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SAND PIT COLLAPSE IN KANO LEAVES SEVERAL FEARED DEAD By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Several brickmakers are feared dead after a sand excavation site collapsed in Ridawa village, Ghari Local Government Area of Kano State, on Wednesday, trapping workers beneath heaps of sand
SUSPECTED BANDITS BOMB BRIDGE IN NIGER STATE, DISRUPT COMMUNITIES AND TRADE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Suspected bandits have bombed a key bridge linking Wawa and Luma communities in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, cutting off movement and disrupting daily life.
COURT JAILS EX-AGF NWABUOKU OVER ₦868M FRAUD By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced former acting Accountant-General Chukwunyere Nwabuoku to 72 years in prison after convicting him on multiple counts of money laundering linked to ₦868 million.
APC GOVERNORS PUSH FOR TECH-DRIVEN SECURITY AS INSECURITY RISES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban APC governors are calling for stronger intelligence, advanced technology, and better security infrastructure to tackle growing insecurity across Nigeria. The push follows their meeting in Lagos, where they also
INDIA BLOCKS OSCAR-NOMINATED GAZA FILM By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban India has stopped the release of The Voice of Hind Rajab, an Oscar-nominated film on the killing of a young Palestinian girl in Gaza. The film, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, tells the
POLICE NAB MORE SUSPECTS OVER OZORO ASSAULT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Delta State Police Command has arrested 11 more suspects linked to the sexual assault of women in Ozoro, bringing the total number in custody to 15. Police spokesperson, Bright
MULTIPLE BLASTS IN MAIDUGURI KILL 23, LEAVE 108 INJURED By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Police have confirmed that 23 people were killed and 108 others injured after multiple explosions rocked Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Monday night. According to authorities, the
ZULUM CONDEMNS MAIDUGURI MOSQUE BLAST, URGES CALM AND VIGILANCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has strongly condemned the explosion at a mosque in the Gamboru Market area of Maiduguri, describing the attack as barbaric and inhumane. The
ABUJA–KADUNA TRAIN DERAILS, PASSENGERS INJURED By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Several passengers were injured on Monday after an Abuja-bound train to Kaduna derailed following a collision. Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Kayode Opeifa, confirmed the incident, saying the train encountered the
OIL SURGES ABOVE $100 AS IRAN WAR ESCALATES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Global oil prices rose above $100 a barrel as the war involving Iran entered its third week, raising fears of supply disruption in the key Strait of Hormuz. Crude prices