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The Osun State Police Command confirmed the incident on Wednesday, saying security operatives had launched efforts to rescue the local government official. The police spokesperson in the state, Abiodun Ojelabi, said the attack occurred on Tuesday night at 10:00 p.m. when armed men stormed the community and abducted Mr Farounbi. One person was abducted. He is a local government vice chairman, Hon. Debo Farounbi. Immediately the incident happened, the military, police and others responded. Efforts are in place to rescue the man. It is abduction until we are able to prove that it is a case of kidnapping,” Mr Ojelabi…
The United States has announced that about 200 militants linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) have been eliminated during coordinated military operations with Nigeria, marking a significant development in the ongoing fight against insurgency in the region. According to officials from the U.S. Africa Command, the joint operations also led to the destruction of key militant infrastructure, including checkpoints and logistical bases used to sustain terrorist activities. Rebecca Hayes, Director of Public Affairs for the command, stated that the success was the result of months of strategic planning and robust intelligence sharing between both countries. The operations, which began earlier…
The US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, has said that the United States will negotiate with bombs if need be, warning Iran that American strikes would continue until Tehran agrees to President Donald Trump’s nuclear terms. Hegseth made this statement at the US Central Command, CENTCOM, headquarters in Florida on Wednesday. He said additional military operations were already planned and could continue as long as Tehran refused to finalise a nuclear agreement with Washington. Central Command will be busy tonight because President Trump said, ‘ We will be hitting Iran hard, and we will be. We will negotiate with bombs…
The house of representatives will vote on a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police on Thursday. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives and chairman of the constitution review committee, urged all lawmakers to attend Thursday’s plenary to participate in the vote. Currently, the central authority on the police and other government security services established by law is the federal government. But the proposed legislation seeks to move such powers in section 214 (c) from the exclusive list to the concurrent list, to empower both the national assembly and…
The National Assembly was on Wednesday thrown into panic following a fire outbreak in the Senate wing of the complex. The incident occurred at Hearing Room 107 of the National Assembly. A video clip of the incident showed staff of the National Assembly using fire extinguishers to contain the fire. The incident occurred just after the Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission had concluded the screening of Dr. Zainab Marwa, who was nominated to represent the North-East on the board of the commission. As at the time of filing this report no injuries or casualties have been reported…
The Edo State Government has ordered the temporary closure of three public Secondary Schools in Akoko- Edo Local Government Area of the State. The public schools are Ososo Grammar School, Ososo Comprehensive High School and Makeke Secondary School. The State Ministry of Education disclosed this in a circular dated June 9, 2026 and made available to newsmen in Benin City. The statement said the closure of the schools followed the security alarm raised by the State Command of the Department of State Services, DSS, over the alleged mass abduction of school children in Edo North senatorial district. The statement signed…
The first batch of Nigerian nationals to be evacuated from South Africa is expected to arrive in Lagos tomorrow morning. According to the updates provided by the Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, an Air Peace plane will depart the Oliver Thambo International Airport in Johannesburg today with 268 people. The update reads: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform that the first batch of Nigerian nationals that will be evacuated from the Republic of South Africa due to Xenophobic attacks The evacuation operation will be undertaken by Air Peace Airlines. The Federal Government has fully funded…
Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, has accused opposition parties of deploying insecurity to tarnish the perception of the President Bola Tinubu administration. Okpebholo spoke on Tuesday at the flag-off of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign for the local government elections in Edo south senatorial district. The governor said promoting insecurity would not guarantee the opposition seats in the senate, house of representatives, or the presidency, insisting that there is no vacancy in Aso Rock. There is no vacancy in Aso Rock. They can even kidnap all of us — yes, there is no vacancy in Aso Rock,” he said.…
The meeting was an integral part of my ongoing efforts to mediate and ensure that our party officials in Kano State, along with the party’s leader in the state—who is also our Vice Presidential candidate—remain aligned during this crucial period for our party. The NDC is swiftly establishing itself as the leading opposition party in Nigeria. As with any growing political movement, disagreements and clashes of interest are inevitable. We are experienced in managing these challenges through dialogue, consultation, and reconciliation. This has been my focus, not only in Kano State but throughout the nation over the past several months.…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of N10 billion as emergency intervention funding to strengthen Nigeria’s preparedness against Ebola and other emerging public health threats. Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said in a statement on Tuesday that Tinubu also approved the establishment of a presidential task force on Ebola virus disease preparedness and emerging public health threats. Onanuga said the fund will strengthen the operational preparedness of the National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) and support critical national public health emergency response activities.