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BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  ASABA, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA – The Delta State Police Command, under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, on Tuesday, December 3, 2025, joined the nationwide commemoration of 70 Years of Nigerian Women in the Police Force with a symbolic 5km …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ABUJA, NIGERIA – Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi), representing Ogun West Senatorial District, has warned that Nigeria is “at war,” alleging that the nation is currently facing external aggression and a possible international conspiracy fueling the recent surge in insecurity across several Northern States. Speaking during a …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Ministry of Justice has announced that it is fast-tracking the prosecution of Ademola Abiodun, popularly known as DJ Chicken, following the vehicular incident on Saturday, November 1, 2025. On that day, Mr. Abiodun rammed into two motorcycles in Sagamu, Ogun State, leaving …

…Says Nigeria Is Desending Into Chaos, Bemoans Abduction of Kebbi Girls LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins has called for more urgent official measures to curb the alarming rate of insecurity across the country. He said the festering terrorists’ attacks in parts …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  ABUJA, NIGERIA – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismissed as false and misleading the viral publication by Instagram blogger “Mazitundeednut,” alleging that one Lt. Ahmed Yerima was attacked at the NNPC Junction in the Kubwa area of Abuja. In a statement e-signed by the …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Dangote Group has denied reports circulating on social media and some online platforms linking it to a truck involved in a recent road accident in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. In a statement e-signed and made available to StarTrend …

…Says Police Officer Acted Out of Vendetta over Old Facebook Post ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Secretary of the Ogun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Bunmi Adigun, has narrated how he was arrested, detained, and forced to write a statement by the Police Area …

…Defends Farmers and Lawful Landowners BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Former Minister and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator (Mrs.) Iyabo Anisulowo, has called for the immediate prosecution and conviction of land grabbers across Ogun State. She emphasized that the state government’s ongoing efforts to …

UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA – The Nigerian Army’s 2 Brigade has described the death of Lieutenant Samson Haruna, a Regimental Medical Officer of the 6 Battalion, as “a tragic case of domestic violence.” The officer died after his wife allegedly set him ablaze during a domestic dispute at Wellington …

CHAMBISHI, ZAMBIA – More than seven months after one of the country’s worst environmental disasters, Zambia is still grappling with the fallout of a toxic waste spill at a Chinese-owned copper mine that poisoned waterways, devastated farmland, and left thousands of residents demanding justice. The February 18 collapse of a …