Police Arrest Suspected Bandits’ Arm Supplier, Others In Kaduna

According to the Kaduna State Police Command, several suspects have been detained for a range of crimes, including gun-running, banditry, armed robbery, and kidnapping.

The Command claims to have apprehended a 28-year-old man, Murtala Usman, who is known for supplying arms and ammunition to bandits in a statement released by its Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan.

When the suspect was detained, the police claimed he was going to give the bandits at their camp 200 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.

During questioning, the suspect admitted to having transported four AK-47 rifles to Kidandan within the specified time frame and confessed to doing so during interrogation. He further disclosed that he had given the gun to the bandits in the Kidandan area after receiving them from someone.

Usman Shauibu, 28, was detained by the police in Kafanchan Area Command on Sunday October 19 for allegedly trespassing on a bakery with the intention of robbing the workers.

Before being subdued and apprehended, the suspect allegedly engaged the police officers in a gunfight.

One AK-47 rifle, four rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, four rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, as well as 43 pieces of 9mm Beretta pistol ammunition, were also recovered from the suspect, according to the police.

Additionally, the police worked with community vigilantes to recover eleven cattle that are thought to have been stolen in the Kudan Local Government Area.

In a similar incident, police officers from the Dan Magaji Division in Zaria local apprehended six suspects for allegedly armed robbery, and several firearms and ammunition were recovered from them.

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The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Dan Magaji Division, received reliable information on the suspicious movements of some unidentified people in the Gwargwaje area of Zaria on October 15, 2025, at around 0430 hrs. The DPO dispatched a patrol team to the scene and arrived quickly. Two suspects opened fire on the police officers after they saw the police car and loaded their bags into their heels. The police quickly intervened and engaged them because they were overpowered by the police and had two suspects apprehended.

“One of the suspects, 21-year-old Sadiq Idris “M,” of Kumbotso LGA, Kano State, was detained at the scene while he was being held for having five (5) rounds of live ammunition. A pump action gun and an English pistol were also recovered from the gang.
One Usman Aminu ‘M’, age 21, of Panshekara, Kano State, was also detained while he led the agents to the hideout of his fugdo where they were being interrogated, and nine (9) rounds of.9mm live ammunition were found in his bag.

The arrest of the following additional suspects resulted from a further investigation:
1. 25-year-old Abdulaziz Usman “M” of the United States
Kaduna’s Tudun Wada.
2. Fanshekara, kano, and Jibren yahaya’s “M”
3. 20-year-old Kusfa, Zaria resident Hajara Abdulkarim “F”
4. 18-year-old Kusfa, Zaria resident Fatima Alhassan “F”

According to the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, on October 14, 2025, at around 1800 hrs, operatives from Izzam Village, Igabi LGA, in Kaduna State, received a credible intelligence regarding a man who was allegedly in possession of an AK-47 rifle.

The Officer in charge of the anti-Kidnapping Unit led a team of operatives to the location where the suspect was detained as soon as they learned of the intelligence. One fabricated AK-47 rifle was recovered from him during the course of the investigation. In the hope of apprehending other accomplices, investigations are still ongoing.

Robbie Williams says ‘the magic is gone’ from Noel Gallagher’s songwriting skills

Noel Gallagher is no longer a great songwriter, according to Robbie Williams, for whatever reason.

Robbie Williams has given a backhanded compliment to Noel Gallagher – saying his songwriting “magic had gone” after the first few Oasis albums.

Robbie and the Oasis brothers Liam and Noel were embroiled in one of the longest ever pop feuds after Noel branded him the “fat dancer from Take That ” and Robbie ended up challenging Liam to a £100,000 prize fight at the 2000 BRIT Awards.

After Definitely Maybe and (What’s The Story) Morning Glory, songwriter Noel has since lost his magic touch for hits, despite recent thawing between the trio. came out .

Robbie said on the Heretics podcast, “It’s very interesting about how, why, and when the magic leaves, and who gets the magic the longest.

“Like Noel Gallagher, right? ” Like the best on earth at the time, a three-year, extremely hot streak. And, you know, B-sides that everyone else would prefer to play on the last day of their lives instead of touring on their own.

“And he completely destroyed them,” he said. It was just gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, The third album was still incredibly impressive, for whatever reason, you can see. That would be wonderful. But then, you’ll know, with respect, because he’s still a fantastic songwriter, magic, and gone.

