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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume, has tasked the Tiv community in Taraba on peaceful coexistence with other groups in the state. Akume made this call on Sunday during the Traditional Chieftaincy Award on Mrs John Tor-Agbidye in Tor-Damisa, Donga Local Government Area of Taraba state. The SGF, who was represented by the Director of Administration in his office, Francis Kyenge, stressed that development could only thrive where there was peace. The former Benue State Governor applauded the Tiv community for honouring Tor-Agbidye, whom he described as an embodiment of scientific and medical knowledge of…
Pius Abang, a cocoa merchant and former aspirant for the House of Representatives seat in the Ikom/Boki Federal Constituency, has denied allegations linking him to a deadly communal clash that reportedly left at least four people dead last week. The violence, which broke out between the Boje and Isobendeghe communities in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, has been attributed by stakeholders to longstanding tensions over land ownership. Abang is among those reportedly accused of instigating the conflict. Speaking to journalists, Abang firmly denied any involvement, stating that it would be illogical for him to sponsor violence in…
A 73-year-old Israeli man, Avi Warshaviak, has died after falling ill in a hotel at the Garki area of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. According to a post by security analyst Zagazola Makama on X on Sunday, the incident happened on Saturday, at the Corinthia Villa Hotel, where the man was staying with his wife. Sources said Warshaviak suddenly developed a health problem around 9:51 a.m. and was quickly taken to the Asokoro General Hospital. Sadly, doctors confirmed him dead shortly after arrival. “The Chief Security Officer of the hotel, Okorie Emmanuel, reported the case to the Garki Divisional Police Headquarters at…
Gunmen have kidnapped a middle-aged man, Ortese Tarlumun Joseph, in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, after shooting at his family during an attempted escape. Security analyst Zagazola Makama revealed the incident in a post on X on Sunday. He said the abduction happened on Friday, June 27, around 6:00 p.m. near Tomanyiin Main Village in Nzorov district. Sources told Makama that Ortese was returning from the farm with his wife and son when two armed men came out of the bush and ordered them to lie down. “Out of fear, the family tried to run, and the gunmen…
A 17-year-old boy, Musa Muhammad, has died in Kano State after a fight with his childhood friend over tap water. Security analyst Zagazola Makama shared the incident on Sunday in a post on X According to Makama, the incident happened on Saturday at Rijiyar Lemo Quarters in Kano. According to the police, the father of the victim, Muhammad Haruna, reported the matter to Bachirawa Police Station. He said his son had gone to fetch water around 11 a.m. when he met his 16-year-old friend, Muhammad Aliyu. “An argument broke out between them and turned into a fight. During the scuffle,…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has dismissed petitions by Abdullahi Baffa Bichi against two Federal High Court judges sitting in Kano. The NJC, in a statement after its 109th meeting on June 25, 2025, presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat M. O. Kekere-Ekun, GCON, said there were no merits on the allegations. “The joint petition against Hon. Justices A. M. Liman and S. A. Amobeda, and the petition against Hon. Justice Muhammad Auwal Haruna petition are withdrawn and dismissed,” it stated. While the nature of the allegations was not disclosed, the NJC said there were…
Chelsea have now turned their attention to Brighton’s João Pedro after successfully securing the signing of Jamie Bynoe-Gittens from Borussia Dortmund this summer. This was revealed by football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano in a post via his X account on Sunday morning. Recall that Bynoe-Gittens completed the main part of his medical with Chelsea over the weekend after the Blues finalised a £55 million deal for the 20-year-old English star. “Understand Chelsea have now intensified talks to advance on João Pedro deal,” Romano tweeted. “Chelsea are focused on João deal with Brighton after signing Jamie Bynoe-Gittens with medical yesterday. “Newcastle…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced the arrest of former international footballer, Segun George Hunkarin, and his business partner, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, over an attempt to smuggle a consignment of cocaine into Nigeria through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. According to a statement issued on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Chinedu, known as a frequent flyer who routinely transports clothes from Turkey to Nigeria and foodstuffs from Nigeria to Turkey, was arrested first upon his arrival at the Lagos airport on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. A search of his…
The body of a seven-year-old boy, Mohammed Ashraff, who was washed away by floodwaters at Emiliman Nassara, Nasarafu Ward 2, in Bida Local Government Area of Niger State, has been recovered after three days. His body was found on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Batavovogi, near the FM Radio Station, Bida. Recall that the flood occurred on Thursday, June 26, 2025, following a heavy rainfall that lasted for two hours, between 5 am and 7 am. Young Mohammed Ashraff had been sent on an errand by his father in the neighbourhood shortly after the rain had subsided, when the tragic…
Super Eagles forwards Ahmed Musa and Shehu Abdullahi top the list of retained players by Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL side, Kano Pillars, for the 2025–26 season. Sai Masu Gida captain, Rabiu Ali, is also expected to continue with the club. Other retained players include Muttaka Musa, Abdullahi Abubakar, Fahad Usman, Dawud Ibrahim, Abdullahi Ali, Yusuf Bala Maigoro, Naziru Auwalu Ibrahim, Aminu Adam Sani, Habibu Yakubu, Mustapha Umar, and Ibrahim Sani Halliru. Also listed are goalkeeper Jerry Alex, Umar Sani Yakasai, Auwal Ali Malam, Imran Ahmad, Sudais Ali Baba, Zaharadeen Bello, Shehu Abdullahi, Yusuf Abdullahi, Bright Emmanuel, Ibrahim Inuwa, and…