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A witness of the Department State Services (DSS), on Thursday, gave details of how suspected terrorists, who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State on June 5, 2022, were tracked and apprehended. The operative, who testified as the 11th prosecution witness (PW-11), told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja while being led in evidence …

The Minister of State for Finance, Doris Anite-Uzoka, on Thursday announced plans to begin payments for the 2024 and 2025 capital budgets to ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs). Anite-Uzoka made this disclosure while defending the ministry’s 2026 budget proposal before the Senate Committee on Appropriation in Abuja. Her clarification followed persistent questions from senators seeking updates on the status of …

A former presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP), Chief Martin Onovo, has faulted the newly assented Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026, saying it did not reflect the yearnings of Nigerians for credible elections. Onovo, who is also the Head of Policy Positions at the Movement for Fundamental Change, made the remarks in an interview with the News Agency …

The United States has sanctioned Elfateh Abdullah Idris Adam, Gedo Hamdan Ahmed Mohamed, and Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group whose members have allegedly committed genocide in Sudan.   The RSF has perpetrated atrocities during the almost three-year conflict in Sudan, according to a statement released on Thursday by Thomas “Tommy” Pigott, Principal …

Draws for the team events of the 2nd Niger Delta Games were held on Thursday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, as organisers formally declared the Games open. The draws covered football, handball and volleyball events in both the men’s and women’s categories. However, the battle for medals will commence on Friday, with over 3,000 athletes and officials expected to participate …

…Property linked to cult killings demolished in Amagba; Interpol alerted as security dragnet widens Edo State Government’s renewed offensive against cultism has extended beyond Nigeria’s borders, with a Canada-based suspect in last week’s deadly cult violence in Benin City, Edo State capital, declared wanted and placed on an international watchlist. This development came as security operatives, on Thursday, demolished a …

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of renowned Nollywood actress and philanthropist, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor, and made available to journalists in Benin According to the statement, the appointment takes immediate …

Police have arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office, Thames Valley Police said Thursday. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, younger brother of King Charles III, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Police have not said what led them to arrest Andrew on suspicion of misconduct in public office, but he spent a decade as UK trade envoy. Police arrived …

The Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi on Wednesday said that inadequate funding and non-release of appropriated funds in the Ministry ‘s annual budgets has adversely affected the justice sector reforms delivery. Fagbemi stated this at the 2026 Budget Defence of the Federal Ministry of Justice before the House of Representatives Committee on Justice in Abuja. He said that the Ministry’s …

Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, says Türkiye has a special in Nigeria because the two countries are confronted with similar existential challenges in the fight against terrorism. Poroy made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, saying the two countries have a shared interest in working out effective counterterrorism strategies to tackle …