The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated that former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, should be regarded as innocent until a court of law rules otherwise. According to the Commission, Bello’s case is still before the court, and…
Kaduna‑based Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has refuted online claims that he was a target of recent U.S. airstrikes in Sokoto State. In a statement on his verified Facebook page, Gumi said the circulating reports were based on an old…
Russia on Monday said it had seized the village of Grabovske in Ukraine’s Sumy region, from where Kyiv had last month accused Moscow of forcibly relocating dozens of residents in a “medieval raid”. The capture would mark a new advance…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of 22 Indian nationals who are crew members of the merchant vessel MV Aruna Hulya following the interception of 31.5 kilograms of cocaine at the GDNL terminal, Apapa Port,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday disclosed that he held a private lunch meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame to discuss global developments and Africa’s position in a rapidly changing world. Tinubu said the meeting focused on the current state…
Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has alleged that he was informed he had been placed on a list of individuals marked for elimination as a Boko Haram associate on the same day the United States carried out a military airstrike…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has maintained that Nigeria does not need foreign military intervention to defeat terrorism and banditry, insisting that the country’s armed forces are capable of winning the war if they are…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, will face trial in the United States on charges including narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking, US Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed on Saturday. “They will soon face the full wrath of American…
Venezuela’s neighbours and allies of its President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday condemned a large-scale US strike on the South American country, as Spain offered to mediate for a peaceful settlement. US President Donald Trump said earlier that US forces had…
The Ondo State Police Command on Saturday said it had arrested two persons for allegedly being involved in ritual activity. According to the command, the two suspects, identified as Maria and Adewale, were arrested in Ile-Oluji town, the headquarters of…
