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Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have neutralised several bandits and destroyed their hideouts in the highlands bordering Zamfara State, around Dangulbi and Kurawa villages in Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State. A security source disclosed the development on Saturday in Sokoto, noting that the operation recorded significant success during a coordinated offensive carried out on June 4 in collaboration with other security agencies and local vigilantes. The source said the troops engaged the bandits in a fierce gun battle, killing several of them, including suspected kingpins, while others escaped with gunshot wounds into nearby forests. Weapons and motorcycles were also reportedly…
Mammoth crowds of supporters on Saturday converged at the mega-rally across Enugu State to endorse President Bola Tinubu and Governor Peter Mbah for second terms in office. The rally, currently at the Michael Okpara Square in the Enugu metropolis, is said to be holding across the three senatorial districts of the state. The event was organized by the Enugu East Senatorial District to drum up support for the 2027 re-election bids of Tinubu and Mbah. Recall that before the event, the Enugu State Government issued a stern warning against the forced closure of major markets in the state capital. Present…
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested five suspects allegedly involved in the vandalisation of railway infrastructure within the state and recovered 85 vandalised railway steel sleepers. The command, in a statement through its Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this on Saturday, noting that in collaboration with members of the Hunters Group, the suspects were arrested in the Nannawaji area of Gujba LGA while transporting the vandalised railway steel sleepers en route to Potiskum LGA. “The suspects were arrested in a Mitsubishi Canter vehicle with registration number YAB-234YJ (Abuja), loaded with 85 railway steel sleepers suspected to have…
Rangers Chairman, Rangers Chairman Amobi Ezeaku has confirmed that technical adviser Fidelis Ilechukwu will remain in charge for the 2026-27 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL. Ezeaku gave the assurance during a chat with the media in Enugu. The Flying Antelopes boss stressed that the club will do everything possible to back the tactician to achieve success next season. Ilechukwu led Rangers to win their ninth NPFL title last season. “I will be direct as the young tactician will stay with the club next season,” Ezeaku stated when the question of the plan to replace Ilechukwu was raised. “I spoke with…
Workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have overwhelmingly voted to authorise a potential strike during the World Cup, just days before football’s global showpiece begins. The Unite Here Local 11 union, which represents about 2,000 stadium food and beverage workers, is demanding better pay along with assurances that federal immigration agents will not be allowed to enter the venue. A whopping 96 per cent of voters approved the strike call, meaning they have the green light to walk off the job at any time, with the World Cup due to open on Thursday. “Contract negotiations with stadium food service…
The Federal Road Safety Corps says it recorded a 27 per cent drop in road traffic crashes and a 22 per cent decrease in crash victims during the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir, compared with the 2025 statistics. The Corp Public Education Officer (CPEO), Osondu Ohaeri, revealed this in a statement released on Saturday in Abuja. Ohaeri described the outcome as one of the corps most remarkable operational achievements in recent years. He said that the outcome was another proof of the effectiveness of the corps’ proactive traffic management strategies, intensive public enlightenment campaigns, robust enforcement activities, and enhanced emergency response mechanisms. He…
The Enugu East Senatorial Zone on Saturday declared support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Peter Mbah in the 2027 general elections. The endorsement was made during the Enugu East Senatorial Zone solidarity rally tagged “Ofu Obi Rally for Tinubu and Mbah,” held at Okpara Square, Enugu. The zone, comprising Enugu East, Enugu North, Enugu South, Isi-Uzo, Nkanu East, and Nkanu West Local Government Areas, also donated N300 million to support Mbah’s re-election bid. The motion adopting Tinubu as the preferred presidential candidate for a second term was moved by the Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District,…
Argentina and Marseille central defender Leonardo Balerdi has been ruled out of the World Cup with a calf injury, the world champions announced on Saturday. The 27-year-old has suffered a muscle injury in his right leg and will miss the World Cup, the Argentine federation announced on social media, wishing the player a speedy recovery. Balerdi, who had hoped to play in his first World Cup, posted a photo of himself training with the squad in Kansas City on social media on Friday. Argentina have not yet named a replacement. Argentina face Honduras late on Saturday in a warm-up match in…
Like practically everyone else, Patton Oswalt is a fan of the Noah Wyle medical drama, The Pitt. “Season 1 of The Pitt [was the last thing I binged],” Oswalt, 57, revealed exclusively in his 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me feature in the latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now. “The whole show was amazing but episode 12? The mass shooting? That was a master class — acting, writing, directing, all of it,” he continued. “Had to watch that episode twice.” The comedian also told Us about his favorite books, childhood idols and whether he reads his own…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has cleared a former governor of Cross River, Donald Duke as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that Mr Duke’s clearance was sequel to the conclusion of the review of the recently-held primaries by the Primaries Appeal Committee and the subsequent approval of the committee’s report by the NWC. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Muhammed Ishaq, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said the NWC also upheld four other election outcomes, including governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and state Houses…
