Author: Damilola Olufemi

Harvey Barnes struck twice as Newcastle United claimed a 2-1 victory over Manchester City in their Premier League clash at St. James’ Park on Saturday. After a goalless first half filled with missed opportunities at both ends, Barnes delivered the decisive moments that handed Eddie Howe his first-ever league win over Pep Guardiola. Newcastle could have gone ahead earlier through Nick Woltemade, who forced two strong saves from Ederson, while Barnes also failed to convert a seemingly simple tap-in. Phil Foden came closest for City but missed narrowly as both sides traded attacks before the break. The hosts finally broke…

President Bola Tinubu has described insecurity as Nigeria’s most pressing challenge, particularly in the North, warning that the country cannot make meaningful progress unless peace is restored. Speaking in Kaduna on Saturday through the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, at the 25th Anniversary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the unveiling of its Endowment Fund, the president said rebuilding trust and safeguarding communities had become urgent national priorities. Tinubu noted that his administration met deeply rooted security problems but was confronting them with “urgency and determination.” He stressed that tackling terrorism and banditry in the North…

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Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer to Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed that the IPOB leader has been relocated from the Department of State Services (DSS) detention facility in Abuja to a correctional centre in Sokoto following his conviction. Earlier, New Daily Prime reported that Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been secretly moved from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to a correctional facility in Sokoto State. Reacting to the development, Sowore said in a statement on his Facebook page that the Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…

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Reports claiming that students were kidnapped from St. Peter’s Foundation Secondary School in Nasarawa State have been firmly refuted by both the school proprietor and the state police command. In an audio conversation arranged by the Nasarawa state Police Public Relations Officer, Ramhel Nansel, and shared with TVC News Digital on Friday, proprietor Peters Ezegwoya clarified that the alarming messages circulating online were unfounded. Ezegwoya explained that a group of students heading to the field for a Physical and Health Education session had encountered armed local hunters. Their teachers immediately led them back to school, but the sighting caused panic.…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Nigeria to represent President Bola Tinubu at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa “This followed the decision of stay back in Nigeria and attend to security concerns in the country,” a statment by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, made this known on Friday. The New Daily Prime earlier reported that Tinubu had postponed his earlier scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa to await further security briefings on the recent security incidents in Kebbi and Kwara states. President Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African leader who also…

Kidnappers who abducted about 35 worshippers from the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Igan, in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have reportedly asked for ₦100 million for each hostage. Sources within the community, including relatives of those taken, told The PUNCH on Thursday that the abductors were reaching out using phones belonging to the victims. The attack occurred during a church programme on Tuesday evening. The church secretary, Josiah Agbabiaka, confirmed that families had started receiving calls. “It is true that the bandits have started contacting family members using the victims’ phones to demand ransom. “From what we were…