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A 32-year-old man, Bashir Umar, has inserted a pair of scissors into the genitals of an eight-year-old girl in Dutse LGA of Jigawa State. The state’s police spokesman, DSP Lawan Shi’isu Adam, said that the victim was lured into a restroom at a table water company where Umar inserted a pair of scissors and a spoon into her private parts, causing severe injuries and rendering her unconscious. He said that the man repeatedly abused the child, threatening to kill her and her parents if she spoke out. He added that the suspect had been arrested and was at the State…

Controversial Nigerian musician, Portable has been caught on camera slapping a pastor for preaching at his bar. The confrontation was captured on Instagram Live. Portable in a now trending video on social media, angrily warned the pastor to stop disrupting his business. The confrontation, which later escalated outside the bar, was broadcast live on Instagram, allowing viewers to witness the altercation live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9AC90IF5sc

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has announced the successful conversion of five oil mining leases (OMLs) into a combination of four petroleum prospecting licenses (PPLs) and 26 petroleum mining leases (PMLs), in partnership with Chevron Nigeria Ltd (CNL). The agreement, formalized at a signing ceremony held at the NNPC Towers in Abuja on Monday, marks a pivotal transition under the new Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) framework. Femi Soneye, NNPC’s spokesperson, explained that this conversion is part of the broader mandate of the PIA 2021, which aims to shift assets from the old Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT) regime to…

Julius Abure, the embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party, has announced that the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 election is no longer reserved for its former candidate, Peter Obi. Speaking after the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Monday, Abure confirmed that all party tickets, including the presidency, would now be available to all eligible members. During the press briefing, Abure addressed the review of the party’s prior decision to reserve key political positions for specific candidates. “NEC in session also reviewed the decision of the National Convention to reserve its Presidential and Governorship tickets…

Thousands of residents in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, and parts of Jere local government area have been left stranded and displaced following the collapse of a dyke and the overflow of Alau Dam, located approximately 10 kilometers from the city. The incident has resulted in significant flooding that has impacted numerous communities. The situation escalated since last week when the Borno State Government, led by Secretary to the Government Bukar Tijjani, assessed the condition of the dam and initially reassured the public there was no cause for alarm. However, despite assurances, the overflow has continued, affecting areas since…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the indefinite postponement of its National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings, initially scheduled for September 11 and 12. The decision was confirmed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka, in a statement released late Monday night. The meetings, which were approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had been highly anticipated, with the party even issuing advertorials urging members of both organs to ensure their attendance. However, the reasons for the sudden change in plans were not disclosed in the announcement. Morka assured members and the public that new dates…

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has warned anti-graft agencies in the country against arresting individuals without thorough investigations. State reporters revealed that Fagbemi noted this while declaring that any Nigerian convicted of corruption should not be granted a state pardon. On arresting individuals considered suspects, the AGF stressed the importance of having solid evidence before calling individuals in for questioning. During a roundtable discussion hosted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for state attorneys general in Abuja on Monday, Fagbemi said: “I will suggest in our…

Unidentified gunmen suspected to be bandits in their large numbers have kidnapped two nurses and an unspecified number of patients from the Primary Healthcare Centre at Kuyallo, eastern part of Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna State. The hoodlums were said to have targeted the nearby Government Day Secondary School, at 9:00 am on Monday. However, upon finding the school is empty, they stormed the closest health centre. According to Musa Alhassan, a leader of a local vigilante group in the area, the bandits, who were seeking to abduct students, instead took two female nurses and several patients hostage, leaving the community…

A staff of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has disclosed how operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) invaded their Abuja office. The SERAP staff revealed that the security operatives asked for its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. Recall that the DSS invaded SERAP’s office in Abuja this morning. The invasion came 24 hours after SERAP gave the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to “reverse the unlawful petrol price hike”. SERAP urged President Bola Tinubu to use his “leadership position and good offices to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately reverse the apparently illegal…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commenced a closed-door meeting following the arrest and detention of the President of the Congress, Joe Ajaero, by the Nigerian government while on his way to the United Kingdom to attend a global workers’ gathering. The Head of Public Relations of NLC, Benson Upah, confirmed this development in an interview with Punch on Monday. According to Upah, agents of the Nigerian State seized Ajaero without a legal warrant or formal instrument, and his whereabouts and health status are currently unknown. State reporters earlier revealed that the labour union had condemned the arrest of their…