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Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have intercepted a suspected arms courier and recovered a large cache of ammunition, while also foiling a cattle rustling operation in separate missions across Nigeria’s North-West region.

In a statement issued on Friday, the task force said troops of Sector 2, deployed at a checkpoint in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, intercepted a civilian vehicle heading towards Shinkafi Local Government Area on 5 June 2026.

A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of a locally fabricated pistol, a magazine and over 1,000 rounds of ammunition concealed in a sack containing millet.

The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Mustapha Abubakar, was arrested at the scene. According to the task force, he is believed to be involved in the illegal transportation of arms and ammunition to criminal elements operating in the region.

In a related operation, troops of Sector 1 on 3 June 2026 foiled an attempted cattle rustling incident in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The troops responded to a distress call from a herder whose cattle had been stolen by armed men.

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Facebook users who previously received compensation under Meta’s $725 million privacy settlement are set to receive additional payments after administrators found that funds remained available following the initial distribution.

Although the extra payments are tied to the settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accused Facebook of improperly sharing users’ personal data with third parties, including political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.

A New York Post report states that the political consulting firm had harvested data from as many as 87 million Facebook users without their consent, and therefore used it to build voter profiles for targeted political ads.

According to Angeion, the settlement administrator handling the payout said that approximately 28 million claims were filed in a class action in the United States.

Meanwhile, Meta agreed to the $725 million settlement in 2022 without admitting wrongdoing.

The settlement administrators have begun issuing supplementary payments to eligible claimants because fewer valid claims were approved than originally anticipated, leaving part of the settlement fund undistributed.

The original settlement covered Facebook users in the United States who maintained an account between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, and submitted claims before the deadline set by the court.

Payment amounts were initially determined by factors including the length of time users maintained their Facebook accounts during the covered period. So, the latest round of payments will be sent through the same channels used in the original distribution, including direct deposits and digital payment platforms.

Also, the lawsuit stemmed from allegations that Facebook failed to adequately safeguard user information and allowed third parties access to personal data without sufficient oversight.

The controversy gained international attention following disclosures about Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook user data.

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Meta has since implemented a series of privacy and security measures aimed at strengthening data protection across its platforms, while continuing to deny any wrongdoing in relation to the settlement.

(New York Post)

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A middle aged house wife, Umma Bashir, has dragged her husband, Bashir Ibrahim, to Sharia Court ll at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State for renting out her bedroom without her knowledge.

The complainant told the court that her husband had provided two rooms for her and her two children but decided to rent out the bedroom without her consent.

She said, “I returned home from a journey to discover that my bedroom was locked and my belongings moved to the sitting room.

“When I confronted my husband, he told me that it was his room and he has the right to do whatever he wishes with it.”

Umma, who had left for her parents house for five days, told the court that she won’t return to her matrimonial home until her husband provide good shelter for her.

She also disclosed that her two co-wives were living in a two bedroom apartment each with their children but she was left with one room to manage.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the defendant agreed to have rented the room out but denied his wife’s claim of not being informed.

He said “I informed her that I will rent out one of the rooms out to be able to renovate an apartment I am planning to relocate her to.”

Ibrahim added that he promised his wife that he would use the rent money he got from the tenant to renovate the proposed apartment.

The judge, Malam Musa Sa’ad, after listening to both parties, emphasised the importance of shelter in marriage.

He said it was the responsibility of the husband to provide shelter for the family, stressing that “it was wrong for husband and wife to live in one room with two teenagers.”

The judge adjourned the case so that the court could inspect the house and assess its condition.