When did Paul McCartney experience that ethereal quality, the magic, the magic, the magic? He seemed to have it for, you know, the longest period of time. Nobody, in my opinion, can ever be forever stuck in the pocket.

Noel might agree with Robbie’s assertion that only one song from the band’s fifth album, Heathen Chemistry, from the Oasis Live ’25 tour, which came out after 1997 and was included in the setlist, Little By Little, 2002.

Before their massive falling out, Robbie, 51, met Oasis at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival, and despite decades of feuding, he still admits he had a crush on rival Liam rather than form a boy band with Gary Barlow.

He said, “I’m like, I’m this,” when that euphoria of guitar music re-enters into the charts in 1994, 1995, and 1996.”

“I loved Oasis and I loved Pulp, and I loved Supergrass, and I loved Radiohead. I was like, ‘I don’t want to be Gary Barlow’s backing dancer. I want to sing like Tom Yorke and strut around like Liam Gallagher.’ “So I shook my fist at it and attempted it. And on that album, there was Let Me Entertain You and Angels, but there is, like you say, Lazy Days, South of the Border, and Life Through a Lens. Fortunately for me it worked.”

Robbie admits to having a similar writer’s block, and that’s why he tried to tackle it on his upcoming new album BRITPOP in 1995.

He said, “The creative process is this, in my opinion. I perused the first five or six albums, like a pool player reaching for the impossible table. and merely easing. I was completely unrestrained. It was exactly the same as next, next, next, next, next, next, next, next, next, next, next, next, etc.

I then released the album Rude Box in 2006. And that album is the one that I, a 14-year-old, would have wanted to create and be very proud of.

I knew a daft song was coming from me. I’m a rapper now, so I wasn’t sort of going. I was just going, “Wahey, I’m Freddie Starr and I’m rhyming s**t,” when I initially assumed I was grime or something. Simply put, it was enjoyable.

The record kind of skipped at that point. As someone who has a lot of anxiety, for me, in general. After that, I had to consider everything I had done.

Then it kind of resembles diminishing returns. On a roller coaster, you can only go this far before the loop to loop begins. I’ve been overly musical with everything, just sort of.

When I wrote those first five or six albums, there was no fear. And then, I guess I should have said, “Let’s just go back to the beginning with this new album.” It’s 1995, I’ve just left Take That. What album would I create knowing what I already know?

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That’s what I did with this album, exactly. And because I have stopped pursuing the hit in general, it is very liberating and liberating.

Robbie Williams says ‘the magic is gone’ from Noel Gallagher’s songwriting skills

Noel Gallagher is no longer a great songwriter, according to Robbie Williams, for whatever reason.

Robbie Williams has given a backhanded compliment to Noel Gallagher – saying his songwriting “magic had gone” after the first few Oasis albums.

Robbie and the Oasis brothers Liam and Noel were embroiled in one of the longest ever pop feuds after Noel branded him the “fat dancer from Take That ” and Robbie ended up challenging Liam to a £100,000 prize fight at the 2000 BRIT Awards.

After Definitely Maybe and (What’s The Story) Morning Glory, songwriter Noel has since lost his magic touch for hits, despite recent thawing between the trio. came out .

Robbie said on the Heretics podcast, “It’s very interesting about how, why, and when the magic leaves, and who gets the magic the longest.

“Like Noel Gallagher, right? ” Like the best on earth at the time, a three-year, extremely hot streak. And, you know, B-sides that everyone else would prefer to play on the last day of their lives instead of touring on their own.

“And he completely destroyed them,” he said. It was just gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, gold, The third album was still incredibly impressive, for whatever reason, you can see. That would be wonderful. But then, you’ll know, with respect, because he’s still a fantastic songwriter, magic, and gone.

When did Paul McCartney experience that ethereal quality, the magic, the magic, the magic? He seemed to have it for, you know, the longest period of time. Nobody, in my opinion, can ever be forever stuck in the pocket.

Noel might agree with Robbie’s assertion that only one song from the band’s fifth album, Heathen Chemistry, from the Oasis Live ’25 tour, which came out after 1997 and was included in the setlist, Little By Little, 2002.

Before their massive falling out, Robbie, 51, met Oasis at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival, and despite decades of feuding, he still admits he had a crush on rival Liam rather than form a boy band with Gary Barlow.

