The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has again declared that a “Christian genocide” is ongoing in Nigeria, calling on the federal government and the international community to act decisively to end the relentless killings and displacement of believers, particularly in the North and Middle Belt. CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, made the declaration on Tuesday…
President Bola Tinubu has directed Vice-President Kashim Shettima to visit Kebbi on Wednesday to commiserate with the state government and reassure parents of the abducted schoolgirls that the federal government will ensure their safe and quick return. Tinubu also condoled with the military over the death of soldiers, including Brigadier General Musa Uba, who were…
A contractor, Prince Uzo Nwosu, has told a Customary Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Takushara, Abuja, why he had a sexual relationship with his family’s housemaid, an allegation at the centre of a messy marital dispute with his wife, Rebecca Erebi Nwosu. Testifying before the three-member panel chaired by Hadiza Attah, Nwosu…
The United States has once again sounded a strong warning to Nigerian public officials as the US Mission in Nigeria announced that individuals involved in corruption, electoral malpractice, and anti-democratic activities will not be granted American visas. The message, which resonates with Washington’s long-standing stance on promoting democracy, accountability, and the rule of law in…
Indications have emerged of how security operatives allegedly ignored credible intelligence by the Department of State Services (DSS), which could have prevented the abduction of 25 students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu local government area of Kebbi State. This is even as Kebbi State governor, Mohammed Nasir Idris, on Monday night,…
81 Division of the Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of one of its soldiers who was fatally attacked by a mentally unstable man in the Imota axis of Ikorodu, Lagos. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Division’s spokesperson, Lt.-Col. Musa Yahaya, explained that the tragic incident took place on November 16. According to…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, on Monday stormed Kebbi State in a decisive show of force, directing troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA to leave no stone unturned in the ongoing search-and-rescue operation for students abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area. The COAS,…
Forty-five kidnapped persons have been released from captivity in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State following engagements under the Operation Safe Corridor peace accord. The victims, comprising men and women abducted from Guga in Doguwar Dorawa Fulani settlement camp and Gidan Danmayaki villages, were freed on Monday through a negotiation channel linked to a…
Two customers of Alpha Morgan Bank Plc-NEM Insurance Plc and Extension Publications Limited, have joined the bank in suing 19 financial institutions over the alleged disappearance of N230,978,536 during what the bank described as a system glitch. The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeks urgent orders to block multiple bank accounts…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on the Sokoto State Government to include traditional rulers in the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage. The appeal was made on Sunday during a Town Hall meeting organised by the State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning ahead of the submission of the state’s 2026…