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Two soldiers have been confirmed dead after troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, repelled what was described as a coordinated attack by members of the Islamic State of West African Province on the Headquarters 27 Brigade in Buni Gari, Yobe State. The Nigerian Army said no fewer than 50 terrorists were neutralised during the encounter, which occurred in the early hours of Thursday. The attack, according to the military, targeted both the brigade headquarters and the Buni Gari checkpoint at about 2am. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Media Information Officer of Operation…

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Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Noheem Adams, on Saturday formally declared his intention to seek re-election in 2027. Adams unveiled a campaign he says is anchored on continuity, infrastructural expansion, and support for President Bola Tinubu’s political leadership in Lagos. The declaration, held along the Coastal Road corridor in Victoria Island, transformed Eti-Osa Constituency I into a sea of All Progressives Congess colours as several hundred party loyalists, traditional rulers, youth groups, residents’ associations, and political stakeholders gathered beneath blue, red, and green canopies emblazoned with party insignia. Chants of solidarity echoed across the venue as…

The United States spent $578.78m on crude oil imports from Nigeria in the first quarter of 2026, down from $681.40m in the corresponding period of 2025, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The latest figures, contained in the agencies’ March 2026 international trade report, show that the value of U.S. imports of Nigerian crude oil on a Cost, Insurance and Freight basis stood at $578.78m year-to-date, down by $102.62m or 15.06 per cent from the $681.40m recorded in the same period of 2025. This comes despite Nigeria maintaining a steady position among…

Defending champions Remo Stars will attempt to keep their Nigeria Premier Football League survival hopes alive when they host fellow relegation-threatened side Bayelsa United in a crucial matchday 37 encounter at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne today, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Sky Blue Stars head into the penultimate fixture of the 2025/26 season occupying 18th place on the table with 43 points, just above Bayelsa United, who sit 19th with 40 points, making the clash one of the defining fixtures in the battle to avoid relegation. Despite enduring a difficult campaign after winning the league title last season,…

Ex-Big Brother Naija winner, Ilebaye Odiniya, alongside family members, including her father Emmanuel, and one of her brothers, have been hospitalised in Yabisam Hospital, Lugbe. They were hospitalised following a confrontation between Ilebaye and her father which she shared in an emotional livestream video where she was crying out for help. This was confirmed by Sunday Scoop in a phone conversation with the Federal Capital Territory Police Public Relation Officer, Josephine Adeh. She said, “The man is in the hospital; he is sick. All of them were badly injured and are all in the hospital. We’ve not released anybody.” Adeh…

Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said he was not very confident he would be pardoned by US President Donald Trump after serving a four-month prison sentence in 2024 for violating US anti-money-laundering laws.“You never know because we actually had very strong anti-lobbying from some of our perceived competitors in the US,” Zhao told Ran Neuner on the Crypto Banter podcast published to YouTube on Saturday.“The other crypto exchanges in the US don’t want me to get a pardon,” Zhao said, arguing they were concerned about Binance re-entering the US market after its exit in November 2023. The departure followed a…

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jennifer Fessler shut down the speculation about her alleged relationship status with Summer House’s West Wilson. “In all seriousness, and while I can’t help but be a little flattered, it is not nice nor is it OK to post something categorically untrue and defamatory on social media,” Fessler, 57, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Saturday, May 9. “Regardless of whatever rumors or apparent ‘evidence’ led you to that conclusion, that is the definition of libel.” She continued, “If it were true, I would have no recourse. Because it’s a lie, this can…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, wanted over alleged abuse of office and diversion of public funds. This was announced in a notice shared via the agency’s official website on Saturday. “Farouq, 52, is an indigene of Zamfara State and her last known address is EN008, Okpo River, off Agulu street, Maitama, Abuja. “Anybody with useful information as to her whereabouts should contact EFCC offices,” the notice read. Phone numbers through which the anti-graft agency could be contacted towards the arrest of the ex-minister were provided…

A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State, Dr. Terwase Matthias Byuan, has defected to the Labour Party, LP. Byuan, who until recently served as Executive Director, Finance at the Federal Housing Authority, FHA, under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, formally resigned from the APC and joined the Labour Party in Benue State. The development was announced on Friday by the member representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency, Hon. Philip Agbese, popularly known as the “Chief Labourer” of Benue State. Agbese described Byuan’s defection as a major boost for the Labour Party, noting that his experience and commitment…