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 FMINO PRESS RELEASE FG: FUEL SUBSIDY REFORM HAS CREATED FISCAL SPACE, AVERTED DEEPER ECONOMIC CRISIS — INFORMATION MINISTER The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the economic reforms undertaken by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are strengthening Nigeria’s fiscal position, improving economic stability and creating the resources required to invest in infrastructure, security, human capital and social protection. The Minister stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at a press conference convened to present the Federal Government’s “Nigeria’s Reform Scorecard: The Benefits, Costs and Harms Prevented,” providing Nigerians with detailed information on the resources generated through the removal of fuel subsidy and the unification of the foreign exchange market, as well as the broader impact of the reforms on the economy. Idris said the decision to remove the fuel subsidy was one of the most significant and difficult econom...

 NAPTIP SEALS A HIGH-PROFILE MATERNITY IN PORTHARCOUT FOR ALLEGED BABY SALE, TRAFFICKING INVOLVING A FOREIGN NATIONAL ………..Probes the alleged N13.5 million involving the shady deal In continuation of its nationwide clampdown on the activities of some suspected fraudulent illegal Maternity and Health Care facilities that have metamorphosed to “baby factories, " across the Country,  operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in collaboration with the Rivers State Ministry of Health, have sealed up a residential apartment suspected of being converted into an illegal maternity facility by a child-trafficking syndicate. The joint operation, which led to the arrest of the owner of the facility, the facilitator in the alleged baby sale saga, and one other member of staff of the maternity, followed actionable intelligence on a criminal network allegedly involved in the procurement, sale, and unlawful transfer of children. The Hospital is ...

 Family seeks justice after two men kidnapped and murdered along Dendron Road A family is appealing for justice after two men were allegedly kidnapped along the R521 Dendron Road and later found dead with gunshot wounds in August 2025. The victims have been identified by the family as 21-year-old Choene Goven Sekobela and 37-year-old Leonard Shumba. According to the family, the two men were travelling along the R521 Dendron Road on 19 August 2025 when they were allegedly kidnapped. Their bodies were reportedly discovered later that day near Kushke Road by a woman who was returning from work. The woman allegedly alerted the police, prompting an investigation. The family said they were later notified that the men’s vehicle had been found at Ga-Semenya, outside Polokwane, with the stock they had reportedly purchased still inside the vehicle. The stock allegedly included live chickens and alcohol. On 21 August 2025, the family was reportedly asked to check the government mortuary, wher...

 This man was arrested after his niece's best friend was discovered crying in a roadside ditch. The 12-year-old survivor's statement to authorities was chilling.  A North Carolina woman was taken aback when she saw a young girl in a ditch on her drive home after work on Sunday, August 16th. As she took in the startling scene... a crying little girl in a ditch, in an oversized t-shirt, wearing no shoes, covered in scratches, she knew she was stopping to help.  As she pulled to stop, she asked if the child was okay. When the child responded that she had been kidnapped, the woman couldn't believe her ears.  The Good Samaritan had the girl immediately get into the safety of her vehicle. The driver locked the doors and she drove the child straight to the Erwin police department. This is when authorities would learn the details of the nightmare ordeal the girl had successfully escaped from.  The young girl's story left authorities terrified of how it might have ended ...

 Around 60 migrants arrive by boat at Spain tourist beach as holidaymakers gather belongings and leave shoreline Around 60 migrants arrived by boat at Cala del Barco, a tourist beach near Spain’s La Manga Club, with several jumping into the water and making their way to shore. The vessel approached the Costa Cálida cove at about 1pm on Wednesday before people onboard began disembarking. Some beachgoers gathered their belongings and moved away from the shoreline, while others were seen calling police. The migrants then moved from the beach towards nearby towns. Cala del Barco is a small sandy cove beside the La Manga Club resort, which is known for its beachfront facilities, golf course, football training complex and luxury hotel. The resort has previously hosted celebrities including David Beckham, Matt Damon, Salma Hayek and Robbie Williams. Beckham also trained there with England ahead of a 2001 World Cup qualifier against Greece. The football facilities have more recently been u...

 IGBO-JAH MURDER: DISMISSED POLICE INSPECTOR ARRAIGNED, REMANDED Police Inspector Joseph Ozonwanji, a former member of the Anti-Cultism Police Squad in Enugu, has been arraigned over the alleged murder of popular ogene musician Okezie Chikezie Nwamba, popularly known as Igbo-Jah. Ozonwanji was accused of fatally shooting the musician with an AK-47 at the police squad premises in Enugu on October 25, 2024. His arraignment followed an internal police trial and approval of his dismissal from the force. The court ordered that the case file be forwarded to the Enugu State Attorney-General, while Ozonwanji was remanded at the Enugu Correctional Centre.

 OPERATION FANSAN YAMMA: TROOPS RESCUE 10 KIDNAP VICTIMS IN KEBBI, ZAMFARA AND SOKOTO STATES Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA have sustained ongoing efforts to protect lives and secure communities across the North West, rescuing 10 civilians in separate operations conducted in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States. On 19 August 2026, troops conducting a patrol in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State encountered a terrorist ambush. The troops responded swiftly and decisively, forcing the terrorists to flee in disarray. During the encounter, 5 civilians were rescued and subsequently reunited with their families, while 2 motorcycles abandoned by the terrorists were recovered. Earlier, on 18 August 2026, troops acting on intelligence regarding 3 kidnapped victims conducted a search and rescue operation in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The operation led to the successful rescue of all 3 victims, who were subsequently profiled and handed o...