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A joint operation between the Nigerian Army’s 21 Armored Brigade and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency intercepted a shipment of illicit substances destined for Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. According to security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, via X on Tuesday, the joint team, acting on intelligence, …

Concerned residents of Rano town in Kano State have raised the alarm over the presence of armed hoodlums at the headquarters of the Emirate on Sunday. In a letter addressed to the state Police Commissioner, a copy made available to Gistfox News on Tuesday revealed that the hoodlums had been …

The United Nations protested on Tuesday over the latest mass evacuation orders issued by Israel in Gaza as the army said it had killed dozens of militants in “close-quarters combat” in its latest offensive in Gaza City. Israel extended its evacuation warning to cover most of Gaza’s main city on Monday and …

A Nigerian lady by the name of Blessing Okonkwo has been apprehended by the Nigerian Police for selling her three-year-old brother Friday Okonkwo for N410,000 in Adamawa State. She had carried out the act after she lied to their mother that she had made plans to enroll him in a …

AC Milan advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic has slammed the door on any chances of Divock Origi playing for the club again, insisting the has no future with the Rossoneri. Origi returned from his loan spell at Nottingham Forest but has not joined the rest of the squad in pre-season, having been …

West Africa’s fractured regional bloc on Sunday urged Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to engage with the three military-led member states to try to reunite the region whose stability has been threatened since they decided to leave the group in January. At its summit in the Nigerian capital Abuja , the bloc …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities said it will be meeting with the Federal Government on July 25, 2024 over its unmet demands. This was as non-academic staff of universities declared on Sunday that they were set for a one-day protest on Tuesday on campuses over their withheld four-month salaries. …

As part of measures to stop the smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from Nigeria to neighbouring countries, the Federal Government has detained five fuel tankers and sealed three filling stations in border towns. It was also gathered on Sunday that the continued anti-smuggling operations of the Federal …

No fewer than 18 persons have been rescued from a mishap involving 20 marketers onboard a canoe from the Kwalgai village to Hadin in the Auyo Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to the Jigawa State Police Command on Monday, a preliminary investigation revealed that the canoe capsize was …

The United Kingdom’s Labour Party swept to power early on Friday after winning the country’s general election, crossing the 326-seat threshold for a working majority in the House of Commons.   “A mandate like this comes with a great responsibility,” Labour leader Keir Starmer told supporters at a triumphant dawn …