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 2027: Atiku names detained El-Rufai deputy chairman of ADC campaign council The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has appointed former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai as Deputy Chairman of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections. El-Rufai, who remains in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), was named alongside other members of the campaign council approved by Atiku. The former governor will serve under Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, who was appointed Chairman of the council, while Senator Augustine Okwudiri Akobundu will serve as Director-General and Campaign Manager. According to the campaign structure, El-Rufai will be responsible for high-level political coordination and engagement with key stakeholders across the country. The appointment comes while the former governor remains in ICPC custody over an ongoing investigation and related legal p...

 A 15-year-old boy has vanished into the vastness of Arizona, fleeing from the misery he was forced to endure.  Authorities in Pima County, Arizona, have made some disturbing discoveries while investigating the disappearance of Ryker Lee. While, tragically, none have led to Ryker, they have shined light into the dark world in which Ryker lived. The light then changed to red and blues as his mother and stepfather were incarcerated and Ryker's siblings removed from the home. According to reports, Ryker was last seen around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 22nd. At that time, Ryker was seen on foot around the S. Silver Springs Road in Three Points, Arizona. This area is 25 miles west-southwest of downtown Tucson.  The circumstances surrounding his disappearance seem to be more of an escape from an unforgiving environment. As investigators began to delve into the case, it was soon revealed that Ryker was locked into a small room inside of a rundown RV for long periods of time. T...

 NDLEA busts Nigerian-Mexican meth cartel, docks kingpins over Enugu clandestine lab  - Dismantling the syndicate is another proof transnational drug networks won’t have any space to operate in Nigeria, says Marwa  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has once again struck a decisive blow against transnational organised crime with the dismantling of a Nigerian-Mexican drug cartel operating a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Eziama community in Obeagu, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. Two kingpins: 45-year-old Chukwu Obumneme Christopher, alias Brown, and 60-year-old Chukwu Georginus Monday, alias George, were arrested in connection with the operation of the meth lab in partnership with a notorious Mexican drug cartel member, Rodriguez villanueva, based in Mexico City, Mexico, after several months of intelligence and surveillance on the syndicate. As a result, they were arraigned before Hon. Justice Mabel Taiye Segun-Bello of the Federal High...

 Nawfija Celebrates 2026 New Yam Festival, Ezeudo I Sets Stage for 2027 Mega Ofala ‎ ‎By Ngozi Okoli ‎ ‎Nawfija Community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State has celebrated its 2026 New Yam Festival, with the traditional ruler, Igwe Clifford C. Okeke (Ezeudo 1)  leading the colourful cultural ceremony held on Sept. 19. ‎ ‎The event, held at the monarch’s palace, attracted royal fathers, community leaders, political figures, women, youths, associations, friends and well-wishers, as the community combined christian thanksgiving with its cherished cultural traditions. ‎ ‎The celebration also served as a prelude to the monarch’s planned Mega Ofala scheduled for January 2, which is expected to mark another significant milestone in his more than 15 years on the traditional throne. ‎ ‎The activities began with a Holy Mass celebrated by St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Nawfija, with prayers and thanksgiving offered for peace, prosperity, a fruitful harvest and the contin...

 IGP DISU PAYS OPERATIONAL VISIT TO IMO POLICE COMMAND, TASKS PERSONNEL ON PROFESSIONALISM, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM,today , 24th September 2026, paid an operational visit to the Imo State Police Command Headquarters, Owerri, where he charged officers and men of the Command to deepen professionalism, strengthen community engagement and sustain intelligence-led policing in the protection of lives and property. The IGP was received by the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Audu Garba Bosso, psc(+), mnips, alongside the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 9 Headquarters, Umuahia, AIG Kanayo Uzuegbu, and other senior officers. During the visit, the IGP received operational briefings on the security situation in the State, ongoing crime-fighting efforts, achievements, challenges and measures required to strengthen policing effectiveness across Imo State.  Addressing personnel and stakeholders, t...

  SHE BROUGHT BREAD FOR HER BOYFRIEND IN POLICE CUSTODY… THEN OFFICERS OPENED IT A visit to see her boyfriend reportedly ended with a 26-year-old woman being arrested at Buruburu Police Station in Nairobi, Kenya. The woman, identified as Bernice Achieng, had gone to the police station to visit her boyfriend, who was being held there. She reportedly came with a loaf of bread and asked the officers at the report office to pass it to him. But something about the bread immediately caught the officers’ attention. The package was already unsealed. Instead of simply handing it over, officers decided to inspect it. What they reportedly found inside shocked them. Hidden deep inside the loaf were five rolls of suspected bhang and a matchbox. But the search did not end there. Officers reportedly searched the woman’s jacket and allegedly discovered seven more rolls of suspected bhang in her pocket. That brought the total number of rolls reportedly recovered to 12. The woman was then taken into...