A fire outbreak on Thursday afternoon destroyed eight shelter rooms and a mosque after a fire guts Yobe checkpoint along Gombe Road in Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State. One military personnel sustained injuries in the incident, which was first noticed around 1:30pm when thick smoke billowed from the area. Eyewitnesses said residents and […]
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The United States has seized another tanker linked to Venezuela, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. The seizure is the sixth in recent weeks involving vessels that were either carrying Venezuelan oil or had done so previously. The officials, who
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has released updates to its passport tracking system to improve how applicants monitor the status of their passports. The update was announced in a post uploaded on the Service’s official X account on Thursday, where NIS explained that many passports already produced had remained uncollected, resulting in rising complaints from
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At least 22 people were killed and dozens more injured on Wednesday when a construction crane toppled onto a passenger train in northeastern Thailand, authorities confirmed. The train, carrying 195 passengers from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani, derailed after the crane, part of an elevated high-speed railway project, fell onto its carriages in Nakhon Ratchasima province,
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Delta State Police have thwarted a planned kidnapping and recovered firearms and other items after suspected kidnappers fled, abandoning soaked garri and ammunition during a raid. The operation, carried out by the CP Special Assignment Team, came in response to credible intelligence about the criminals’ hideout in Upper Agbarho. According to a statement on Tuesday
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The Edo State Police Command says it has arrested an 18-year-old girl, Obehi Odine, for allegedly staging her own kidnapping in Ekpoma and demanding N10 million ransom from her parents. The Command’s spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. He also announced the arrest of 11 suspected
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Madam Lucia Onabanjo, wife of Ogun State’s first civilian governor, Chief Olabisi Onabanjo, has passed away at the age of 100. Her death was announced by her daughter, Olubukunola Onabanjo, on Tuesday, January 13. According to her, Madam Lucia died peacefully on Monday, January 12. A statement issued by the family reads in part: “The
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Singer Portable was on Monday arraigned at the Federal High Court in Ota, Ogun State, on a nine-count charge bordering on assault, theft, causing harm, and resisting arrest. Confirming the development, Ogun Police Command spokesperson, Oluseyi Babaseyi, told TheCable Lifestyle that the charges were linked to several incidents involving the singer, including an alleged assault
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The Edo State High Court, Criminal Court 2, has ordered that 52 Ekpoma protest students be remanded at the Ubiaja Correctional Centre following the recent unrest in the Ekpoma area of the state. The youths, mainly students of Ambrose Alli University, took to the streets on Saturday, January 10, to protest the rising cases of
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The founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, has stirred debate on social media after publicly rejecting a job applicant over a past comment made on X. On January 12, Onakoya announced an opening for a personal assistant in Lagos. He said he was looking for a sharp and detail-oriented person, drawing inspiration from
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