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Police Arrest Suspect Over Plateau Attack That Killed 25The attack occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, making it the third attack recorded in Mangu in the past week.
One person was shot in the previous attack, according to local sources. The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a man believed to be the mastermind behind Tuesday’s massacre in Bin-Per community, Kombun District of Mangu Local Government Area, which left 25 people dead and four others injured. The suspect is accused of orchestrating the…
Security Beefed Up At Defense Ministry As Military Veterans Stage ProtestThe retired military officers led by retired Colonel Azubuike Nas are protesting over the non-implementation of consequential adjustments to their pensions following the recent increase in salaries of Military personnel by President Bola Tinubu.
Security was tightened around the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday as retired military officers gathered to press the Federal Government over long-delayed pension adjustments. Armed soldiers moved around the area while security operatives positioned themselves strategically along roads leading to the ministry, with two armoured personnel carriers and more than 15 vehicles…
Sowore Questions Tinubu’s Commitment to Peace Accord Over Absence at Signing
Omoyele Sowore has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s absence from the National Peace Accord signing, arguing that it suggested the agreement was not being treated as a serious commitment. The accord was signed on Tuesday by several presidential candidates and political leaders ahead of the 2027 general elections. A file photo combo of Sowore and President…
INEC Sets September 19 for Gombe Federal Constituency Bye-Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed September 19, 2026, for the bye-election to fill the vacant Gombe federal constituency seat following the death of Hon. Yaya Bauchi Tongo, who represented the constituency in the House of Representatives. FILES: INEC Headquarters The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, September 19, 2026, for…
Niger Govt Pledges Stronger Support to Fight Arms Proliferation
The Niger State Government has pledged stronger support for the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) as part of efforts to curb the proliferation of illicit arms and ammunition fueling insecurity across the country. Governor Umaru Bago gave the assurance when he received the Director-General and National Coordinator of…
Presidency Links N250bn BOI Bond Oversubscription to Investor Confidence
The Presidency has attributed the rapid oversubscription of the Bank of Industry’s (BOI) N250 billion Series 1 Fixed Rate Bond to growing investor confidence in Nigeria’s domestic economy and the supportive policies of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The bond was oversubscribed within five working days, with BOI Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Olasupo Olusi…
Tinubu Tasks EFCC, Housing Ministry on Proper Management of Forfeited Assets
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to ensure that forfeited assets are properly managed, preserved and put to productive use for the benefit of Nigerians. The directive underscores the administration’s push for greater transparency and accountability in the recovery…
Kano, Dangote Seal 20-Year Pact To Manage Vocational Center
Kano State Government has signed a 20-year agreement handing management of the Aliko Dangote Ultra-Modern Skills Acquisition Centre to the Dangote Group, in a bid to revive a facility that had fallen into disrepair despite a multi-billion naira state investment. Aliko Dangote Centre The Memorandum of Understanding was signed Tuesday at the cabinet office, with…
Remi Tinubu Launches National Community Food Bank Initiative
Nigeria’s First Lady, , has launched the National Community Food Bank initiative, a new intervention aimed at strengthening food support for vulnerable Nigerians and expanding access to essential supplies in communities across the country. L-R: Ogun State Governor’s wife, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun; Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Governor Dapo Abiodun; BOA MD, Mr. Ayo…
Meta Hooked Children, Misled Public – ProsecutorsMeta’s lawyer, Paul Schmidt, acknowledged that some users were harmed by the networks, but argued that the company had “tried to come up with tools to help them.”
A landmark federal trial opened Tuesday in Oakland, with prosecutors accusing Meta of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to addict young users while concealing what it knew about the harm. California Deputy Attorney General Megan O’Neill told the court that Meta’s business model could be summed up in four parts: “hook the users, hold them…
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