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  Police arrest Bauchi woman for kidnapping newborn, killing two girls. Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Esther Gambo for the alleged theft of a child and murder. According to a press release issued on Thursday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, 19-year-old Esther from Lemoro Village in Toro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, reportedly enticed two seven-year-old girls, Khadija Sama’ila and A’isha Dahiru, from Unguwan Sarkin Yaki Village. He explained that upon receipt of the report, a team of police officers, collaborating with local vigilante groups, promptly responded. The PPRO noted that in the aftermath of the incident, public unrest ensued, predominantly among the local Muslim youth, resulting in violent protests, including the arson of churches and attempts to set fire to the Tulu Divisional Police Headquarters.

 NDLEA Officer Murdered in Ondo: Four Suspects Arrested The Ondo State Police Command on Thursday said it had arrested four persons in connection with the killing of an officer of the state command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, simply identified as Jide. Jide was reportedly killed by some persons suspected to be drug dealers at the Itanla area of Ondo town on Tuesday during a raid on a building where drugs were allegedly being kept by operatives of the anti-drug agency. The police command, in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, Mr Olayinka Ayanlade, said apart from the arrest of the suspects, some arms were also recovered by the men of the command. The statement read, “The Ondo State Police Command wishes to inform the general public of a significant breakthrough in connection with the tragic killing of an operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, who was gunned down in the line of duty, at Itanla, Ondo. https://www.profitableratecpm.com/...

  Tinubu approves full allowances, bonuses for Super Falcons ahead of WAFCON final. President Bola Tinubu has approved the full payment of allowances and match bonuses for the Super Falcons, ahead of their final match against Morocco in the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, made the announcement while speaking with reporters in Abuja on Thursday. He also confirmed that all entitlements, up to and including the final on July 26, had been disbursed for immediate payment to players, coaches, and officials. Dikko described the gesture as “policy in motion” and a demonstration of a renewed commitment to Nigerian athletes under Tinubu’s leadership. He assured that this would now be the standard practice going forward, timely payments without drama or delays. Dikko noted that the move also extends to Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, who are set to begin their 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket campaign in Côte d’Ivoire, s...

  FG to unveil three programmes for family unity, curbing poverty Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate the International Day of Families, the Federal Government has unveiled plans to launch three major national initiatives aimed at strengthening family cohesion, protecting vulnerable children, and combating poverty at the grassroots. The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, made this known in a statement signed by her Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Jonathan Eze on Friday. According to the Minister, the initiative, set to be launched under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda are bold, strategic responses to the growing challenges families face across the country, especially in urban areas battling rising living costs, insecurity, and eroding social bonds. The 2025 Day of International Day of Families themed, “Family-oriented policies for sustainable development: Towards the second world summit for social development,” is set aside to s...

  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said the UK would begin talks with other countries on “return hubs” for failed asylum seekers. “What now we want to do and are having discussions of… is return hubs, which is where someone has been through the system in the UK, they need to be returned… and we’ll do that, if we can, through return hubs,” Starmer told GB News television from Albania, where he is on an official visit. Starmer is under pressure to cut the number of irregular migrants arriving on UK shores, many in small boats, amid the rising popularity of the hard-right and anti-immigrant Reform UK party.

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  Bandits feed our babies to their dogs A member of the House of Representatives from Zamfara State, Aminu Jaji, has decried the “terrifying insecurity” in his constituency, narrating how “bandits fed newborn twins to their dogs. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, expressed concern over the current insecurity in the country, blaming the situation on the spillover effects from the Sahel region, particularly Sudan and Niger. Meanwhile, the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, said that the military is more determined than ever to go after all terrorists to restore peace and stability in the country. Jaji, who previously chaired the House Committee on National Security and Intelligence, said, “Over 200 attacks have been recorded in communities across Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State alone, including Dayo, Banga, Gabaki, Korea and Madura. The lawmaker, who was briefing newsmen at the National Assembly, said: “Just two ...