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Yobe Police uncover gun factory in Potiskum, nab 7 suspects
Yobe State Police Command has uncovered an illegal firearms fabrication site in Potiskum and arrested seven suspects in what it described as another significant breakthrough in its renewed strategy to combat crime and criminality across the state. In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, the command said operatives of the…
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Peter Obi appeals for release of abducted schoolchildren, condemns rising insecurity
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the condition of recently abducted schoolchildren, describing images of their battered bodies as a disturbing reflection of the worsening security situation in the country. In a statement on Wednesday, Obi said he was shocked and heartbroken by the treatment meted out to the…
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FCT General Hospitals get modern vein-finding devices for improved healthcare delivery
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has provided 48 vein finders and accompanying accessories for distribution to the 14 SHF under the Hospitals Management Board (HMB). Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, in a statement on Wednesday, quoted the Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat (HSES),…
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Shettima Urges States To Unlock Full Potential Of $750m SABER Programme
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima @officialSKSM, has implored state governments to accelerate business-enabling reforms to unlock the full potential of the $750 million World Bank-assisted State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) programme. This, he said, has become necessary to attract domestic and global capital, enhance local infrastructure, and drive subnational economic growth. Senator…
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Atiku Backs CAN’s Call for Security Overhaul, Urges Tinubu to Act Beyond Rhetoric
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has thrown his weight behind the concerns raised by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over the worsening security situation in the country, urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to heed the church’s call for urgent reforms. Reacting to the communiqué issued at the end of the 2026 National Church Leaders…
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PDP Leadership Tussle: Appeal Court Upholds Suspension of Ajibade, Faults Caretaker Committee Recognition
The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a fresh turn on Wednesday as the Court of Appeal reportedly invalidated the judicial recognition earlier granted to the party’s controversial Caretaker Committee. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the Interim National Working Committee (INWC), Comrade Ini…
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Alleged N4.29bn forex fraud: Defendants’ absence stalls arraignment of UBA, 4 others
The arraignment of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and four others for an alleged N4.29bn foreign exchange fraud before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja was, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, stalled due to the absence of the defendants in court. UBA, alongside Muyiwa Akinyemi, Amangbo Eziashi…
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Court jails one for N2.9m crypto fraud in Maiduguri
Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 convicted and sentenced one Bukar Ahmed Shuwa to ten years imprisonment. The convict was arraigned on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one -count amended…
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EFCC arraigns oil magnate, Musa Abubakar, 2 others for alleged N691m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, arraigned the Managing Director of Abu-Haneefa Oil and Gas Ltd, Musa Farouk Abubakar; his company, Abu-Haneefa Oil and Gas Ltd, and one Sandra Chizoba Attoh before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, for fraud. They were arraigned on amended…
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*VP Shettima Lauds SpaceX Support to Nigeria’s Emergency Response as Starlink Donates 91 Communication Terminals to NEMA*
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 91 Starlink communication terminals donated by the Starlink SpaceX Crisis Response Team to strengthen Nigeria’s disaster preparedness and emergency response infrastructure. The donation followed proactive engagements initiated by NEMA with the technology company aimed at exploring innovative solutions to enhance emergency communication, preparedness, and response operations across…