Nigeria

Zamfara State Police Command has announced that its Tactical Operatives, working in tandem with the vigilante, have rescued six women and a one-year-old child after bursting a gang of terrorists in Kadamutsa village in Zurmi Local Government Area in the state.

Hon. Amarachi Iwuanyanwu, the Deputy Speaker of the Imo state House of Assembly, has been declared wanted by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on charges of fraud totalling N785 million.

The family released a statement confirming Oomogui’s death on Thursday, just 14 days after his 91st birthday.

Sammie Okposo, a well-known gospel musician, passed away on Friday, leaving many people in Nigeria and throughout the world profoundly shocked. President Muhammadu Buhari has sent his condolences to the family, friends, and professional associates of Sammie Okposo.

The Child Rights Act 2003, which addresses child abuse, child labour, and forced marriage, among other issues in Nigeria, has now been domesticated by 34 of the country’s 36 states.

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has filed a lawsuit against Ahmed Abubakar, director general of the National Intelligence Agency, for having Kanu detained in Kenya for eight days before his extradition to Nigeria.

The police in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, on Wednesday, paraded a 27-year-old housewife who they say stabbed her husband to death over sex demand.

The government of Sokoto state is upset with the state’s recent rating as the poorest in the federation.