The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said that 129,419 terrorists surrendered to troops of the Nigerian Military between July 10 and December 9, 2024. This was disclosed by General Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff at the ongoing Africa Security Watch awards and conference in Doha, Qatar. Musa while delivering a keynote address said 30,426…
The United States was staring down the barrel of a holiday-period government shutdown Thursday after a late-hour intervention by Donald Trump and Elon Musk threatened efforts in Congress to keep the lights on through the New Year. The money authorized by lawmakers to run federal agencies is set to expire Friday night, and party leaders…
In a disturbing incident, a group of terrorists kidnapped a woman and her two newborn babies, aged just 34 days, from their home in Kurfi town, Katsina State. The abduction occurred last Friday when the terrorists raided the woman’s village. The incident was reported by Bakastine, a conflict journalist in the northwest region, via X…
In recent weeks, several students of Kwara State University (KWASU) have taken to social media and private conversations to share their traumatic experiences at the hands of thieves, rapists, and suspected cultists terrorising Malete, the host community of the institution. This outpouring of distress signals a growing urgency for the university’s leadership, local authorities, and…
The cost of building materials in Nigeria has risen sharply, exacerbating the country’s already dire housing crisis and threatening to undermine the government’s efforts to provide affordable homes for citizens. As of October 2024, the price of cement, a key construction material, has surged from N4,000 to N8,800 per bag, marking a 100% increase in…
Operators of another Ponzi scheme, FF Tiffany, have pulled a fast one on unsuspecting Nigerian investors, fleecing them of hundreds of billions of naira. The number of Nigerians who lost money to the scheme, as well as the total amount they lost, could, however, not be immediately ascertained as of the time of filing this…
The police in Cross River State have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly killing his mother for ritual purposes. Irene Ugbo, the police spokesperson in Cross River, confirmed the suspect’s arrest and detention to reporters on Friday in Calabar. Mrs Ugbo, a superintendent of police, did not, however, provide details. The News Agency of…
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, stated on Thursday, November 21, that he has not seriously considered running for governor, despite ongoing speculation. Obasa emphasised that his primary concern is strengthening the party in the state, which has been misconstrued by political detractors as a governorship ambition. He made…
Africa Independent Television and Channels Television have publicly apologised to the Department of State Services over their reports on the agency’s involvement in the Lagos State House of Assembly crisis on February 17. AIT News, in an official statement during its News Hour program, retracted its initial report clarifying that its reporting was based on…
Senator Ned Nwoko has alleged that there is a coordinated gang up to criminalise him in the international community using his ongoing spat with his wife, Regina Daniels. He, however, said he current stories being circulated about his spat with Regina Daniels are fabricated and amount to criminal defamation, and those behind the smear campaign…