to two additional health zones, authorities said. The latest situation report showed that 72 new confirmed cases, including 29 deaths, were recorded in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. The newly affected health zones are Nia-Nia in Ituri …

South Africa has intensified immigration enforcement nationwide, arresting more than 40,000 undocumented migrants this year as authorities tighten border controls and accelerate repatriations. The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, disclosed this during a media briefing in Pretoria. Kubayi said intelligence-led operations were ongoing at land, sea and air ports of entry to identify undocumented migrants and employers …

A former Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has advocated allocation of three per cent of the Federation Account for the funding of the proposed state police. Okechukwu, who is also a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made the call in a statement he issued on Sunday in Enugu. He commended the unprecedented, bipartisan …

Mr Isyaka Rabe-Abubakar, son of retired Maj.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, who recently died in the hands of bandits, says that his father died as a martyr. He said the family accepted the military officer’s death as the will of God, in spite of the circumstances surrounding his demise. The retired general was abducted alongside his wife by suspected bandits on May …

Anambra State Government has called on residents of the state to provide it with credible information on pastors, churches, or so-called “men of God” involved in criminality, extortion, fraud and deception. The Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Dr Law Mefor, made the call in a statement made avaliable to journalists in Awka on Sunday. He also requested for information …