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By Nnasom David The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Capt. Alex Badeh Jr., has led a team of investigators and senior officials of the Bureau on an on-the-spot safety assessment visit to Wadata, Benue State, following a boat accident that claimed 11 lives. The visit was part of the NSIB’s efforts to assess the circumstances surrounding the accident, gather first-hand information and engage stakeholders as part of measures to improve transport safety and prevent future occurrences. Upon arrival in Makurdi, the NSIB delegation was received by the Deputy Governor of Benue State,…

Real Madrid confirmed the arrival of defender Ibrahima Konate from Liverpool on Thursday on a four-year deal at the end of his contract at Anfield. Los Blancos and centre-back Konate “reached an agreement for him to become a Real Madrid player for the next four seasons, until June 30, 2030,” said the Spanish giants in a statement. The 27-year-old moved to Liverpool in 2021 from RB Leipzig, playing 183 times and winning the Premier League in 2025 and the FA Cup in 2022 amongst other silverware. The defender, currently at the World Cup with France, joins a Real side already…

News » Premier League news » Brighton & Hove Albion newsJune 18, 2026 08:50 GMT (UK), by Ketan Patel Brighton are continuing to chase Tottenham defender Luka Vuskovic, but Spurs are not keen to sanction a sale despite receiving interest from the south coast club. According to Sky Sports, Tottenham have already rejected two Brighton bids for the Croatia international, underlining their reluctance to let him leave. Vuskovic was involved for Croatia yesterday as they were beaten 4-2 by England, and his profile appears to have placed him firmly on Brighton’s radar as they look to add defensive talent.The situation is complicated by Tottenham’s…

WHO has expanded isolation capacity for suspected cases and upgraded treatment facilities, including the construction of individual isolation rooms that meet latest infection prevention and control standards and the installation of a 10,000-litre water tank to support patient care.Addressing a high-level meeting of African leaders on Tuesday, WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described community mistrust as a “major barrier” to the response. “These communities feel – perhaps rightly – that the outside world only wants to protect itself from Ebola and doesn’t truly care about them,” he said.Following a visit to the outbreak’s epicentre in Ituri province, Tedros said insecurity,…

The recent decision by the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to deploy Deputy Inspectors-General of Police to their respective geopolitical zones is being widely viewed by security stakeholders as one of the most strategic policing reforms in recent years. For many observers, the initiative represents more than an administrative redeployment. It is a deliberate operational strategy designed to bring senior police leadership closer to the people, strengthen intelligence gathering, improve coordination, and enhance the fight against kidnapping, banditry, insurgency, armed robbery, and other emerging security threats. The move is particularly significant because it revives a policing model that has not…

When the superhero adventure game Dispatch made its way to the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 in January, gamers noticed that the game was censored as black bars covered up partially nude bodies and obscene gestures. Developed AdHoc Studio said it was working with Nintendo to resolve these issues, and it looks like a new update will bring back all the censored content if players want it. The HR Violations Pack for Dispatch went live Wednesday and with it a visual filters setting to change the censorship in the game. Players can now decide if they want to remove the black…

Grace Joseph, the widow of the commercial bus driver, Joseph Okpe, who was allegedly beaten to death by the Nigerian Air Force officers along the Oshodi–Apapa Expressway in Lagos, has accused the military of abandoning her family, saying she has not heard from its representatives since they paid a condolence visit and promised support. PUNCH Metro reports that the driver died a few hours after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of officers following a minor traffic incident involving their vehicle. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, confirmed…

The Federation Account Allocation Committee shared N2.3tn among the Federal Government, states and local government councils from May 2026 revenue, representing an increase of N43bn from the N2.26tn distributed in the previous month. The latest allocation marks a 1.9 per cent month-on-month increase and continues the upward trend in federation revenues. The N2.257tn shared from April 2026 revenue had itself exceeded the N2.04tn distributed for March revenue by N217bn, while the March allocation was N150bn higher than the N1.89tn shared in February. The figures were contained in a statement on Wednesday by the Director of Press and Public Relations in…

Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who resigned her membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress last week Monday, was on Wednesday officially received back into her former party, the Peoples Democratic Party. At a well-attended carnival-like event held at the party secretariat in Abeokuta, the state chairman of the party, Dr Abayomi Tella, supported by other party leaders, presented Obasanjo with the flag of the party, announcing her as its senatorial candidate for Ogun Central ahead of the 2027 elections. The reception was preceded by a procession through major streets in Abeokuta by Senator Obasanjo, flanked…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly murdering a 33-year-old woman and dumping her body in a culvert near Jesus Bus Stop, Oraifite, in the Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, identified as Thankgod Ikechukwu Ikwugwara, 26, and Makuochukwu Uzoigwe, 20, were allegedly involved in the killing of the woman on March 13, 2026, after luring her to a residence under the pretext of seeking her assistance. The command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. Ikenga said the suspects were arrested by operatives of the State Criminal…