Two aspirants seeking the Lagos State governorship ticket of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have been cleared to participate in the party’s primaries scheduled for May 21, party officials and campaign teams said on Sunday. The aspirants, Dr. Obafemi Kadiri Hamzat and Dr. Samuel Mawuyon Ajose popularly called SMA Gold, were screened and cleared...
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Police Arrest Two Suspects Over Firearm Possession In Ogun
Police in Nigeria’s Ogun state have arrested two men over alleged unlawful possession of a firearm. Police said on Sunday that the suspects, identified as Adeola Mathew, 47, and Rasheed Omoniyi, 48, were arrested in Ifo area of the state following what police described as an intelligence-led operation. Police spokesperson Oluseyi Babaseyi said detectives from...
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Four Miners Killed In Colombia Coal Mine Explosion
Four miners were found dead after an explosion at an underground coal mine in central Colombia. The explosion took place Saturday at the Las Quintas mine in Pueblo Viejo, a village in Cucunuba municipality, said Jorge Emilio Rey, the governor of Cundinamarca department. “The four miners who were trapped in the #LasQuintas mine” were found...
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China Trade Growth Beats Forecast Despite Middle East War
China’s trade growth accelerated sharply in April, official data showed on Saturday, defying pressure from the Middle East conflict and reversing a recent decline in exports to the United States. Exports from the world’s second-largest economy rose 14.1% year-on-year in April, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs, far exceeding a Bloomberg forecast...
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Navy Recover Illegally Refined Diesel During Rivers Operation
The Nigerian Navy said it recovered about 1,600 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) during an operation in Rivers. A statement by the Director of Naval Information, Navy Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho said the recovery was made under Operation DELTA SENTINEL by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH following intelligence on illegal...
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Nigeria Customs Intercept Stolen Luxury Vehicles Traced To Canada
The Nigeria Customs Service said it had handed over intercepted luxury vehicles traced to Canada, in what officials described as a major operation against transnational vehicle theft syndicates. A statement by customs said the handover ceremony took place on May 4 at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos, where Canada’s Deputy High Commissioner to...
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Police In Thailand Investigate Weapons Cache Found At Chinese Man’s Home
Thai police are investigating a vast arsenal of military-grade weapons which includes assault rifles, explosives, grenades and anti-personnel mines found at the home of a Chinese man. Authorities said on Saturday that Two M16 assault rifles, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, Russian landmines, projectiles, gasoline and nearly five kilos (11 pounds) of explosives were found...
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Plateau Court Adjourns Anguwan Rukuba Attack Case Proceedings
Two High Courts in Nigeria’s Plateau State on Friday adjourned proceedings in the case over the Anguwan Rukuba attack in Jos North Local Government Area until May 26 for ruling on the Case Management Conference. Four suspects standing trial before High Courts 9 and 12 were arraigned on charges including criminal conspiracy and terrorism. The...
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Disu Orders Nationwide Town Hall Meetings To Boost Policing
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has directed Commissioners of Police across the country to intensify community policing efforts through regular town hall meetings and improved public accessibility within their commands. A statement by the Police said Disu issued the directive during an emergency conference with Commissioners of Police and journalists at the Force Headquarters...
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Police, JAMB Bust UTME Fraud Syndicate In Delta
Nigeria’s police, working with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), have uncovered and disrupted a sophisticated examination malpractice syndicate during the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Warri, Delta State, Southsouth Nigeria authorities said on Friday. The operation followed intelligence-led investigations into attempts by criminal elements to compromise the integrity of the examination...