He said, “I’m like, I’m this,” when that euphoria of guitar music re-enters into the charts in 1994, 1995, and 1996.”

“I loved Oasis and I loved Pulp, and I loved Supergrass, and I loved Radiohead. I was like, ‘I don’t want to be Gary Barlow’s backing dancer. I want to sing like Tom Yorke and strut around like Liam Gallagher.’ “So I shook my fist at it and attempted it. And on that album, there was Let Me Entertain You and Angels, but there is, like you say, Lazy Days, South of the Border, and Life Through a Lens. Fortunately for me it worked.”

Robbie admits to having a similar writer’s block, and that’s why he tried to tackle it on his upcoming new album BRITPOP in 1995.

He said, “The creative process is this, in my opinion. I perused the first five or six albums, like a pool player reaching for the impossible table. and merely easing. I was completely unrestrained. It was exactly the same as next, next, next, next, next, next, next, next, next, next, next, next, etc.

I then released the album Rude Box in 2006. And that album is the one that I, a 14-year-old, would have wanted to create and be very proud of.

I knew a daft song was coming from me. I’m a rapper now, so I wasn’t sort of going. I was just going, “Wahey, I’m Freddie Starr and I’m rhyming s**t,” when I initially assumed I was grime or something. Simply put, it was enjoyable.

The record kind of skipped at that point. As someone who has a lot of anxiety, for me, in general. After that, I had to consider everything I had done.

Then it kind of resembles diminishing returns. On a roller coaster, you can only go this far before the loop to loop begins. I’ve been overly musical with everything, just sort of.

When I wrote those first five or six albums, there was no fear. And then, I guess I should have said, “Let’s just go back to the beginning with this new album.” It’s 1995, I’ve just left Take That. What album would I create knowing what I already know?

Continue reading the article.

That’s what I did with this album, exactly. And because I have stopped pursuing the hit in general, it is very liberating and liberating.

Olivia Attwood ‘fighting for her marriage’ as Bradley Dack ‘embarrassed’ by her behaviour

A source claims Olivia Attwood and her husband Bradley Dick still genuinely love each other and will “fight” to save their relationship after an undeniably difficult few months.

After what she’s admitted have been a tough few months, Olivia Attwood is refusing to give up on her marriage to Bradley Dack. The Bad Boyfriends star, 34, might have looked the picture of happiness when she tied the knot with the footballer in 2023, but behind the scenes cracks have started to show – and now friends say the couple are doing all they can to get back on track.

Our source claims that Olivia and Bradley have recently experienced a lot of hardship. Olivia wants to show Bradley how much she wants things to work, and she hopes they can find a common ground.

Olivia and Bradley, 31, first dated shortly before she found fame on Love Island, but broke up after he was unfaithful – prompting Olivia to sign up for the ITV2 reality show that made her a star. After a brief relationship with villa hunk Chris Hughes, Olivia rekindled her romance with Brad and the pair got hitched in a lavish London wedding in June 2023.

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However, rumours of tension between the couple first started in August, when Olivia enjoyed a boozy holiday to Ibiza with close pal Pete Wicks and a group of mutual friends. During the trip, she and Pete were snapped looking cosy on a yacht, with the former Strictly star wrapping his arm around Olivia.

According to reports, Bradley was “fuming” over his wife’s antics in the White Isles, a rumor mill grew out of the pictures. He trusted Liv, but Pete’s hands werehed over his wife while she was wearing a bikini, according to a source at the time. He finds herself in awe of her for placing him in this position.

Olivia joked about her “feral” summer and even called herself a “bad wife” after the trip. She rebuffed the controversy last month, saying, “Many men get sucked into the idea of a woman, and when they date her, they think, “Actually, I don’t want her to go to a rave in a bikini.” But I’m like, “This is who I am. I’ll still be wearing a bikini to a rave in Ibiza.

Olivia makes attempts to stop the drama, but our source claims Bradley has been having trouble. Our source claims Bradley did feel embarrassed about all the headlines and that it hasn’t been easy for them over the past few months. It’s unfortunate to see it. Both of them are aware of how loving and loyal they are.

Olivia doesn’t see the benefit of leaving and getting papped, and Bradley feels like he’s not giving her that as a result.

