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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 […]
Continue ReadingIt 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, […]
Continue ReadingOlusegun 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 […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’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 […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’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 […]
Continue ReadingAmerican 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 […]
Continue ReadingNigerian 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 […]
Continue ReadingPresident 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 […]
Continue ReadingA super columnist whose words carried the weight of truth, a newsroom leader whose calm authority defined an era, and a founding editor who helped reshape investigative journalism, Chief Dan Agbese has passed away. Agbese died in Lagos at the age of 81, and his death has undoubtedly marked the end of an era. His […]
Continue ReadingA significant outage at Cloudflare on Tuesday disrupted several leading websites and big online platforms around the world, leaving millions of users unable to access services. Outage-tracking site DownDetector — which typically reports such disruptions — was also affected. Visitors to websites such as X, formerly known as Twitter, ChatGPT and film reviewing site Letterboxd […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday sentenced Prof. Cyril Ndifon, suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), to five years’ imprisonment without an option of fine. In his judgment, Justice James Omotosho, held that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had been able to […]
Continue ReadingIsaac Fayose, younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has criticized him for his verbal assault on former President Olusegun Obasanjo after the latter had graced the occasion of his 65th birthday party. In what was supposed to be a thank you message, Ayo Fayose sent a blistering message to the former president, […]
Continue ReadingIn spite of army’s denial, Brigade Commander of Damboa, Brigadier General M. Uba, has now been confirmed killed at the hands of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists after he was reported missing in the forest for several hours. ISWAP militants ambushed his Nigerian army convoy near Wajiroko village in Borno State on November […]
Continue ReadingLeadership crisis that is rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a fresh twist on Monday as a faction loyal to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, petitioned the National Judicial Council against Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court. In a petition dated November 5, 2025, and received by the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of US$14,859,257. The commission’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, in a public notice on Monday, said the funds were provided by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board […]
Continue ReadingNew facts have come out on why the Nigerian government dismissed 115 officers of the Department of State Services (DSS). Reliable security sources who spoke to Punch said the officers were found guilty of offences capable of undermining the integrity of the service. According to them, the offences included fraudulent practices, acts of indiscipline, and […]
Continue ReadingCandidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has emerged the winner of the Anambra State governorship election, following the announcement of results from all 21 local government areas (LGAs) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC announced that a total of 584,054 votes were collated across the state, with Soludo […]
Continue ReadingIndependent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says over 95 per cent of results from the Saturday Anambra governorship election have been successfully uploaded on its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the commission’s portal indicated steady progress in result transmission from polling units across the 21 local government areas […]
Continue ReadingIn a video, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal government to go beyond fighting terrorists on the battlefield but also target those sponsoring them, no matter how influential they may be. Speaking during the November Holy Ghost Service at the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian human rights activist, lawyer, professor and writer, and former chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, has expressed his disappointment that some Nigerian judges have not issued order restraining the US. On November 5, Odinkalu took to his X handle to express the disappointment and asked of the whereabout of […]
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