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Hamisu Wadume, a suspected kidnap lord in Taraba State, has been re-arrested,   according to official sources. Police spokesperson, Frank Mba, said in a statement that Wadume was arrested on August 19 in Layin Mai Allo Hotoro, Kano State. The official statement came hours after PREMIUM TIMES broke the news that …

A Ghanaian policeman, Lance Corporal Alhassan Asare, on Monday,  reportedly committed suicide at his duty post with his own weapon. According to GhanaWeb, Alhassan had reported for duty at 5:45 pm at Dukes Petroleum Fuel station. A colleague of his who visited the fuel station at that point in time said he found him …

Nigeria’s South-East Governors Forum (SGF) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to delay the closure of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, and act against causes of insecurity in the region. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Saturday announced that it will close the airport’s runway for major repairs. But …

The Islamic State group remains a threat in Syria and Iraq, and in some areas has even gained power despite the elimination of their “caliphate”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday. “There are places where ISIS is more powerful today than they were three or four years ago,” …

Bandits have killed 16 people in separate attacks on remote villages in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state, an area wracked by cattle-rustling and kidnappings, officials said Tuesday. Gunmen on motorcycles separately stormed the Dantakuri, Tsayau, Barza and Zakka villages late on Sunday through Monday, shooting residents and stealing cattle, they said. …

Peter Hawkins, the United Nations Children Fund’s (UNICEF) representative in Kano State, says no fewer than one million children are out of school in the state. Hawkins said this on Monday in Kano during a four-day workshop organised for Commissioners and Permanent Secretaries from the 19 Northern States. The workshop …

The Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA, Biodun Fatoyinbo, on Sunday returned to the pulpit, a month he stepped down following serious rape allegation against him. Busola Dakolo, wife of singer, Timi Dakolo had accused Fatoyinbo of raping her 20 years ago while she was still 16 …

US President Donald Trump will address the nation on Monday after two shootings left 29 people dead and sparked accusations that his rhetoric was part of the problem. The rampages turned innocent snippets of everyday life into nightmares of bloodshed: 20 people were shot dead while shopping at a crowded …

The Saudi authorities have introduced an electronic system into the stoning of the three devils at Muna after Arafat day. This is to monitor the movement of pilgrims to ensure orderliness and check stampede in the 2019 pilgrimage. The Representative of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in the …

Three Nigerian siblings in the United Kingdom have been sentenced to 16 years in prison for laundering £1m (N440m) for Delta State politician and suspected Black Axe leader, Augustus Bemigho-Eyeoyibo. According to UK Crown prosecution, the siblings – Okemiorukaye Nakpodia, 56; Esther Nakpodia, 35; and Unuakpotovo Nakpodia, 46 – were …