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Police arrest three over suspected ICPC ID forgery in Nasarawa
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Police arrest three over suspected ICPC ID forgery in Nasarawa

By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested three persons over the alleged forgery of an identity card bearing the name of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and recovered an unregistered vehicle suspected to have been stolen. The suspects were identified as Mohammed Umar, Mohammed Nuhu and Ibrahim Suleiman.

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‘We spend our days in silence’: fear and repression in Ohio as ICE terrorizes Haitian immigrants
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‘We spend our days in silence’: fear and repression in Ohio as ICE terrorizes Haitian immigrants

Haitian community in Springfield demands dignity and better rights for immigrants as ICE crackdown ramps up Michaelle Louis’s feet and legs are aching. Surrounded by corn fields and the distant hum of a busy highway, the native of Haiti and dozens of other activists are 23 miles into a 45-mile march from Springfield to Ohio’s statehouse in Columbus to demand better rights for Haitian immigrants.

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14-year-old boy found beheaded in Cross River
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14-year-old boy found beheaded in Cross River

By Emma Una CALABAR — The body of a 14-year-old boy, identified as Ogar, has been found without its head in a river at Yahe community in northern Cross River State, following his disappearance from home. One of the boy’s classmates, identified as Jacob, said Ogar did not inform him or their other friends that he intended to go anywhere with anyone.

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NDLEA arrests two cocaine couriers with 200 wraps, woman with 266 rounds of AK-47 ammunition in Abuja
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NDLEA arrests two cocaine couriers with 200 wraps, woman with 266 rounds of AK-47 ammunition in Abuja

By Kingsley Omonobi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two Europe-based Nigerian businessmen who allegedly ingested 200 wraps of cocaine in an attempt to smuggle the drugs from Abuja to Paris, France. The NDLEA disclosed that the two suspects, Aliocus Godian Odife and Sam Blackborn, were intercepted on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, during the outward clearance of an Air France flight, AF 832, from Abuja to Paris at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.

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US Court denies discovery request against Tinubu, DCI group in FOIA litigation
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US Court denies discovery request against Tinubu, DCI group in FOIA litigation

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA –The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has denied a motion by Aaron Greenspan seeking limited discovery from Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and DCI Group in ongoing litigation under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on his X account stated that in its October 30 ruling, the Court determined that the proposed discovery concerning alleged cyberattacks on Greenspan’s website was not sufficiently relevant to the underlying FOIA dispute involving the…

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Germany ‘Gen Z Regelt’ Protest Turned Violent As Rioters Loot Shops
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Germany ‘Gen Z Regelt’ Protest Turned Violent As Rioters Loot Shops

“I think it’s really important to show solidarity with all the other protests currently happening across Europe, including in France,” Milla, a 20-year-old student who only gave her first name, told AFP in Berlin. Protesters light flares during a demonstration organised by “GenZ regelt!”(Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

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Army rescues 11 kidnapped victims in Kebbi operations
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Army rescues 11 kidnapped victims in Kebbi operations

Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 11 kidnapped victims in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi in two separate encounters. The Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations for 8 Division, Nigerian Army, Lt-Col. Osoba Olaniyi, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday.

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Tommy Robinson conviction leaves far right with leadership void
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Tommy Robinson conviction leaves far right with leadership void

With heir apparent Danny Tommo also in custody, Robinson’s conviction for harassing journalists is blow to anti-migrant movement The verdict was met with a groan from Tommy Robinson’s supporters, who had sat behind the dock throughout his harassment trial. It took more than 11 hours of jury deliberations to find the far-right activist guilty of harassment causing fear of violence to two journalists, enough time for a band of lieutenants and hangers-on to get their hopes up that he might be acquitted.

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ADC demands arrest of Sokoto marshals over alleged attack on gov’ship candidate
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ADC demands arrest of Sokoto marshals over alleged attack on gov’ship candidate

The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has demanded the arrest of operatives of Sokoto Marshals over an alleged attack on its governorship candidate, Alhaji Munir Dan-Iya. It said the attack occurred on Airport Road, Sokoto, on Thursday, as Dan-Iya was returning to the city after accompanying former Gov. Aminu Tambuwal from the airport.

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