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The Ogun State Police Command has dismantled an organised child trafficking and illegal surrogacy syndicate operating under the guise of an orphanage. The breakthrough was achieved by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department following the transfer of the case from Idanyin Divisional Headquarters, Agbara, to Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area. During the operation, seven children were rescued, and five principal suspects were arrested. Police also uncovered a planned sale of babies at ₦1.5 million per child. The state police spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi disclosed this on Thursday in a statement released to journalists. Babaseyi said the case began…

The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused Governor Dauda Lawal of repeatedly using security personnel attached to the Government House to arrest and intimidate opposition members in the state. In a statement released on Thursday, the party’s spokesman, Yusuf Idris, alleged that the governor had on several occasions deployed Government House security operatives to persecute APC members as part of efforts to weaken the party ahead of the 2027 elections. According to Idris, no amount of intimidation or political persecution would prevent the APC from reclaiming power from the Peoples Democratic Party in the state in…

The FGN Power Company, under the Presidential Power Initiative, has sought collaboration with the Kwara State Government to enhance power supply across the state. This was disclosed on Thursday during a stakeholders’ meeting involving officials of the Ministry of Energy, representatives of the FGN Power Company and the Transmission Company of Nigeria, held at the ministry’s conference room in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. A statement by the Press Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Rukayat Abdulhameed, said the Commissioner for Energy, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr Olaitan Afolabi, assured all of the Kwara State…

Nottingham Forest Women head coach Carly Davies has hailed Joy Omewa as an ideal addition to her squad after the Nigerian forward completed a permanent move from Danish side Fortuna Hjørring, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Forest confirmed the signing of the 23-year-old on Tuesday, with the deal running until May 2026 as the club continues to build in its maiden season in the second tier of English women’s football. Omewa arrives with a strong reputation following an impressive spell in Denmark, where she emerged as one of the most prolific forwards in the Kvindeligaen. Forest are currently sixth in WSL2…

Windows is in a weird spot. In its 40-year history, the operating system has weathered its fair share of missteps, but Windows 11 is testing the patience of its users in new ways. Persistent bugs, performance issues, intrusive prompts, ads, and bloatware have eroded the core Windows experience. Early system requirement decisions have also damaged trust among Microsoft’s most loyal users, an erosion that’s accelerated by the company’s aggressive push into AI that doesn’t always deliver on its promises.Windows is at breaking point, and Microsoft knows it. Sources familiar with the company’s plans tell me Windows engineers are now focusing…

SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig spoke on CNBC on Thursday as debate continues over stablecoin yield in the CLARITY Act.US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Mike Selig appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Thursday to discuss the crypto market structure bill and a White House–hosted meeting scheduled for Monday.The bill was recently held up in the Senate, where it is undergoing committee review after being passed in the House of Representatives, with lawmakers working through unresolved issues on the Agriculture and Banking Committees. Source: Paul AtkinsOne of the…

Julien M. Hekimian/Getty Images Zayn Malik appears to be having a little fun with former One Direction bandmate Harry Styles. In a clip circulating on social media, Malik, 33, thanked fans for attending one of his recent shows at Las Vegas’ Dolby Live at Park MGM and appeared to crack a joke about ticket prices for Styles’ upcoming world tour, which some fans have deemed too high. “I just want to say a big, big thank you to each and every single one of you for being here with me tonight,” Malik said in the video. “You could have been…

Bandits ambushed a police patrol team on the Guga–Bakori road in Katsina State on Tuesday, killing three officers, including an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), and injuring two others, police authorities have confirmed. The attack occurred around 12:30 p.m. near Guga in Faskari Local Government Area as a five-member team from the 27 Police Mobile Force (PMF) unit, based at Guga Camp, was returning from a routine market-day patrol in an armoured personnel carrier (APC). According to a source familiar with the incident, who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, the…

Ibrahim “Itele D Icon” Yekini’s film Koleoso, a Yoruba fantasy-thriller series, has set a new YouTube record after becoming the first Nollywood and African movie to surpass 100 million views on the platform as a single title. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the first instalment of the film series, now extended to ten parts, was released on 8 May 2025. This newspaper reviewed eight parts of the movie, from part one through to part eight. Part one recorded over eight million views, part two over nine million, and part three more than eight million. Parts four and five each surpassed ten…

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has urged Nigerian policymakers to place the protection of digital freedoms at the centre of the country’s cyber laws, warning that security measures should not come at the expense of citizens’ rights. The call was made on Wednesday in Kano during the 3rd edition of CITAD’s Digital Tech Policy Forum, which focused on concerns surrounding the Cybercrime Act and its impact on freedom of expression and civic space. The forum was themed “The Trojan Horse in the Cybercrime Act: Ensuring Digital Rights in the Age of the Cybercrime Conundrum.” The event brought…