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Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected cultists and alleged contract killers believed to be connected to a series of violent crimes in Ajanmgbadi, Ojo and neighbouring communities. The command disclosed the arrests in a statement posted on its official X handle on Tuesday. The suspects were identified as Emmanuel Nwokolo, popularly known as “Oblo,” 35; Ayola Israel, also known as “Essy Pawpaw,” 39; Ebuka Nnamdi, 31; and Chinedu Okafor, 22. According to the police, the suspects were apprehended during an intelligence-led operation at a hotel in the Ajanmgbadi area of Ojo Local Government Area. The command said preliminary investigations…
Manchester United’s 13 representatives for the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament have been allocated their shirt numbers. The squad lists have been formally submitted before the competition gets underway on Thursday, 11 June. Players can still be changed due to serious injury or illness, up to 24 hours before a team’s opening match. However, three Man United players will be wearing no.5 in North America – Casemiro (Brazil), Diogo Dalot (Portugal) and Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay). Matheus Cunha will be wearing the no.9 for Brazil, as he hopes to feature extensively for the Selecao. Bruno Fernandes has the no.8 for Portugal, and…
Suspected bandits have killed a resident and abducted two women during an attack on a Fulani settlement in Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident occurred on Monday night in the Sodo/Sawmill area on the outskirts of the town. Residents said the gunmen stormed the settlement at about 8 pm, shooting sporadically and causing panic among villagers. According to sources, the attackers were believed to be targeting a prominent Fulani leader in the community but failed to locate him. The gunmen subsequently abducted two women said to be wives of the Fulani leader before fleeing the area.…
The Yobe State Police Command has uncovered an illegal firearms fabrication workshop in Potiskum Local Government Area and arrested seven suspected gunmakers. The command said the suspects were arrested during a raid on a blacksmith workshop at Tasha Adua along Danchuwa Road in Potiskum on Monday. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim. “The Yobe State Police Command has recorded another significant breakthrough in its sustained efforts to combat crime and criminality across the state,” the statement read. According to the statement, operatives of the Potiskum Area Command, in…
The gap between collecting data and using it well is where most digital lending companies either grow or stall. Here is how to close it. There is a conversation I have had many times with Nigerian digital lending companies and some fintech startups. It usually starts the same way. Someone in leadership, a founder, a CFO, sometimes a COO, leans across a table or joins a virtual meeting and says some version of this: “We have all the data. We just need to do more with it.” It is an honest statement. And it almost always signals the beginning of…
Protesting teachers toppled towering statues of football players on Mexico City’s main promenade Tuesday and threatened growing protests before the World Cup if the government does not respond to their labour demands. A dissident wing of the national teachers’ union, CNTE, called the protest and is also threatening mass demonstrations at the opening of the World Cup on June 11. Five-meter-high, plastic statues of football players from around the world are located on the city’s tree-shaded Paseo de la Reforma avenue, which is lined by skyscrapers. The protesters brought down three statues with ropes, stripping off their uniforms and burning…
Modern artificial intelligence-powered robots are impressive in their capabilities, but are still years away from replacing humans as they can’t yet adapt to changing conditions, researchers say. Last month, AI robotics company Figure showcased its humanoid robots performing basic tasks, such as cleaning a room, but a series of robots working for nine days straight sorting packages sparked conversation about how soon robots could replace jobs. Oliver Obst, an associate professor of robotics at the Australia based University of New South Wales, told Cointelegraph that repetitive jobs such as physical work in structured environments are currently most at risk of being replaced…
Cassie has moved out of the United States following ex Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday, June 2, Cassie, 39, declared in a May 1 filing in her lawsuit against male escort Clayton Howard that she is “not a resident of California.” The singer (full name Casandra Ventura) now lives “outside of the United States” and does “not intend to move back,” per the docs. The document also stated that “it would be significantly more convenient” for Cassie to “travel to New York,” where her legal team is based, instead of flying…
On the day I met 26-year-old Shola (not real name), she had just arrived at a popular hotel in Ogba, a suburban area of Lagos, to engage in prostitution. Her prostitution journey started on Telegram in 2023. A friend had introduced her to a prostitution group on the platform, and by April 2025, Shola had become a full-time prostitute. Prostitution, also called ‘hookup’ in Nigeria, is the exchange of sexual activity for money. The hotel where I met Shola allows prostitutes to operate freely in the corridors of their ground floor as well as in the club. Their business strategy…
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has announced plans to constitute a committee to review salary-related concerns raised by primary school teachers across the state. The governor made the disclosure during a meeting with teachers, officials of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, education managers, local government chairmen and other stakeholders in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. According to him, the committee will examine complaints relating to the implementation of the new minimum wage and other salary adjustments affecting primary school teachers. Idris said the committee would be headed by a competent professional and is expected to submit its report within one month. “As…
