DOZENS OF CIVILIANS KILLED IN INDIAN KASHMIR TOURIST HOTSPOT
At least 26 people were killed Tuesday in Indian-administered Kashmir when gunmen opened fire on tourists, security sources told AFP, in the insurgency-hit region’s deadliest...
NIGER GOV ORDERS ARREST OF PEOPLE WITH DREADLOCKS
Niger State Governor Umar Bago has ordered the arrest of individuals sporting dreadlocks in Minna, the state capital. The directive was issued during Tuesday’s high-level...
WORLD LEADERS, PILGRIMS PAY FINAL RESPECTS AT POPE FRANCIS’ LYING-IN-STATE
[caption id="attachment_176651" align="alignnone" width="300"] VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - APRIL 23: The body of Pope Francis is transferred to the Basilica at St Peter’s Square on...
FAKE WOMAN VIO CAUGHT, CHARGED FOR JOB SCAM
In Adamawa State, a woman was detained for reportedly engaging in employment racketeering and impersonating a vehicle inspection officer (VIO). The woman, Face Samuel, was...
SENATE FIRES BACK AT BAKARE OVER ‘RUBBER-STAMP’ JIBE
The Senate on Tuesday berated the Senior Pastor and Serving Overseer of the Global Community Citadel Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, over his recent scathing remarks...
FALLEN TREES, STREETLIGHTS CAUSE GRIDLOCK ON LAGOS ROADS
Traffic disruptions were reported on Wednesday in parts of Ikoyi, Lagos, following incidents involving fallen trees and streetlights, according to an update by the Lagos...
NSCDC BOSS ORDERS OFFICERS’ DETENTION OVER N5.2m EXTORTION
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has ordered the immediate detention of officers allegedly involved in extorting ₦5.2m from a traveler, following a directive...
FLYING EAGLES EDGE EGYPT IN U-20 AFCON WARM-UP
Nigeria’s U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles, defeated their Egyptian counterparts 2-1 in a friendly match on Tuesday in Cairo, ahead of the 2025 U-20...
NEWS: TRUMP TO VISIT SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR, UAE FROM MAY 13
US President Donald Trump will visit the Middle East next month on a three-country tour, his spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday. It will be...
TRAGIC: POLICE INSPECTOR ALLEGEDLY SHOOTS SELF DEAD IN RIVERS
A Police Inspector identified as Maxwell Zabu, who was attached to a former Chairman of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State, Victor...