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Boko Haram terrorists in the early hours of Friday attacked a Nigerian Army base in Mandaragirau under 25 Brigade, Sector 2, in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, killing five soldiers and three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force on duty. Confirming the incident in a statement on Friday, the Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, Lt. Col. Haruna Sani, said troops at the base contained the attack despite adverse weather conditions and poor visibility caused by heavy rainfall. He said, “Troops of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mandaragirau under 25 Brigade…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has uncovered an illegal detention camp in the Badagry area of Lagos State and rescued 24 victims, including a toddler, while arresting four suspected members of a cross-border criminal syndicate. The suspects, said to be nationals of Togo, Benin Republic and Ghana, were arrested during an operation carried out by operatives of the Lagos State Command of the NSCDC in Itoga, Badagry. The Lagos State Commandant, Adedotun Keshinro, disclosed this in a statement on Friday by the command’s spokesperson, Oluwaseun Abolurin. Keshinro attributed the success of the operation to intelligence gathering and community…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside key aspects of a Federal High Court judgment that recognised a factional caretaker committee in the Peoples Democratic Party holding that the trial court granted reliefs that were never sought by any of the parties to the suit. In a judgment delivered by Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam, on Wednesday, a certified true copy of which was obtained on Friday, the appellate court faulted Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, for going beyond the issues placed before the court in a dispute arising from the PDP leadership crisis. Justice Agomoh…

NNPC Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of NNPC Ltd., has commissioned and handed over a fully installed state-of-the-art 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging system to the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala, Kano State. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd., Andy Odeh, a copy of which was made available to PUNCH Online on Friday. The intervention, which is in furtherance of NNPC Ltd’s commitment to improving healthcare access and strengthening medical infrastructure across Nigeria, is expected to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of orthopaedic, neurological, trauma, musculoskeletal, and gynaecological conditions. “Before the…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Friday began preparations for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with a 2–1 victory over Senegal. The friendly match, played at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, saw veteran striker Asisat Oshoala giving Nigeria the lead from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute. The goal marked Oshoala’s return to the national team after her last appearance in the WAFCON 2024 final. The Super Falcons maintained pressure and controlled possession for most of the first half. Toni Payne doubled Nigeria’s advantage in the 43rd minute after finishing a well-worked attacking move. Payne was…

Whether you’re considering starting a Sonos speaker setup, or adding to an existing group, the Sonos Era 100 is worth picking up. The compact, capable smart speaker is currently marked down to $189 ($30 off) at a variety of retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, and directly from Sonos. If you want an even lower price, Sonos is selling refurbished Era 100 speakers for just $134. They come with fresh accessories and packaging, and sport the same one-year warranty as its new speakers.The wireless speaker has a rich, detailed sound profile, with room-filling audio despite its small size. You might be…

Solana-based memecoin launchpad Pump.fun introduced a new open bounty platform where users have posted crypto rewards for bizarre promotional tasks, such as tattooing the ticker symbols of memecoins, quitting their current job live on camera or skydiving into a World Cup match.Pump.fun introduced the new platform on Thursday, positioning it as an open marketplace to “complete bounties for ANY task and leverage the power of humans & money across the globe.” The submissions are reviewed by Pump.fun while funds are in escrow. If accepted, the bounty is paid out to the submitter. Pump.fun said that bounties that “may be deemed…

Season 3 of Euphoria introduced an intriguing new character in Rue’s friend Daisy — but does that mean breakout star Jessica Treska could lead her own spinoff? “It’s so shocking to me that I’ve made the impact that I have and that people are talking about Daisy as much as they are,” Treska, 23, exclusively told Us Weekly. “We made a comment while we were there filming, ‘Oh, you should make a spinoff of the farm family.’ But never did I imagine even one person to say that after it aired.” Treska was taken aback when Daisy’s scenes ultimately blew…

The Borno State High Court in Maiduguri has ordered the interim forfeiture of a four-bedroom bungalow linked to an alleged investment scam involving N345 million. According to a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Friday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the judge, Babagana Karumi, granted the order following an ex parte application filed by the commission. The property, located at Dikecheri Mashamari Ward in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, sits on a 50ft by 100ft plot of land and is suspected by investigators to have been acquired with proceeds of crime. According…

The lessons from the party primaries season is that democracy and ethical political behaviour have been deleted from the Nigerian political system. INEC had imposed a narrow timeline insisting all primaries be concluded by 30th May. This was challenged and a court judgement from the Federal High Court of Justice Mohammad G Umar, sitting in Abuja, nullified INEC’s deadline. Given the fear of possible judicial consequences, the major parties felt it was safer to comply with INEC deadline because they appealed and Nigerians know the courts. Following the provisions in the new Electoral Act, primaries were conducted either through consensus…