The Zamfara State Police Command has disclosed it rescued nine children abducted by bandits from the Gora-Namaye Community in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazid Abubakar, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday. He said, “On 3rd June, …

Officials have disclosed a police dog helped border patrol agents sniff out $2 million worth of smuggled fentanyl, during a traffic stop in Arizona, USA. The Chief Patrol Agent of Yuma Sector, Patricia McGurk-Daniel disclosed this via her Twitter handle. The seizure occurred at a checkpoint along Interstate 8 near Yuma, …

Ibadan High Chief and Publisher of Street Journal magazine, Wole Arisekola, has urged President Bola Tinubu to consider Ibadan for ministerial appointment.  He noted Ibadan suffered neglect and marginalisation under previous All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership at federal level. He said in the Presidential election, Oyo State gave 449,884 votes to APC, …

Agric experts in Bauchi State have cautioned farmers against the use of adulterated agrochemicals, fertilizers, and substandard seeds in their farms. The experts gave the warning while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Bauchi. So This Happened (206) Reviews Senate Bill To Compensate #EndSARS Victims, Others …

A Civil Society Organisation, Better Nigeria Movement has called on the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress to allow the lawmakers-elect to select their leaders. Recall that the APC nominated the immediate past minister of Niger Delta affairs Godswill Akpabio, and the senator representing Kano North, Barau Jibrin, as …

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, vowed to deal decisively with all the bad ones, no matter how highly placed in the society, in his second term. He made this known during the thanksgiving church service held at Saint Peter’s Cathedral Church, Aremo in Ibadan, the state capital, …

Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced his retirement from football on Sunday after AC Milan’s final match of the Serie A season. “It’s the moment to say goodbye to football, not just to you,” said Ibrahimovic on the San Siro pitch following Milan’s 3-1 win over Verona. Ibrahimović is renowned for his acrobatic …

A total of 4,591,055 passports have been produced by the Nigeria Immigration Service between August 2019 and May 2023. Also, there were no fewer than 4,736,075 applications for passports within the period under review. Our correspondent observed an exponential increase yearly in the number of passports produced by the service. …

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has dismissed five of its personnel, including a Deputy Director, for various offences. The Press Officer, NAPTIP, Adekoye Vincent stated this in a press statement on Wednesday. The offences ranges from corruption; demanding and receiving bribes from suspects and …

Two Senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senators Mathew Urhogide and Ayo Akinyelure have resigned from the party. The notice of their resignations was contained in two separate letters addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and read during Wednesday’s plenary session. Senator Urhogide represents Edo South Senatorial District …