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The Nigeria Police Force say it has uncovered credible leads on the gun suppliers who armed the gang accused of killing Arise News anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, in Abuja. The late journalist and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, were brutally murdered during a robbery on 29 September 2025 at Unique Apartments, Katampe Extension. Following intense investigations, the FCT Police Command arrested 12 suspects linked to the attack. Police investigations revealed that the gang sourced their weapons from a supplier in Niger Republic, raising concerns about the growing cross-border arms trade fuelling violent crimes in Nigeria. Among those arrested are Shamsudeen Hassan,…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared a two-week warning strike over dissatisfaction with the federal government’s response to its demands. Chris Piwuna, ASUU president, addressed the press on Sunday at the union’s headquarters at the University of Abuja. Piwuna said the strike would begin on October 13 and would be observed across all branches of the union nationwide. He said the strike became necessary after several failed attempts to get the government to address long-standing issues affecting public universities. On October 8, Tunji Alausa, the minister of education, had appealed to the union to shelve its planned…

In a bizarre twist of love and desperation, a 60-year-old man from Guadeloupe robbed a supermarket at gunpoint not for money, but to get arrested and join his grandson in prison. The former firefighter, who had no criminal record, entered a Sainte-Rose supermarket last month wearing a balaclava and holding a weapon. After demanding cash, he calmly helped himself to a slice of Emmental cheese and a bottle of wine before strolling back to his car right in front of the police station. Officers quickly apprehended him. According to his lawyer, Léa Le Chevillier, the man’s motive was heartbreakingly simple.…

A Nigerian paediatrician, Dr Ayobola Adebowale popularly known as Your Baby Doctor has clarified that menstruation (light bleeding) in newborn baby girls shortly after birth is completely normal and nothing to panic about. In a recent social media video, Adebowale explained that the condition, called neonatal menstruation, happens due to hormonal changes immediately after delivery. “Your newborn baby can actually menstruate — and that’s what we call pseudo menstruation,” she said. “It occurs because while inside your womb, your baby was exposed to your hormones. When she’s born, the sudden withdrawal of those hormones triggers mild bleeding, just like menstruation.”…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on Professor Joash Amupitan, the newly nominated chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to make accountability for electoral offences his top priority. In a letter dated 11 October 2025 and signed by SERAP’s deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation urged Amupitan to ensure the prosecution of politicians and their sponsors linked to electoral crimes such as vote-buying, bribery, violence, and undue influence during general and off-cycle elections since 2015. SERAP also asked him to spearhead reforms to the Electoral Act 2022, including provisions for swift prosecution of offenders and…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have finally arrived in Uyo after an aircraft issue forced an emergency landing in Angola. On Saturday, the Eagles were returning to Nigeria after their 2-1 victory over Lesotho in Polokwane, South Africa, when the Valuejet aircraft they boarded suffered a cracked windscreen mid-air. The aeroplane had stopped over in Luanda, Angola, for a routine refuelling when the incident happened after take-off, and the team had to return to the airport. After hours of attempts to get landing approval for a new aircraft, the Super Eagles left Angola and arrived in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, on…

Former US President Joe Biden has started radiation therapy as part of his treatment for prostate cancer. The ex-president was diagnosed in May with an “aggressive” form of the cancer that had spread to his bones. The diagnosis was made after he saw a doctor for urinary symptoms. Kelly Scully, the former president’s media aide, confirmed on Saturday that Biden has commenced treatment. “As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment,” Scully said. Last month, he underwent a procedure known as Mohs surgery to remove cancerous cells from his…

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Rome, the capital of Italy, to participate in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Level Meeting. Special focus of the meeting will be on the security crisis in West Africa. The meeting, which will begin on October 14, will bring together Heads of State and Government, senior intelligence and military officials from African countries, and representatives of intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations to discuss the evolving security challenges in West Africa. The Aqaba Process Meeting is a counter-terrorism initiative launched by King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2015. It is…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been forced into an emergency landing in Angola after the team’s aircraft suffered a cracked windscreen mid-air. The Super Eagles were returning to Uyo on Saturday after their 2-1 victory over Lesotho in Polokwane, South Africa, when the incident happened. In a statement, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said the ValueJet aircraft had stopped over in Luanda, Angola, for refuelling before the windscreen cracked “mid-air after take-off”. The federation added that “the pilot did well to guide the aeroplane safely back to the airport in Luanda”. NFF then said the airline and the federal…

A single stolen iPhone has helped British police crack open what they call the country’s biggest-ever operation against mobile phone theft, an international crime ring that trafficked tens of thousands of stolen devices from the UK to China. Eighteen suspects have been arrested after months of coordinated raids across London and Hertfordshire, the Metropolitan Police confirmed. Officers recovered more than 2,000 stolen iPhones and dismantled a smuggling network believed to have shipped up to 40,000 devices a year. The breakthrough came on Christmas Eve, when a theft victim tracked their missing iPhone to a warehouse near Heathrow Airport. Inside, investigators…