President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Kebbi State over the abduction of 24 schoolgirls in the state. Matawalle, who was formerly governor of Zamfara State, was asked to remain in the state to monitor security efforts to secure the release of the…
The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Michael Waltz, has reported what he described as the slaughter of thousands of Christians in Nigeria to the UN Security Council. In a video released on Thursday by the US Mission to the UN on X, the ambassador outlined rising concerns over killings, razed communities and the…
Olusegun Awolowo Jr., the grandson of Nigeria’s legendary statesman Chief Obafemi Awolowo, a prominent lawyer, and former Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), is dead. He was the only son of Hajiya Zainab Abah Folawiyo, popularly known as Sisi Abah Folawiyo, the renowned fashion icon and widow of the late…
The Police Command in Ebonyi State said a 24-year-old man, Joshua Kosoro, has taken his life at Umuogodo Akpu in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Joshua Ukandu, who confirmed the incident on Thursday in Abakaliki, said it occurred on Sunday, November 16. Mr Ukandu said, “On Sunday,…
The bandits that abducted some 38 worshippers at the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State have placed N100 ransom on the head of each abductees. Our correspondent gathered that the kidnappers have started contacting the families of the victims who were abducted during a church service on Tuesday….
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has explained why he opted for a life sentence instead of the death penalty for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who was convicted of terrorism charges on Thursday. The judge noted that the sentence for Nnamdi Kanu was the death…
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, will appeal against the life imprisonment and other jail terms handed down by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, his former lawyer and consultant, Aloy Ejimakor, has said. Kanu was sentenced to life imprisonment on counts one, two, four, five, and…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court on Thursday sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment, concluding a high-profile trial that has lasted several years. Kanu, who was arrested in Kenya under contentious circumstances four years ago and extradited to Nigeria, faced seven counts related to terrorism….
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed Terrorism Charges against seven IPOB key commanders linked to Simon Ekpa before a Federal High Court in Abuja. In the three separate cases, FHC/ABJ/CR/632/2025; FHC/ABJ/CR/633/2025 and FHC/ABJ/CR/634/2025, filed on 19 November, the seven suspects were accused of receiving funds and other material support from Simon Ekpa and…
An officer of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command was killed while foiling a kidnapping attempt in Guto village, a community on the outskirts of Bwari Area Council, in the early hours of Thursday, November 20, 2025. According to a statement shared by the FCT Police Command on its official X handle, the incident…