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No fewer than seven persons have been arrested following their involvement in illegal mining operations at a gold site in the Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State. This was revealed in a statement on Friday by Segun Tomori, the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Solid …

A 13-year-old boy, Umar Hassan and three other suspects, Lawai Umaru, age 70, Ibrahim Lawai, age 22 and Abdulganiyu Isah, age 22 were arrested by the Katsina State Police Command for providing information to the terrorists. Briefing newsmen at the Command headquarters on Thursday, Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar …

Everton’s potential sale to the Friedkin Group will not go ahead after the Premier League club failed to reach an agreement with the American investors. Led by US billionaire Dan Friedkin, the group entered a period of exclusivity to negotiate a possible purchase on June 21. However, the Goodison Park …

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday, decried the evil of fake news, lamenting that a fake report about a phantom $1.9bn paid into his account almost destroyed his marriage of 40 years. Mohammed said there was a need for all hands to be on deck …

Barcelona’s pursuit of Nico Williams will push Raphinha out, and while Arsenal and Newcastle have been spoken to regarding the winger, it’s Aston Villa who are best placed to win the race, according to reports. Barcelona are pushing ahead with their plans to sign Nico Williams fresh off the back of …

Less than 24 hours after the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) demanded his unconditional release with complaints surrounding his health, embattled IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu has been allowed to see his personal physician. Kanu’s Special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, announced on Wednesday that the Department of State Services (DSS) had …

Bybit, a pioneer in the crypto exchange realm, has set its sights on strengthening its ties with African users as it continues to lead the crypto industry. Recent data from Kaiko shows Bybit’s rapid ascent, doubling its market share to 16% and outstripping Coinbase earlier this year to become the …

The Senate has removed Senator Ali Ndume as the Chief Whip and replaced him with Senator Tahir Monguno. Ndume’s replacement by the Senate followed a directive issued to that effect in a letter written by the National Chairman of the party, Umar Ganduje and National Secretary, Senator Bashir Ajibola. The …

The Kano State Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr. Yusuf Kofar-Mata, on Wednesday, lost three of his family members to an early morning fire outbreak that gutted his residence at Kofar-Mata quarters in Kano metropolis. The incident occurred early Wednesday while members of the family were said to be asleep. However, …

A Nigerian man who identifies as @AdeTheExplorer has called out a police officer on X (Twitter) for raping his 17-year-old sister. He shared that the officer had raped his sister while at gunpoint at Ogudu police station where she went to file a report. According to him, his sister was robbed on the Third …