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APC to unveil Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate
Police arrest two for aiding kidnappers in Kwara
One dead as police foil Abuja kidnapping operation, rescue four
Eight charged over plot to attack Trump’s White House UFC event
Rice, Odegaard set for Arsenal reunion as England, Norway clash in World Cup quarter-final
NOW THE DETAILS
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), alongside top party leaders, is currently meeting at the Continental Hotel in Abuja to formally present Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s running mate for the 2027 presidential election.
The development comes amid months of speculation that President Tinubu might replace Shettima with a northern Christian as his vice-presidential candidate ahead of the election.
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly aiding kidnappers in the abduction of three persons in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects, identified as Sauni Shehu and Auwalu Bala, were apprehended following intelligence-led investigations that linked them to the kidnapping of three victims at Ogele Fulani Camp, via Igbaja, in the local government area.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement released in Ilorin on Friday.
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has rescued four residents abducted during a kidnapping attack in the Yellow House area of Mpape, Abuja, following a gun battle with suspected kidnappers in the Jikoko Hills.
The Command, however, confirmed that one resident was killed during the attack, while another who sustained a gunshot wound is responding to treatment in hospital.
The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday.
FOREIGN NEWS
Eight men accused in an alleged plot to attack a White House mixed martial arts fight hosted by President Donald Trump in June have been indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges, the Department of Justice said.
The suspects, ranging in age from 19 to 32, were accused of planning to used armed drones to attack the event on the White House South Lawn, with snipers firing on “high value targets” in the chaos, prosecutors have said.
Law enforcement officials said they foiled the plot in the lead-up to the June 14 “UFC Freedom 250” event, which coincided with Trump’s 80th birthday and ultimately took place without incident.
SPORTS NEWS
Arsenal teammates Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard will put their club partnership aside when England face Norway in Saturday’s FIFA World Cup quarter-final in what promises to be one of the key individual battles of the last-eight clash.
Both midfielders played pivotal roles in Arsenal’s Premier League title triumph, helping the London club win the English league for the first time in 22 years.
They also reached the UEFA Champions League final before losing to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties.
APC to unveil Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate
Police arrest two for aiding kidnappers in Kwara
One dead as police foil Abuja kidnapping operation, rescue four
Eight charged over plot to attack Trump’s White House UFC event
Rice, Odegaard set for Arsenal reunion as England, Norway clash in World Cup quarter-final
NOW THE DETAILS
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), alongside top party leaders, is currently meeting at the Continental Hotel in Abuja to formally present Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s running mate for the 2027 presidential election.
The development comes amid months of speculation that President Tinubu might replace Shettima with a northern Christian as his vice-presidential candidate ahead of the election.
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly aiding kidnappers in the abduction of three persons in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects, identified as Sauni Shehu and Auwalu Bala, were apprehended following intelligence-led investigations that linked them to the kidnapping of three victims at Ogele Fulani Camp, via Igbaja, in the local government area.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement released in Ilorin on Friday.
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has rescued four residents abducted during a kidnapping attack in the Yellow House area of Mpape, Abuja, following a gun battle with suspected kidnappers in the Jikoko Hills.
The Command, however, confirmed that one resident was killed during the attack, while another who sustained a gunshot wound is responding to treatment in hospital.
The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday.
FOREIGN NEWS
Eight men accused in an alleged plot to attack a White House mixed martial arts fight hosted by President Donald Trump in June have been indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges, the Department of Justice said.
The suspects, ranging in age from 19 to 32, were accused of planning to used armed drones to attack the event on the White House South Lawn, with snipers firing on “high value targets” in the chaos, prosecutors have said.
Law enforcement officials said they foiled the plot in the lead-up to the June 14 “UFC Freedom 250” event, which coincided with Trump’s 80th birthday and ultimately took place without incident.
SPORTS NEWS
Arsenal teammates Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard will put their club partnership aside when England face Norway in Saturday’s FIFA World Cup quarter-final in what promises to be one of the key individual battles of the last-eight clash.
Both midfielders played pivotal roles in Arsenal’s Premier League title triumph, helping the London club win the English league for the first time in 22 years.
They also reached the UEFA Champions League final before losing to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties.