Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Sokoto State Police Command detained suspected bandit financiers and motorbike thieves in two coordinated raids conducted on Wednesday in Sokoto and neighboring Zamfara states. According to a statement issued on Friday by the command’s spokesman, Ahmed Rufai, three men were caught in Tangaza Local Government Area for reportedly funding a notorious bandit group by assisting them in selling rustled cattle. Rufai said, “One of the arrested suspects, Ruwa Ginyo, identified as the Fulani head of Gidan-Madi, was apprehended alongside two accomplices. Police recovered four rustled cows during the operation.” Ahmed Musa, Commissioner of Police, identified the accused as members…

The Sokoto State Government has denied claims that Governor Ahmed Aliyu joined his Abia counterpart, Alex Otti, on a visit to Nnamdi Kanu, the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, at the Sokoto Custodial Centre. On Friday, the governor’s spokesman, Abubakar Bawa, issued a statement denying the claim. “For the avoidance of doubt, Governor Ahmed Aliyu was in the Holy Land performing Lesser Hajj as of 30th November 2025, at the time Dr. Otti privately visited Sokoto State,” the statement read. According to the statement, Otti was met at the Sultan Abubakar III International Airport by selected commissioners…

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has stated her willingness to establish her sexual harassment claim against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. She made the statement in reaction to a N200 billion defamation suit brought against her by the Senate President in Abuja on Friday, confirming receipt of the case. According to her, Akpabio’s lawsuit has provided her with a chance that the Senate Ethics and Privileges Committee refused her: to establish her charges in front of a court of competent jurisdiction. In a statement, the Kogi Central Senator stated that “the court case now provided the platform” that she had long sought. She…

The Istanbul public prosecutor’s office in Turkey announced Friday that 46 people, including 29 football players, had been arrested as part of a large-scale investigation into illicit betting on Turkish football matches. According to a statement from the prosecutor’s office, 27 of the arrested players are suspected of betting on matches involving their own teams in which they were playing. In early November, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said that eighteen persons were being held in Turkey as part of an investigation into referees accused of betting on football matches. A week earlier, the TFF punished 149 referees accused of betting…

Victor Osimhen scored the game-winning goal for Galatasaray in their 3-2 victory over Samsunspor in the Turkish Super Lig on Friday night. Osimhen, who had missed a few games owing to an injury sustained in Nigeria’s continental final playoff encounter against DR Congo, began the huge showdown with Fenerbahce, which ended in a tie last week. Although he did not score in that game, he was the hero as Galatasaray won again on Friday night at Rams Park in Istanbul. When Leroy Sane gave Galatasaray the lead early on, it was clear that they were ready to win again. Just…

The 12 groups for the 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, 2026, following Friday’s draw in Washington, have been released. The World Cup groups include: Group A Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, a qualifier Group B Canada, a qualifier, Qatar, Switzerland Group C Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland Group D United States, Paraguay, Australia, a qualifier Group E Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador Group F Netherlands, Japan, a qualifier, Tunisia Group G Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand Group H Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay Group I France, Senegal, qualifier, Norway Group…

No fewer than four teenagers have been killed in an explosion involving an improvised explosive device in Banki, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. Nahum Daso, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the event in a statement issued on Friday, saying the device went off behind the Banki Motor Park in Wajari Ward. According to authorities, the victims were allegedly playing with the device, which they had picked from a bush, when it detonated. The statement read, “The Borno State Police Command wishes to inform the general public of a tragic Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion that occurred…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, on Friday warned that Nigeria’s electoral processes remain vulnerable to misinformation while acknowledging the vital role of journalists in election coverage. At the public presentation of The INEC Press Corps: Chronicles of Nigeria’s Election Journalists at The Electoral Institute in Abuja, Amupitan described the book, authored by INEC Press Corps Chairman Segun Ojumu, as a “comprehensive documentation of the sacrifices, risks, and behind-the-scenes experiences of reporters covering Nigeria’s complex electoral landscape.” He emphasized the growing relevance of the press corps, especially as political tensions rise ahead of…

The Gombe State Police Command reported on Friday the arrest of seven suspected members of a kidnapping gang, the neutralization of two others, and the recovery of a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) as part of coordinated operations. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, on Friday, the operation was carried out in collaboration with the Gombe State Professional Hunters Association as part of increased intelligence-led efforts to dismantle criminal networks involved in kidnapping and cattle rustling. According to the statement, the breakthrough occurred on November 23, 2025, at approximately 4:00 a.m., when…

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has stated that the 16 defected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly are free to leave the Peoples Democratic Party and that his camp will continue to work with the other lawmakers who remain loyal to the party. Wike disclosed this to journalists on Friday after visiting the continuing building of an interchange bridge connecting Maitama, Gishiri, Jahi, and Gwarimpa in Abuja. Chronicle NG reports that 16 lawmakers, including Speaker Martins Amaewhule, announced their defection from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress during a plenary session of the Rivers State…