Last week, Olivia admitted that she and Bradley have been having a tough time. After a follower asked why Bradley hasn’t been appearing on her social media recently, Olivia took to Instagram Stories to address the situation, saying, “He’s alive, I swear. 10 years of us. A lot has changed. Marriage is frikinnn hard (no one wants to say that part out loud) and I’m just not a faker.

If the pictures don’t accurately reflect our reality, I won’t post them. You’ll be the first to know if there are any more updates from us.

Olivia acknowledges that being in the spotlight requires talking about her personal life, but our source claims Bradley, who co-starred with his wife in the ITVX reality series Olivia Meets Her Match, doesn’t come naturally to this.

And while the pair have both spoken of their desire to become parents in the future, Loose Women panellist Olivia admitted last year that she was struggling to decide when to take the plunge due to being so focused on her career.

Olivia said, “I don’t want a day off to actually have the baby because I don’t want to sacrifice my body, mental health, and my house.” I’m a monster, man!

“But also we’re not getting any younger and we do want a family. Brad wants to have a baby tomorrow and I’m thinking of all the ‘what ifs’. I feel like if it happened, I’d be happy. People have this misconception that I hate children, but that’s not true at all – I wouldn’t mind owning one myself one day – but I’m just scared.”

Our source claims that the couple is unsure about their relationship’s next steps. All of Bradley’s football friends have young children, but Olivia believes there is still time to wait, according to them. She wants to concentrate on that and believes that children can follow her career, which is expanding.

Our source claims that the pair are determined to fight for their relationship despite there being a few flaws that need to be fixed. Olivia and Bradley are beginning a new chapter in their lives with marriage and fame, they say. It’s normal to encounter challenges after having known each other for so long. It was never going to be simple. But they never let go of their love for one another because they are so steadfast.

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FG Targets 20,000 Jobs Annually Through NJFP

Through the launch of the second phase of the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP), which aims to connect high-potential graduates with practical work experience, training, and mentorship, the Federal Government intends to create at least 20 000 jobs annually.

Vice President Kashim Shettima inaugurated the NJFP 2.0 Project Steering Committee at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Vice President Shettima remarked that the NJFP’s goal is to bridge thousands of young graduates’ transition between learning and working because they lack the necessary education and employment opportunities.

According to him, the program is “a deliberate attempt to convert the nation’s demographic strength into productive economic power,” demonstrating that young Nigerians rise to the occasion when government provides structure, partnership, and purpose.”

The VP told members of the committee to “deepen that ownership, strengthen coordination across our institutions, and ensure that NJFP continues to hold the ambitions of this administration accountable.” She continued to say that the NJFP is a Nigerian program that is shaped by national priorities and the nation’s sense of purpose.

As the committee deliberates today, VP Shettima urged the committee to focus on real outcomes and promote inclusivity, not just on goals or figures, but on the positive outcomes of young people whose lives are affected by the system’s success.

We have a chance to demonstrate what a partnership done right can do: where partners contribute confidently, and results speak for themselves. Let’s start our work with that understanding, then.

“Inclusion must always be at the center of our design when scaling NJFP 2.0. Our young people do not fall under the homogeny of our society; instead, they live in various social, gender, and geographic contexts. We must make sure that this opportunity is accessible to everyone in the nation, as well as that job placements are tied to the agricultural, industrial, and creative sectors that will shape the country’s future.

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Mr. Gautier Mignot, the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and the ECOWAS, stated that the program would enable the NJFP 2.0 to fulfill its full potential.

Additionally, Elsie Attafuah, the UNDP Resident Representative, cited the importance of the NJFP 2.0 as a component of the UNDP’s overall national and continental strategy, noting that the goal is to work together to create an ecosystem in Nigeria to create jobs.

She praised Vice President Shettima for spearheading the initiative, claiming that an enabling ecosystem and investment opportunities are what young Nigerians require in order to use their skills and expertise.

Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, the president’s deputy chief of staff, stated earlier that the second phase, known as NJFP 2.0, was revised to reflect the realities of the current economic climate and the lessons learned from the first phase.

According to him, the goal is to “put in place the structures necessary to support the deployment of at least 20 000 fellows every year.”

He explained that the new phase of the initiative, NJFP 2.0, which will support at least 24, 000 fellows over the next ten months with EU funding, “directly supports the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, which places job creation, skill development, and youth empowerment as essential pillars of Nigeria’s economic transformation.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which coordinates the NJFP initiative, is supported by the European Union (EU).