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[ad_1] The Kwara State Government says it has replaced the stolen Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) of some of its pilgrims who fell victim to fraudsters in Saudi Arabia.This follows a viral video showing some of the pilgrims lamenting that they received $1 bills instead of the $500 given to them. It was gathered that the affected pilgrims, about nine of them comprising seven men and two women, who are mostly elderly, had sought help from strangers to convert their dollars into Saudi Riyals.SPONSOR AD The suspects allegedly took advantage of their ignorance to switch the money during the exchange.Professor Abubakar…

[ad_1] The Police in Benue State on Sunday teargassed protesters at the Wurukum Roundabout in Makurdi metropolis of the state.Our correspondent reports that the protesters had besieged the popular roundabout at about 9:30am in a bid to express their concerns over the killings of over 100 people in Yelewata of Guma LGA, on Saturday.Earlier, security operatives drawn from different formations on Sunday morning mounted surveillance at strategic places in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.Our correspondent who went around the Makurdi metropolis, observed heavy security presence as early as 7am alongside police Amoured Personnel Carrier (APC) stationed at the Wurukum junction.There…

[ad_1] A helicopter crash in the mountainous state of Uttarakh in northern India has killed all seven on board.The accident occurred on Sunday, only three days after an India Air plane crashed into a residential area in Ahmedabad and killed more than 270 people. “Very sad news has been received about a helicopter crash in Rudraprayag district,” state Chief Minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, said in a post on X.SPONSOR AD He added that the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), local officials and rescue teams had started relief operations.The helicopter took off around 5:20 am local time (2350 GMT) and crashed…

There was uproar at a high-level All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders’ meeting in the North-East on Sunday, following the controversial omission of Vice-President Kashim Shettima’s name during the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu for a second term. The meeting, held in Gombe State, was attended by prominent party figures from the region, including ministers, senators, members of the House of Representatives, and state governors. Trouble began when the APC National Vice Chairman (North-East), Comrade Mustapha Salihu, in his address, threw his weight behind President Tinubu’s re-election bid, calling for the President to be returned unopposed as the party’s 2027 flagbearer.…

[ad_1] The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has again summoned Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, spokesperson to Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, to appear at the Force Headquarters over allegations of criminal defamation and conduct likely to cause breach of peace.The summons, dated May 23, 2025, with file number CR/3000/IGP-SEC/MU/ADM/14/ABJ/VOL 118/57, was addressed to the Secretary to the State Government of Kano. It requested that Dawakin-Tofa report to one SP Mojirode B. Obisiji at the IGP Monitoring Unit, Louis Edet House, Abuja, by 12:00pm on Thursday, May 29, 2025. The letter, signed by Deputy Commissioner of Police Akin Fakorede,…

[ad_1] The Islamic Republic of Iran has finally hit back and struck the Jewish state with missiles and drones. This was inevitable and it is just the beginning.The attack on Iran by Israel was not only unprovoked but is also a condemnable violation of international law. It is indeed a declaration of war. The Isrealis have not only targetted and bombed key Iranian infrastructures but they have also killed Iranian civilians, including women and children, and key Iranian military and civilian leaders and nuclear scientists.SPONSOR AD Israel has attacked Gaza, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and now Iran in the…

[ad_1] The National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a businessman, Ezemokwe Chukwuebuka Christian, at the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA), for ingesting 53 wraps of cocaine, while on his way to Tehran Khomeini, Iran.This came barely two weeks after operatives of the NDLEA at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano, intercepted a 60-year-old businessman Chinedu Leonard Okigbo heading to Iran with 65 pellets of cocaine in his stomach.Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in a statement in Abuja, said that Ezemokwe, 44, was arrested on Saturday, 7th June, while trying to board Qatar Airways flight…

[ad_1] SP Mustapha Garba Gumau, a police officer and intending groom, has been killed in an auto crash that occurred less than an hour before his wedding.The late officer was said to be on his way from Gumau to Magaman-Gumau in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi, for his wedding fatiha slated for 10 am on Saturday, but died around 9 am when the vehicle conveying him and his friends crashed. CSP Mohammed Ahmed Wakil, spokesperson of the Bauchi State Police Command, confirmed the incident in a statement.SPONSOR AD Wakil said the officer and two others were confirmed dead in…

[ad_1] Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, officially presented a first-class staff of office to the newly-installed Chief of Moro’a, His Royal Highness Isiaku Tagwai Sambo, in Kaura Local Government Area of the state.Speaking at the coronation ceremony, Governor Sani described traditional rulers as critical stakeholders in governance, saying they serve as custodians of peace, drivers of grassroots mobilization, and key partners in policy implementation.He said his administration remains committed to supporting traditional institutions, which he noted play an integral role in promoting unity and development across communities.“Since assuming office, we have carried all zones and citizens of Kaduna State…

[ad_1] Residents of Doka Avong in Kufana District of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been thrown into panic following a violent attack by bandits in the early hours of Saturday, June 14, 2025, which resulted in the abduction of two persons.According to a formal report submitted to the Agom of Kufana Chiefdom, the attack occurred around 1am when a large group of gunmen stormed the residence of the Village Head of Doka Avong.The assailants kidnapped the village head’s wife, 38-year-old Deborah Jonah, and his 14-year-old son, Maxwell Jonah.The distressing incident was confirmed in a letter signed by…