The Finnish Government has released two suspects arrested alongside Simon Ekpa for alleged subversive activities, The Nation reports. Ekpa, a separatist leader, was arrested on 21 November, 2024, along with four others for alleged terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and terrorism financing in Nigeria. He was subsequently remanded in prison by the district court…
US immigration authorities said Wednesday they will look at social media accounts and deny visas or residence permits to people who post content considered anti-Semitic by President Donald Trump’s administration. Posts defined as anti-Semitic will include social media activity in support of militant groups classified by the United States as terrorists, including Hamas, Lebanon’s Hezbollah…
Senior opposition leaders have issued a strong warning to President Bola Tinubu, accusing his administration of presiding over a gradual drift toward a one-party state and using state institutions to intimidate political opponents ahead of the 2027 general election. In a joint statement, the leaders expressed concern that Nigeria’s anti-corruption and security agencies are increasingly…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the jailed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), at the Sokoto Correctional Centre on Sunday. Kanu was recently sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice James Omotosho after he was found guilty on all seven counts of terrorism offences. The charges related to his secessionist…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a court order preventing the sale and distribution of the book Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System, authored by human rights lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi. The order, issued on December 6, 2024, follows a legal action initiated by renowned legal practitioner Afe Babalola, SAN, who sought…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Muslims to use the Ramadan period to foster unity and peace in their various communities. The President also said that as the wet season approaches, he remained steadfast in boosting agricultural productivity. This was contained in his message to the Muslim community in the country as they begin the period…
Two Nigerians, Chukwudi Okafor, 31, and Samuel Eze, 34, who are living in India, have been arrested for allegedly beating their friend, Emeka Christian, to death following a dispute over a woman in Pune, India. According to India Today, the incident occurred in the Pisoli-Phursungi area of Pune in the early hours of Monday. According…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a final year student of the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has died during an abortion procedure in a private clinic. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred on Aug. 26 at Al-Hassan Clinic and Maternity, Sarkin Noma, Lokoja. The deceased, identified as Omotosho Dorcas, 26, was six months pregnant and had…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Chris Ngige, former minister of labour and productivity, over alleged contract fraud. The ex-Anambra governor was arraigned on an eight-count charge before a Federal Capital Territory high court in Gwarimpa on Friday. Upon arraignment, Ngige pleaded not guilty to all the counts. In the charge dated…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as declared two individuals wanted in connection with an online trading platform, Crybto Bridge Exchange (CBEX). The two wanted individuals are Folashade Odelana and Bamidele Ayodele Abiodun. The last known address of the two wanted persons is No 17, Oremeta Street, Allen, Ikeja, Lagos. The commission has urged…
