Kaduna State Police Command has uncovered a cache of explosives, ammunition, and firearms at a scrap facility in the Kudandan Industrial Area of Kaduna South Local Government Area. The discovery, made on Friday, was confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan. According to the statement, the police acted on credible intelligence indicating the presence of suspicious items—believed to be unexploded ordnances—at a scavenger company operating in the area. The items were reportedly transported as part of a consignment of scrap from Borno State. “Upon receipt of the information, a specialised team from the…
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Despite a recently brokered ceasefire, deadly violence continues to escalate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the United Nations reporting that at least 319 civilians were killed by M23 rebels in a two-week span in July. The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) revealed that the majority of the victims among them at least 48 women and 19 children were local farmers who had been camping in their fields during the planting season. The attacks marked one of the deadliest episodes of violence attributed to the M23 militia in recent years and come just…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has temporarily taken down its result-checking portal following technical difficulties, just hours after announcing the release of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results. The shutdown was confirmed in a statement posted on WAEC’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday evening. “WAEC hereby informs the general public that the result checker portal waecdirect.org is temporarily shutdown due to technical issues,” the statement read. “However, the Council is working assiduously to ensure that candidates are able to access their results in the next 24 hours. Please bear with us.” The disruption…
Ghana was thrown into mourning on Wednesday following the deaths of two serving ministers in a military helicopter crash, the presidency confirmed. Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were among eight people killed when an air force chopper went down en route from Accra to Obuasi. The aircraft, which had departed the capital shortly after 9:00 a.m., disappeared from radar less than an hour into the flight. Authorities confirmed there were no survivors. The crash also claimed the lives of Alhaji Muniru Mohammed, deputy national security coordinator and former agriculture minister, and Samuel Sarpong, vice…
A newly enlisted soldier, identified as Dauda Dedan, is on the run after allegedly stabbing a police constable, Aaron John, to death in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. The incident reportedly occurred around 9:00 p.m. on Monday in Mayo-Goyi, a suburb of Jalingo, during a dispute between the soldier and some residents of the area. Confirming the development on Wednesday, the spokesperson for the Taraba State Police Command, SP James Lashen, said Constable John had responded to a distress call regarding a disagreement involving Dedan. He was allegedly attacked and fatally stabbed while attempting to intervene. “The late officer was…
A 64-year-old cleric, Apostle Adefiju Boluwaji, has been arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly leading a group that destroyed farmlands valued at ₦247 million in Ondo State. The accused, described as a self-acclaimed prophet, was charged with conspiracy, criminal trespass, malicious damage, and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. According to the police, Boluwaji had been on the wanted list of the Zone 17 Police Command before his arrest over the weekend. He was initially detained at the Bolorunduro Divisional Headquarters before being transferred to the office of the Assistant Inspector General of Police…
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has formally severed ties with the Church in Wales following the election of Bishop Cherry Vann, an openly lesbian cleric, as the Archbishop of Wales. In a strongly worded statement dated August 3 and signed by the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Most Rev. Henry C. Ndukuba, the Church described the development as a fundamental breach of biblical teachings on sexuality and church leadership. “We do not recognise the so-called Archbishop of Wales and cannot share communion with a church that has departed from the teachings of the Bible,” the statement read. Bishop…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has launched an investigation into the mysterious death of a 45-year-old man, Mr. Udeme Sunday Uko, who was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a church in Ukanafun Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement issued Tuesday night by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, the incident occurred at about 12:10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5, at a church located in Ikot Oku Usung village, where the victim was reportedly sleeping with his wife and children. “Akwa Ibom State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into the…
The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) has secured the conviction of Mr. Wahab Olabanji, a senior government employee, for fraudulently collecting money from job seekers under the guise of securing employment for them in the state civil service. Olabanji, who served as a Chief Executive Officer (Accounts) on Grade Level 14 with the Oyo State Hospital Management Board, was accused of defrauding multiple applicants who applied for jobs at the board and the Oyo State Teaching Service Commission. In a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday, the Chairman of OYACA, Justice Eni Esan (retd.), revealed that Olabanji was convicted on…
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, have arrested two suspects in separate operations for alleged drug trafficking and burglary. The arrests were confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Ibrahim Abdullahi, who described the operations as part of the agency’s intensified efforts to curb criminal activity across the state. According to the statement, the first suspect, 42-year-old Basiru Ahmed, was apprehended in the Salanta area of Gwale Local Government for allegedly dealing in cannabis. “NSCDC personnel arrested the suspect in possession of over 106 parcels…