Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Wednesday killed three persons in the Mbasombo community of Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. The spokesperson for the state police command, Sewuese Anene, confirmed the incident to journalists on Thursday in Makurdi. She said: “Three persons were killed and some injured while the attackers razed several…

Two Nigerians and a local forex agent have been arrested in Hyderabad, India, as police uncovered a transnational drug trafficking and money laundering syndicate with links to the United States and Nigeria, The Hindu Newspapers reports.  The suspects, identified as Ugwu Ikechukwu (alias Emma) and Chukwu Ogbonna (alias Big Joe), were arrested by the Telangana…

Football fans across Africa and the Caribbean are set for an exciting spectacle as Nigeria and Ghana prepare to reignite their historic rivalry in the upcoming Unity Cup 2025. The four-nation tournament is taking place at the Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford, West London, this May. Final preparations for the tournament were confirmed on Wednesday,…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has formally petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, requesting an investigation and prosecution of suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for alleged criminal defamation and an assassination plot accusation. Akpabio’s petition, dated April 3, 2025, follows Akpoti-Uduaghan’s public allegations made on April 1, 2025, during a homecoming event in…