After Israeli Forces Killed Yahya Sinwar Hamas Name New Leader Outside Gaza he Palestinian militant group, Hamas, is set to name a new political leader from outside Gaza, following the death of Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in a gunfight with Israeli forces on Wednesday. Sinwar, known for orchestrating the October 7, 2023, attack that escalated the ongoing Gaza conflict, had previously unified Hamas’s military and political leadership. However, experts suggest that the group’s next leader is likely to be based outside of Gaza, while Sinwar’s brother, Mohammad Sinwar, is expected to take on a more prominent role in directing…
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JUST IN: Darkness Looms As National Grid Collapses Third Time In One Week For the third time in one week, the national grid collapsed again on Saturday. Power generation went off on Saturday morning around 8:16. Recall that the grid tripped off on Monday and on Tuesday when it was being restored. Our correspondent’s checks confirmed that power generation was 3,042 megawatts at 8 am and peaked at 3,968MW at 7 am. However, generation dropped to 47MW as of 9 am. Allocation to power distribution companies stood at 0.00MW at the time of filing this report. The cause of the…
BREAKING: Popular Catholic Priest Is Dead In a tragic incident, a Catholic priest serving in the Archdiocese of Abuja, Rev. Fr. Solomon Dankaro, has died. Dankaro, a Fidei Donum priest from Wukari Diocese serving in the Archdiocese of Abuja as priest in charge of St. Augustine’s Pastoral area, Waru, died on Friday in National Hospital, Abuja, after a brief illness. His death was confirmed by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Abuja Archdiocese, Most Reverend Anselm Umoren. “This is to inform you of the passing to eternity this morning, Friday 18th October 2024, at the National Hospital of Rev. Fr. Solomon…
School Principal Beheaded Over Cult Clash In Akwa Ibom Two people lost their lives in a clash between rival cult groups in Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The victims, identified as Paul Eyo and Ekpe, were killed in a bloody confrontation. It was gathered that Paul Eyo, suspected to be a member of one of the cult groups involved, was killed, while Ekpe, the principal of a high school in Oron and an alleged member of a rival cult, was gruesomely beheaded. The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, confirmed the killings during a press…
Jonathan To Contest 2027 Presidential Election Some power brokers from the northern part of the country have initiated moves to draft former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, into the 2027 presidential race. The permutation is that Jonathan is only eligible for a term of four years, having served as president between 2011 and 2015. The project is led by a North East state governor and a retired General from the North West. It was learnt that the leaders weighed their options based on the collective interest of the North before electing to bank on the fact that the 1999 Constitution (as…
Man Jumps Into Canal To Evade Police Arrest The police command in Lagos State says a man allegedly jumped into a canal and died to avoid arrest in the Ipaja area of the state. The command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this in a post he shared on his verified X handle @benHundeyin on Friday. He said that the incident happened on Wednesday at about 10:00 a.m. in the Mosan Okunola area of Ipaja. Mr Hundeyin, who was responding to a report that the man had an encounter with the police, who chased him into the canal, said the report was…
Troops Arrest Woman, Accomplice With 505 Rounds Of Ammunition Troops of the Nigerian Army have successfully apprehended a female arms courier and dismantled a notorious network of terrorists, seizing a significant cache of weapons and ammunition. This was contained in a statement on the Nigerian Army’s social media platform (Instagram, DAPR WhatsApp group). According to the statement, during raids and ambushes, numerous terrorists were neutralised, and a high-profile terrorist was captured. According to the statement, “On 17 October 2024, working alongside other security agencies, troops trailed and arrested a female firearms courier and her accomplice at Barikin Ladi Motor Park…
BREAKING: Police Chief Slumps, Dies In Office The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ijanikin Police Station, Lagos State Police Command, CSP Bolaji Olugbenga, is dead. The DPO was said to have slumped in the office and died before he could be rushed to a hospital on Thursday night. The news of his death has thrown the officers attached to the station into mourning. A police officer from the Division, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the body of the officer had been moved to a mortuary. “He slumped in the office on Thursday and was quickly rushed…
Commissioner Caught Having Quality S3x With Married Woman In An Uncompleted Building The Kano State Hisbah Board has confirmed the arrest and detention of the Jigawa State Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, who was caught in a compromising position with a married woman in an uncompleted building. Hisbah Director General, Abba Sufi, who confirmed the arrest of Sankara, said he was arrested after the board received a series of complaints of his immoral activities with the married woman. Sufi said: “Yes, it is true. We have arrested Auwal Danladi Sankara, the Jigawa Commissioner. He was arrested with a…
Kidnappers Who Demanded N40 Million To Release Victim Ki||ed The police in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria, have killed two suspected kidnappers in the state. The police spokesperson in the state, Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Friday, said the suspects were members of a kidnap syndicate terrorising residents of the state. Mr Ndukwe, a deputy superintendent of police, said the suspects were killed on Thursday during a raid of their hideout in Nokpa-Nike, Enugu East Local Government Area of the state. He said the operation was in response to a tip-off about kidnap attacks in the area. The police spokesperson…