Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Yunusa Umar

July 23, 2026

Police nab 22 suspects, rescue two minors in Delta

The police said the suspects were arrested following a coordinated raid on identified illicit drug dens and criminal hideouts.

Police officer
July 23, 2026

U.S. sets June 2027 trial date for ousted Venezuelan president in drug trafficking case

Mr Maduro and his wife face possible life sentences if a jury finds them guilty of conspiring to send cocaine into the United States.

President Nicolás Maduro
July 23, 2026

U.S. signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

The agreement came after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Washington in November.

Trump with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
July 22, 2026

U.S., Saudi Arabia to seal nuclear programme deal

Ms Kelanic described the decision as reckless and not in the U.S. interest.

U.S. and Saudi Arabia logos.
July 22, 2026

ISWAP chief photographer, other media team members killed in sustained military operations

The spokesperson said several other key fighters sustained severe injuries as they fled under intense military pressure.

ISWAP
July 22, 2026

Insecurity: Tinubu approves establishment of army battalion in Kwara

The battalion will be stationed in Omu-Aran, the headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area.

AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
July 22, 2026

Saudi oil tankers make U-turn in Red Sea as Houthi militants threaten attack

Three oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to China and India made U-turns in the Red Sea on Tuesday following a threatened attack from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militia.

HOUTHI MILITANTS
July 22, 2026

Gunmen invade Aboki village in Kwara, five people killed

The armed men “kidnapped a young man, Alhaji Tukur, in my area who was their target”, a source told The Gazette.

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
July 22, 2026

Zelensky names Drapatyi as Ukraine’s top general after firing Syrskyi

President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, after dismissing Oleksandr Syrskyi.

Mykhailo Drapatyi
July 22, 2026

30 units of 80-inch LG plasma TVs caught with terrorists’ suppliers: Military

A statement by Mohammed Goni, the acting spokesperson for the operation, said the suspects were arrested on Monday at about 1:30 p.m.

LG plasma TVs caught with terrorists’ suppliers