Ugandan police have arrested a mother of five and wife of a diplomat, Mutesi Joline, over the alleged murder of her two-year-old son, Nganwa Rugari, in Kampala. The child, who stayed with his family in Mutungo Zone 8, reportedly died under unclear circumstances following an alleged fall from the first floor of their family home…
A top terrorist commander known as Gwaska, who was the second-in-command to a leader linked to ISWAP, has been killed alongside 100 others during a major military operation in Katsina State. This was announced in a statement by the Katsina State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasir Mu’azu, on Friday. The statement…
The youths in Omu-Aran, Irepodun local government area of Kwara, on Friday, protested alleged outrageous billing and sudden movement of the community’s electricity billing regime from Band C to Band A. The protesters, led by two of the community masquerades, gathered at Bareke roundabout in the metropolis as early as 8:00 am, carrying placards with…
A 28-year-old internet fraudster from Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State has voluntarily surrendered to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Benin. The EFCC made this known in a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, @officialEFCC, at 4:31 PM on Thursday. According to the agency, the man turned himself in…
The federal government has introduced a new policy to crack down on visa overstayers, with penalties including daily fines and potential bans from re-entering Nigeria. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, announced the new measures during a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos on Friday. The event, held at NECA House, focused on ongoing immigration reforms, including updates…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said it has approved a $100 million investment for the establishment of the Nigerian Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank, a dedicated financial institution aimed at empowering young entrepreneurs across Nigeria and Africa. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), this announcement was made by President of the…
Donald Trump undergoes his first annual medical Friday since returning to power, putting the focus on a 78-year-old who is the oldest US president ever elected and has regularly faced accusations of a lack of transparency about his health. Republican Trump has repeatedly boasted about his own vigor since starting his second term in the…
The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the nation’s security and economy sectors. He made this call on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Daily where he also faulted the President’s declaration of a state of emergency in…
A 55-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly impregnating his 17-year-old daughter in Kurmi Ado village, Ganjuwa Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil made this known to newsmen on Friday in Bauchi. According to the statement, the father repeatedly raped his 17-year-old daughter. He said the…
The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved a “game-changing” twice-daily pill that is said to slow the spread of an incurable type of breast cancer. The drug, Truqap, developed by AstraZeneca, targets the AKT protein, a molecule known to fuel the multiplication of cancer cells. By inhibiting AKT’s action,…