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The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre has arrested a mother and her daughter over their alleged involvement in a romance scam that reportedly defrauded a Malta-based victim of more than N18 million. The Acting Police Public Liaison Officer of the cybercrime centre, DSP Unwana Imah, disclosed the arrests in a statement issued in Abuja […]
The Federal High Court of Nigeria has directed all its registries nationwide to operate on weekends and public holidays for the filing of pre-election matters ahead of the 2027 general elections. The directive was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the Chief Registrar of the court, Yahaya Shafa. According to the statement, registries […]
A group of stakeholders within the All Progressives Congress in Kogi East Senatorial District has appealed to the party’s National Working Committee to disregard the reported suspension of Senator Jibrin Isah, popularly known as Echocho. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by the group’s representative, Ibrahim Mohammed, the stakeholders described the actions against […]
President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, has called on central banks around the world to safeguard their independence amid growing political and economic pressures. Speaking at a conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Thursday, Lagarde said the challenge facing monetary authorities had moved beyond securing independence to protecting it during periods of political […]
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has reduced the ex-depot price of diesel by N200 per litre following reports of fresh fuel imports by marketers into the country. The refinery lowered the gantry price of automotive gas oil, popularly known as diesel, from N1,800 per litre to N1,600 per litre on Wednesday, according to energy market […]
A giant statue of Argentine football star, Lionel Messi erected in the Indian city of Kolkata is set to be removed after authorities raised concerns about its stability and public safety. The 21-metre golden-coloured sculpture, which depicts Messi lifting the FIFA World Cup trophy, was unveiled in December during the football icon’s GOAT Tour of […]
Troops operating under Operation Hadin Kai have killed a suspected Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad/Islamic State West Africa Province informant during a night patrol along the Banki border corridor in Borno State. According to security sources cited by counter-insurgency publication Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred after soldiers observed suspicious movement near the border route linking […]
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested two suspected terrorist informants during a security operation in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to counter-insurgency publication Zagazola Makama, the operation was carried out on Monday morning in collaboration with local vigilante groups. Security sources said the raid focused on forested communities around Itagbolu, […]
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has confirmed that its presidential, governorship, National Assembly and state assembly primaries will hold nationwide on May 29, despite logistical challenges caused by the Eid-el-Kabir holidays. The party announced the decision in a statement signed by its National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas, and National Secretary, Barrister Ikenna Alex-Morgan Enekweizu. According to […]
A former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kaduna State, Isa Ashiru, has secured the governorship ticket of the African Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 general election. Ashiru, who previously contested the Kaduna governorship election under the PDP in 2019 and 2023, emerged victorious after polling 86,113 votes in the party’s primary […]
