Woman found dead in Nigerian hotel, male companion flees

Ondo State Police Command, Nigeria, has launched an investigation into the death of a yet-to-be-identified woman found in a hotel room in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. Lifeless body of the woman was reportedly discovered on Wednesday inside the facility located along the Ore–Okitipupa Road, while the man who checked into the […]

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I am very happy Obasanjo returned my $20,000 ―Ayodele Fayose

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has confirmed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo has returned the $20,000 he gave him for his birthday logistics following a fresh clash between them. Fayose revealed this in an interview, stating that Obasanjo returned the money after he wrote to him, and it’s now back in his possession, converted […]

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Nigerian man heartbroken as his fiancé suddenly dies weeks to their wedding

Nigerian man, Abednego Simon aka Mr. Lengtu has been left heartbroken after his fiancé died a month to their wedding. Abednego and Naomi Danladi’s wedding was scheduled to hold on December 27, 2025 in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The circumstances surrounding Naomi’s sudden death are still sketchy at the time of filing […]

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Tinubu declares nationwide state of emergency on security (Declaration full text)

In a statement on Wednesday evening, President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency, directing the Nigerian Army and Police to launch a large-scale recruitment drive to strengthen national security. The President instructed the Police to utilize National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps across the country for training new recruits. His statement reads in […]

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Military announces a takeover in Guinea-Bissau

In a broadcast, a group of military officers led by General Denis N’Canha announced they had taken “total control” of the country. This follows after an earlier arrest of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. N’Canha said the “High Military Command for the Restoration of Order, “composed of all branches of the armed forces, […]

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Father of 3 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren dies of heart attack ―CAN chairman reveals

Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the Northern Region and the FCT, Rev. John Hayab, has revealed that a parent died of a heart attack following the abduction of his three children from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State. While speaking to ARISE News on Tuesday, Hayab described the trauma faced […]

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PDP writes FHC Chief Judge against repeated assignment of its cases to Justice Omotosho, two others

Opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has written to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, protesting what it describes as the “unusual, repeated and suspicious” assignment of almost all cases involving the party to a select number of judges. In the petition, signed by the PDP National Secretary, Amb. […]

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UK turns down Nigeria’s request to transfer Ekweremadu to Nigeria

British Government has rejected a request by Nigeria to deport the former three consecutive term Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who is serving a prison term in the United Kingdom for organ trafficking, The Guardian UK reports on Monday. The lawyer cum politician was sentenced to nine years and eight months in 2023 after a […]

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50 escape from the over 300 students abducted in Nigerian school, names of the 50 released

Out of the over 300 pupils and students abducted from St. Mary Private Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, Niger State, Fifty pupils have reportedly escaped from their captors and reunited with their parents. This was confirmed on Sunday by the Niger State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), […]

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I’m really angry over Christian genocide in Nigeria ―Donald Trump says

United States President Donald Trump has voiced strong outrage over the alleged Christian genocide taking place in Nigeria. In his latest comments on the issue, Trump stated that thousands of Christians are being killed in the West African country. The US President spoke on a conservative radio program on Friday, as captured by Fox News. […]

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CAN says 227 students and teachers kidnapped from Nigeria’s Catholic school

Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Chairman, Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, has confirmed that 227 people, including teachers and students, were abducted from St Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Niger State. Rev. Yohanna, who doubles as the Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, made this known in a […]

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Over 50 students kidnapped from a Catholic school in Nigeria

It was chaotic in Niger State, Nigeria, after terrorists launched a midnight assault on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in the Papiri Community of Agwara Local Government Area, abducting over 50 students and staff five days after Kebbi attack. In the early hours of Friday, terrorists stormed St. Mary’s Papiri Private Catholic Secondary School, […]

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Olusegun Awolowo, grandson of the late sage, Obafemi Awolowo, is dead

Olusegun Awolowo, grandson of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, has passed away. The former Executive Director (EO) of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), died at the age of 62. His family announced his passing in a statement on Thursday. The statement read: “With extremely heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved […]

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IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu sentenced to life imprisonment

Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment. Kanu was sentenced to life imprisonment for Counts 1, 4, 5 and 6 of the seven-count charge instead of a death penalty, while he was handed a 20-year jail term for Count […]

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Wike-backed Abdulrahman Mohammed as PDP acting chairman rejected by INEC

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected a correspondence signed by the acting chairman of the Samuel Anyanwu faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying it failed to meet the requirements of the law. Reports say Abdulrahaman Mohammed and Senator Samuel Anyanwu had written to the commission seeking to postpone the Ekiti Governorship […]

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American singer, Nicki Minaj seeks end to Christians killing in Nigeria

American star singer, Nicki Minaj spoke at a United Nations event in New York, addressing reports of attacks on religious communities in Nigeria. She called for global attention and protection for all people to practice their faith safely, emphasizing unity and peace. Minaj who framed the Nigerian crisis as part of a global issue affecting […]

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Nigerian Senator dies, the Senate mourns

Nigerian Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District at the national assembly, Okey Ezea from the Labour Party (LP) has reportedly passed away. Senators Orji Uzor Kalu (APC – Abia North) and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP – Kogi Central) confirmed the report in separate statements in Abuja. Kalu in a condolence message to reporters said: “I […]

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Tinubu jetting out to South Africa, Angola for G20, AU summits

President Bola Tinubu will today Wednesday embark on a two-nation visit to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, in Angola. “President Tinubu’s first stop is Johannesburg, where he will attend the 20th summit of the G20 Leaders. After the summit, he will proceed to Angola for the AU-EU summit,” the Special Adviser to the President on […]

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