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Bandits on Tuesday night killed a soldier, a hunter and a pregnant woman at Sarkin Yamma village, near the Jeb-Jeb area of Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. The attackers also shot and wounded another soldier and abducted several residents in the area.
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday fixed December 7, 2026, for the trial of six alleged coup plotters who were arrested by the security operatives following the botched exercise. The court fixed the date after it dismissed the objections of the alleged coup plotters against the admission of their statements and video recordings made to the military during their interrogation.
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the political support behind Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, saying the wave that propelled him in the 2023 election no longer exists. Wike also described Obi as a dramatist, insisting that the former Anambra State governor had nothing to offer Nigerians ahead of the 2027 general election.
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Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has acknowledged worsening electricity supply disruptions in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, Kwara and Oyo states, as the Federal Government moves to recover abandoned power equipment, beginning with the clearance of 44 containers from Apapa ports in Lagos. The minister said the affected areas had recently recorded noticeable improvements in electricity supply before the latest disruptions.
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has raised concerns over the increasing involvement of South African nationals in international drug trafficking. The agency said three South Africans had been arrested in recent operations, with large quantities of heroin, cocaine and synthetic cannabis, popularly known as Loud, recovered from them.
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Two persons have been killed, while 20 others were abducted when terrorists attacked the Akwando community at about 12 noon on Wednesday in the Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident was disclosed by the President of the Kuturmi Unity Development Association, Joseph Ariko, and its Publicity Secretary, Hon. Manasseh Akwando, on Thursday.
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The Zone XI Command of the Nigeria Police Force said on Thursday that its operatives involved in the raid on a hostel occupied by some students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, had been detained as an investigation into the incident commenced. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Olanrewaju Ojedele, disclosed this on Thursday, adding that the command had commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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. The factional National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Nafiu Bala Gombe, has commended the Federal High Court for what he described as its independent, impartial and courageous handling of the party’s leadership dispute. Bala, in a statement on Thursday reacting to the judgment in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, involving him, the ADC and four others, praised the trial judge for determining the case based on constitutional and statutory provisions rather than political considerations.
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The Niger State Police Command has arrested five suspects.
They include four men who were nabbed over an alleged money ritual plot in which they reportedly offered their biological children for sacrifice in exchange for wealth.
The suspects were arrested during a police operation at an isolated compound in the Garima area of Bosso, Minna, where officers allegedly interrupted a ritual involving slaughtered chickens, blood-stained clothing and other suspicious items.
The police said preliminary investigations revealed that Ibrahim, Abubakar, Aliyu and Mohammed had approached the native doctor to perform money rituals for them using a skeleton allegedly discovered during mining activities.
The native doctor reportedly declined their request, explaining that he did not offer such services.
However, the four men allegedly persisted and offered their biological children as sacrifices in exchange for different sums of money.
Following their insistence, the native doctor reportedly instructed each of them to purchase a chicken and assemble at a designated location for the ritual.
The police said the suspects were arrested while carrying out the activities, with Aliyu Sule allegedly found holding a blood-stained knife and preparing to slaughter his chicken, while three others had already slaughtered theirs.
The command said the suspects confessed to the allegations and were undergoing further investigation before being charged to court.
However, the police statement did not disclose the identities or ages of the children allegedly offered for the ritual, whether they had been located or whether any child had been exposed to immediate danger.
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Hmmmm, offering their biological children for money ritual. Thank God it was chicken they used. They should go and enjoy in jail.
ReplyDeleteWhen will all these daily killings stops, it's so terrible and disheartening. RIP to the innocent souls.
Which way now Atiku/ADC.
Thank you for the update SDK 4life
Thanks for the update
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