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At least six people have been k!lled following a series of shootings in eastern Mississippi on Friday night, authorities confirmed.The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said the shootings occurred in West Point, near the Alabama border. Sheriff Eddie Scott reported that the victims were k!lled at three separate locations.In a brief statement shared on Facebook, Scott wrote that “multiple innocent lives” had been lost and confirmed that a suspect had been taken into custody. He added that there was no ongoing threat to the community.“I ask that you lift our victims and their families in your prayers. Law Enforcement is busy investigating and will release an update as soon as possible,” the sheriff said.Local station WTVA reported that six people were k!lled. Additional detail...

Leaders from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS met on Saturday with Guinea‑Bissau’s military junta to discuss the release of political detainees and the country’s return to constitutional governance, according to sources.The delegation, which included Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio — the current ECOWAS chairman — and Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, engaged with officials from the ruling junta in Bissau. Their mission focused on accelerating progress toward restoring democratic order, a source close to Guinea‑Bissau’s foreign ministry told AFP.ECOWAS representatives also met with two opposition figures: one who remains in detention following the coup and another who sought refuge in a foreign embassy.The discussions centred on calls for the release of tho...

The Edo State Government has advised residents to avoid violence and disorderly conduct, following a protest that led to the blockage of major roads in Ekpoma on Saturday, January 10.In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kassim Afegbua, the government said it was responding to public concerns arising from the protest, which disrupted vehicular movement and raised questions about the state’s security situation.While acknowledging the constitutional right of citizens to protest, Afegbua stressed that security-related issues require calm, coordination, and constructive engagement. He warned that actions such as road blockades and movement disruption do not support security efforts and could expose residents to further risks or be exploited by criminal...

Following weeks of negotiations, the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), are set to sign an agreement.A circular issued by the Ministry of Education invited Vice-Chancellors and Registrars of federal universities to witness the signing ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Tertiary Education Trust Fund Conference Hall, Abuja.It was titled ‘Invitation to the Ceremony for the Signing of Agreement Between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities.’The circular was sighted by our correspondent on Saturday and confirmed by the Ministry’s Director, Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade.According to the circular, “This signing represents a critical milestone in promoting industr...

Abia State Governor Alex Otti has urged residents to ignore recent remarks from some opposition leaders in the state.Speaking on Saturday at the dedication of a Seventh-Day Adventist Church building in Umuoriehi, Umuahia North LGA, Otti criticized those mobilizing against his re-election, noting that they were the same individuals who had previously failed to advance the state’s development.The governor was responding to an alliance reportedly formed by former Abia governors Orji Uzor Kalu, Theodore Orji, and Okezie Ikpeazu against his re-election bid.Otti condemned the group for prioritizing personal interests over the state’s progress, asserting that their efforts against him were doomed to fail.He said, “Pastor Uguru mentioned the noise you may have heard over the past f...

If you want, I can give 3–4 alternative punchy versions suitable for news headlines. Do you want me to do that?Isaac Fayose, a brother of former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, has claimed that neither the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, nor Governor Siminalayi Fubara, can secure Rivers State for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election without electoral manipulation.Fayose made the claim in a video shared on his Facebook page on Saturday while commenting on the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State.According to him, both Wike and Fubara lack the grassroots support required to win the state for the APC in a free and fair election.“Make we no deceive ourselves. Both Wike and Fubara, none of them can win Rivers election for APC o...

Renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused a Lagos-based hospital of medical negligence following the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.ARISE News reported on Saturday that Adichie’s media team confirmed she authored the statement, which was initially shared privately with family and close friends.According to Adichie, her son passed away due to complications at Euracare Hospital, where he had been taken for an MRI scan and central line insertion. She claimed that he was sedated with propofol but was not adequately monitored, leading to loss of responsiveness, seizures, and ultimately cardiac arrest.Adichie said her son “would be alive today if not for an incident at Euracare Hospital on January 6,” when he underwent t...

Property valued at millions of naira was destroyed on Friday when a fire gutted three vehicles and a community power house at a filling station in the Kara area of Kishi, Irepo Local Government Area of Oyo State.An eyewitness told our correspondent on Saturday that the incident occurred at about 5:00 p.m. following an explosion in the power house, which ignited nearby flammable materials and spread to adjoining property.Findings revealed that the affected vehicles included a Volvo truck with registration number AGG Lagos 731 GB, a Golf 3 with registration number KUT 403 AP, and an empty DAF truck with registration number GB0 14 AB.Confirming the incident in a statement issued in Ibadan on Saturday, the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform and Chairman of the ...

Former All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has warned that Governor Siminalayi Fubara cannot be regarded as a legitimate member of the APC in the state.Speaking on Channels Television, Cole argued that Fubara aligned himself with the wrong faction of the party.Naija News reports that Fubara defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC in December 2025, a move that was publicly endorsed by the party’s national leadership. He was later issued an APC membership card by Tony Okocha, who heads one of the party’s factions in Rivers State.However, Cole maintained that the Emeka Beke-led group remains the authentic leadership of the APC in Rivers, insisting that the governor made the wrong decision by joining the Okocha fac...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he spearheaded the effort that secured President Bola Tinubu’s victory in Rivers State during the 2023 presidential election.Addressing supporters in the Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State on Saturday, Wike criticised former backers of ex–Vice President Atiku Abubakar who have now shifted their allegiance to Tinubu.He pointed out that the same individuals failed to secure even 10 percent of the vote for Atiku in Rivers State during the 2023 polls, yet are now positioning themselves as key supporters of Tinubu.Wike cautioned that no one would be allowed to take charge of Tinubu’s political structure in the state.“In 2023, we led the struggle that delivered President Tinubu in Rivers St...