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Police have rescued Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, sister of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul. According to available information, the police rescued the three on Saturday around 7.30 pm, after a heavy gun duel with their captors. Sources say at least two of the kidnappers died due to the superior force of …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) has approved former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. Duke’s approval follows a review of the primary election recently held by the Primary Appeals Committee and subsequent approval of the committee’s report by the NWC. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, …

Lagos State Government Logo Lagos doesn’t wait for Ebola to come knocking. The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has issued a precautionary notice to all hospitals, clinics and medical waste handlers across the state following fresh outbreaks of Ebola virus disease reported in parts of East Africa. Chief Executive Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin said the directive was not due to any …

A member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra State, Innocent Ojike has sued the party over the results of the Oyi State Constituency primary election. The party has declared Kosisochukwu Ibemesi the winner of the election. Ojike, in the suit filed by his lawyer, Reuben Atabo (SAN), also joined Ibemesi and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) …

The US government has approved more than $240 million in humanitarian assistance to support vulnerable populations in Nigeria and several other crisis-hit countries, in a move aimed at strengthening emergency response and life-saving interventions. The funding, awarded to Catholic Relief Services, will be distributed across Nigeria, Burma, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti and Sudan, targeting critical sectors including …

National Welfare Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Nkemakolam Ukandu, has once again asked Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to withdraw from the lawsuit against the party leadership. Ukandu, in a motion based on a notice dated and filed on June 5 against Nafiu-Bala Gombe’s suit recently submitted to Judge Lifu, urged him to …

Enugu East Senatorial Zone on Saturday declared support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Peter Mbah in the 2027 general elections. The endorsement was made during the Enugu East Senatorial Zone solidarity rally dubbed “Ofu Obi Rally for Tinubu and Mbah” held at Okpara Square, Enugu. The zone, which includes Enugu East, Enugu North, Enugu South, Isi-Uzo, …

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Warning International Day of UN Peacekeepers comes hours after another blue helmet served in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFILE) died from wounds he suffered from a mortar attack, as hostilities continued between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants. The day starts with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres put a bouquet of flowers on Peacekeepers Memorial on the Secretariat …

A Nigerian-born Catholic priest, Anthony Odiong, has been sentenced to life in prison in Texas, US, after being found guilty of sexually assaulting worshipers and abusing his position of spiritual authority. Odiong, 57, was convicted by a jury in state court in Waco on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, after a two-day sentencing hearing. British newspaper The Guardian reported that the …