Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that a father and son were driven by “Islamic State ideology” when they opened fire on crowds at Bondi Beach in one of the deadliest mass shootings in Australia’s history. Sajid Akram and his son, Naveed, opened fire on people gathered at the popular beach to mark […]
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The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has stated that the agitation for a separate Biafran state is no longer necessary. The minister insisted that the South-East has been fully integrated into Nigeria’s political and economic mainstream under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Umahi made this known during an inspection tour of ongoing federal infrastructure projects
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The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has raised alarm over what he called a rising trend of reckless driving among some celebrities, content creators, and social media influencers, cautioning that such behaviour endangers lives and undermines road safety initiatives. The warning followed a widely circulated video showing popular TikTok
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The search for a suspect in the Brown University shooting continued on Sunday after authorities released a previously identified person of interest, prompting investigators to reassess their findings and re-examine available evidence. Commenting on the development, CNN Law Enforcement Analyst and former FBI Special Agent Steve Moore said such turns are common in complex criminal
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Two people were killed while eight others were critically injured on Saturday afternoon after a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island, authorities said. Rhode Island Mayor Brett Smiley told reporters during a Saturday evening news conference that the incident occurred shortly after 4 p.m. local time at the Barus & Holley engineering building. Smiley
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The immediate past Chairman of the Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr Bola Oyebamiji, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2026 governorship election in Osun State. Oyebamiji secured the party’s ticket after being unanimously affirmed by 1,660 delegates at the APC governorship primary. His emergence followed his nomination by one
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) has activated its portal for the recruitment of 50,000 police constables, inviting interested applicants as the PSC and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) commit to a transparent and hitch-free exercise. Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, the Commission’s Secretary, announced the commencement of the process in a statement on Thursday, explaining that the
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The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports claiming that soldiers attached to the Commander of 23 Brigade shot women during a protest in Adamawa State. In a statement issued by Captain Olusegun Abidoye, Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations for Sector 4 Operation Hadin Kai and 23 Brigade, the Army described the allegations, circulated by
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The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to send Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin to help restore peace and stability following last weekend’s attempted coup. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced this on Tuesday during plenary, saying the request was considered in the Committee of the Whole in line with section 5,
A group of soldiers appeared on Benin’s state television on Sunday to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest in a series of power seizures in West Africa. Calling themselves the Military Committee for Refoundation, the soldiers declared the removal of the president and all state institutions. President Patrice Talon,
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