One Rescued, Seven Arrested After Gunmen Attack Bus on Ayere-Kabba Road in Kogi State

One Rescued, Seven Arrested After Gunmen Attack Bus on Ayere-Kabba Road in Kogi State

By Toffa Momoh LOKOJA— The Kogi State Police Command says it has rescued one victim and arrested seven suspects following a kidnapping incident along the Ayere–Kabba Road on April 13, 2026. Police said armed men attacked a Chisco Transport Company Toyota Hiace bus, registration number KJA 405 YJ, traveling from Lagos to Abuja at about 8:30 p.m. The attack occurred inward Kabba Local Government Area. A joint security response led […]

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Seven Rescued After Tantita Boat Collision in Bayelsa Waters- Navy

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Navy says it has rescued seven people following a boat collision in the Ogboinbiri waterways of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area in Bayelsa State. According to a statement signed by the Director of Naval Information, Captain AA Folorunsho, the rescue operation was launched after a distress call involving a collision between a Tantita patrol boat and a wooden market boat. Naval personnel from Nigerian Navy […]

March 25, 2026 11

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DIG Frank Mba Retires After 34 Years as PSC Shortlists Seven AIGs for Promotion

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Training and Development, Frank Mba, has voluntarily retired from the Nigeria Police Force after 34 years of service. Mba’s retirement comes amid ongoing leadership changes in the police following the exit of former Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun and the appointment of Olatunji Rilwan Disu as the new head of the force. Meanwhile, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has […]

March 8, 2026 14

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Military Operations in Kaduna Leave Seven Suspects Dead, Victim Rescued

By Zainab Uzomah Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have carried out a series of operations in Kaduna State, killing several suspected criminals, rescuing a kidnapped girl and recovering weapons, according to military authorities. In a statement issued by Captain Joshua Atu John, Acting Media Information Officer for the Joint Task Force, the operations were conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday in Kaura Local Government Area as part of Operation Peace Shield. […]

January 16, 2026 32

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Lagos Assembly speaker: Meranda may step down as Akande panel shortlists seven

Lagos Assembly speaker: Meranda may step down as Akande panel shortlists sevenThe speakership crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly might be resolved soon as the intervention of heavyweights in the All Progressives Congress may be leading to a headway. The impeached Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa and the current Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, might be stepping aside for another lawmaker to lead the House The development follows the intervention of the […]

February 25, 2025 95

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Seven killed, 31 injured in Gombe road crash – FRSC

No fewer than seven persons lost their lives in a lone auto crash on Kaltungo-Cham Road in Gombe State. The Sector Commander, Mr Samson Kaura, Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, confirmed the incident on Thursday in Gombe. He said that 31 other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the lone trailer crash, which occurred at about 7:30 a.m. Kaura attributed the accident to the suspected brake failure […]

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Israel marks first anniversary of Hamas’ October seven attack

Israel began its commemorations Monday of the first anniversary of Hamas’s deadly October 7 attack, with an outpouring of emotion at vigils at massacre sites and rallies calling for the return of hostages. Ceremonies and events are planned across Israel and in cities around the world to mark the anniversary of the unprecedented attack by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip, which claimed 1,205 lives. President Isaac Herzog began the […]

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Hunger protest loses steam as DSS grills seven foreigners

The hunger protests, which rocked the country, especially the northern part, from last Thursday, appears to have lost steam following the police crackdown on the organisers and protesters, many of whom had been detained. Some of the #EndBadGovernance protest leaders have also gone underground and switched off their phones as the Department of State Services took custody of seven Polish nationals arrested for waving Russian flags during the demonstration in […]

August 8, 2024 78

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Concerns rise over teaching as over nine million fail UTME in seven years

The poor performance of students at the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has raised concerns over system issues like unqualified teachers dotting the educational landscape, ‘LAOLU AFOLABI writes About 9.17 million out of a total of 11.9 million candidates who sat the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board between 2018 and 2024 scored below 200 pass mark. As the average failure rate in the seven years stands at […]

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