Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has dismissed claims that it was involved in developing a secret nuclear weapon for Nigeria. The university made the clarification in a statement issued on Saturday by the Director of its Public Affairs Directorate, Malam Auwalu Umar, who described the circulating video making the allegation as AI-generated misinformation. According to Umar, the video falsely alleged that Nigerian scientists in the 1980s enriched weapons-grade uranium in Kaduna and that ABU researchers procured centrifugal equipment from Pakistan’s AQ Khan network. He said the claims were entirely baseless and aimed at misleading the public about Nigeria’s peaceful nuclear…
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Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has seen his net worth soar to $30.2 billion, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The Bloomberg data ranked Dangote as the 75th richest person in the world, reaffirming his position as Africa’s foremost billionaire. Dangote holds a controlling stake in Dangote Cement Plc, the largest cement producer in sub-Saharan Africa, which is listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited. He is also the owner of the Dangote Refinery, Africa’s biggest oil refining complex, commissioned on May 22, 2023. The $20 billion refinery, located in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, remains his most…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and rescued two children abducted in Tilden Fulani, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, confirming that the suspect, identified as Abdulkarim Tasiu, was a relative of the victims. According to the statement, the incident occurred on Thursday, October 23, 2025, when one Aliyu Hamisu of Tilden Fulani reported that his children — Halima, 12, and Mohammed, 6 — were kidnapped while waiting for their school bus along the main road in the community. “Upon receipt…
The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested four persons, including a young woman, for their alleged involvement in the brutal killing of a man lured to his death by his lover in Gidan Kacha village, Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to the police, the victim, identified as Ali Salisu from Darnawa village, was deceived by his girlfriend, Rukayya Amadu, who conspired with another lover, Hamisu Ibrahim, to rob and murder him. Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Rufai, disclosed in a statement on Saturday that the incident occurred on October 4, 2025, after Rukayya invited the unsuspecting…
The Nigeria Police Force has clarified why human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, was transferred to Kuje Correctional Centre shortly after being granted bail by a Magistrate Court in Abuja on Friday. Sowore, who was arrested on Thursday over alleged incitement and breach of public peace, was arraigned alongside 12 others before the Kuje Magistrate Court. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail in the sum of ₦500,000 with two sureties. However, shortly after the court ruling, confusion erupted as police operatives reportedly stormed the premises and whisked Sowore away to Kuje Prison,…
Six members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have filed a ₦1 billion lawsuit against the Anambra State Government over their alleged assault and unlawful detention by operatives of the state’s vigilante group, Agunechemba. The corps members — Jennifer Elohor, Greatness Oyeh, Eze Ikenna, Anighoro Godspower, Feyisara Amore, and Chimenum Wonodi — filed the suit before the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State. A viral video circulated in August showed operatives of the vigilante group storming the corps members’ lodge and assaulting them. One of the victims, Elohor, was reportedly beaten and stripped naked by the gun-wielding…
The Gombe State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Colonel Abdullahi Bello (retd.), has died in a fatal road accident along the Malam Sidi–Gombe highway. A statement issued on Friday by the Director-General (Press Affairs) to the Governor, Ismaila Misilli, said the commissioner was returning from Maiduguri, Borno State, where he attended the North-East Regional Consultation on the Development of a National Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration framework. The crash also claimed the life of his police orderly, Sergeant Adamu Hussaini, while the driver sustained injuries and is receiving treatment at a medical facility. Reacting to the incident, Governor Muhammadu…
The Lagos State Government has rescued a mentally challenged woman accused of disturbing residents in the Agege area of the state, following a viral video that sparked public concern over her behaviour. The intervention came after a video surfaced online showing a distressed resident appealing to the government to save the neighbourhood from alleged harassment by the woman, said to be living at No. 31 Adedosu Street, Agege. In the video, the speaker claimed that the woman had been throwing stones into people’s homes and brandishing dangerous objects, including a machete and knife. “This mentally challenged woman throws stones from…
Body of young girl found near Otukpo rice mill sparks fear, outrage Residents of Otukpo Local Government Area in Benue State have been thrown into panic following the discovery of the decomposing body of a young girl near the Otukpo Rice Mill. The disturbing discovery, made inside a culvert close to the mill, has raised suspicions of ritual activity, as some organs were reportedly missing from the corpse believed to have been dumped several days earlier. A resident and citizen journalist identified as Ebony Naija, who visited the scene, described the sight as “horrific and unhealthy,” noting that the body…
The National President of the Berom Youths Moulders Association (BYM), Barrister Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri, has accused suspected Fulani militants of raping and assaulting women and girls on their farms after allegedly taking over several villages in Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau State. Mwantiri raised the alarm in a video recording while visiting some of the affected communities, lamenting that the attackers, after displacing residents and occupying their lands, have now resorted to molesting and killing women. He alleged that the invaders were not satisfied with killing the people and taking over their ancestral lands but have…