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Dozens of people have been killed after bandits on 41 motorcycles swept through three villages in Niger State, killing, setting homes ablaze, and abducting many on Saturday. In the early hours of the day, the bandits arrived in Tunga-Makeri and headed to nearby Konkoso and Pissa villages, killing six in the first village and […]
Hadiza Jamilu, an 18-year-old housewife, has been arrested by the Yobe State police command for mutilating her husband’s genitals at their residence during a domestic dispute. Police responded to a distress call on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Potiskum LGA, where the couple resides. Upon reaching the house, the husband was found in a […]
There has been another outcry by civil groups and Nigerians that the Electoral Act Amendment Bill has been tampered with, just as it was with the Tax Reform Bill. This has led the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to petition the Code of Conduct Bureau to investigate members of the Senate and other […]
Colleagues, friends, and family of gospel singer and crew members who died at a studio in Abraham Adesanya, Ajah, Lagos State, are demanding justice and a thorough investigation for the deceased. The four victims are Matthew Ogundele, Itunu Ogundele, Joseph Sanya, and a blogger, Matthew Awosanya, popularly known as JoesTv. Their lifeless bodies were […]
More than 70 persons have been gruesomely murdered in villages in Kwara State by extremists believed to be a faction of Boko Haram who want to forcefully convert residents to their religion. Sources from the villages disclosed that the Boko Haram group wrote letters to the two villages stating that they wanted to come […]
The Nigeria Defence Headquarters, through its spokesperson, has provided further clarification regarding the US military presence in the nation, following concerns from citizens. This was contained in a statement by the Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, on Thursday in Abuja, stating that the nature of the military presence is based on a […]
Some residents in Aba, Abia State, still believe there was an explosive planted at the United Evangelical Church, Ehere/Umuola, Ogbor Hill, Aba, after the Associate Pastor, Eleazar Onyenweaku, claimed it was dug up from the gate where the government was supposed to do road expansion. The pastor’s claim was refuted by the police, who stated […]
The United States military on February 3, 2025, confirmed a small presence of American troops deployed to Nigeria to help target extremist groups. The announcement of the contingent US forces in Nigeria was made by General Dagvin Anderson, head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), after a bilateral understanding between Washington and Abuja aimed at […]
In solidarity and pursuit of the 2027 general elections and its coordination in various parts of the country, Obi Iyiegbu (Cubana) has been appointed coordinator in the South East by the City Boy Movement. The prominent businessman was given the appointment letter by Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, in order to work […]
The Ministry of Education has sent a public message to school owners, parents, and teachers to ignore and refrain from using the History textbook “Living History,” as the government has no connection with the text. Misleading information surrounding the textbook claims it excluded Igbo content from the government-approved text, but on Monday, the Director […]
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