Nigeria

Boko Haram terrorists have killed 33 wives of Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Sambisa to get back at them for killing their leader, Malam Aboubakar (Munzir), and 15 other fighters in a deadly fight among themselves.

The Department of State Security (DSS) said yesterday that terrorists, bandits, and other enemies of the state who threaten the peace in Nigeria would be dealt with severely.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched a search for Alhaji Abdulsalam Abdulkarim, the senatorial candidate for the All Progressives Congress in Kano Central after allegations of a $1,320,000 fraud surfaced on Monday.

Ayodele Samuel’s wife has pleaded with Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku to release her husband, the publisher of the Taraba Truth and Facts Newspaper, who is currently being held on remand.

The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has said that political ads that have not been approved will be taken down from December 5.

Dr Hamid Bobboyi, the UBEC’s executive secretary, has stated that the Universal Basic Education Commission is working feverishly to decrease the country’s 10 million out-of-school children to zero.

Seven terrorists have been apprehended, and 15 hostages have been freed, thanks to the efforts of the police in Zamfara State.

Amotekun Corps operatives have apprehended two suspects in Ogun State after they were found in possession of a human skull that had been carbonised.

At least 11 worshippers were injured on Friday following an attack on a mosque in Ughelli, Delta state.