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Bandits Demand N100m Per Victim To Free Abducted Kwara Churchgoers
The bandits who abducted worshippers from the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Igan, Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have reportedly demanded N100m ransom per victim, according to the PUNCH. According to the pastor in charge of the church, Lawrence Bamidele, between 30 and 35 worshippers were abducted in the Tuesday evening violent attack during the church’s service. Multiple...
US Congress Divided Over Trumps Designation Of Nigeria As CPC
Lawmakers, religious leaders, United States Department officials, and witnesses were divided in their views as the United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa on Thursday held an open hearing on President Donald Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged Christian genocide. Following the redesignation, the President threatened that the US military would enter Nigeria “guns-a-blazing...
“Violence In Nigeria Affects Christians, Muslims” – Pope XIV
Pope Leo XIV has said that both Christians and Muslims “have been slaughtered” in Nigeria, linking the violence to extremist groups, economic and land-related conflicts. His comments come as international scrutiny over Nigeria’s security situation intensifies. The Pope made the remarks in a video that went viral on Friday, recorded during an interview on Tuesday in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, according to...
Tinubu Orders Matawalle To Relocate To Kebbi Over Schoolgirls’ Abduction
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday directed the Minister of State for Defence, 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 abducted students. Gunmen abducted 24 students of Government...
Fubara, South-south Stakeholders Calls for Decentralised Approach To Address Insecurity
Amid rising security concerns across the country, stakeholders in the South-South geo-political zone have called for a decentralised security approach, improved community–government collaboration, and more robust intelligence sharing to better address insecurity in the region and beyond. Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara urged stronger cooperation among stakeholders to enhance peace and stability. The governor, represented by the Secretary to the...
Palmpay Cautions Customers Against Fraudsters antics
A Financial Technology Platform, PalmPay Limited, has cautioned its customers across the country to be wary of antics of scammers and fraudsters The bank’s Managing Director, Chika Nwosu, made the call during a road walk in Kano organized to sensitize the public to protect themselves from fraudulent tactics. Nwosu said the campaign became necessary to ensure no customers of the bank...
“Nigeria Seems to have Different Laws for South-East” – Igbo Women
Following the conviction and and life jail sentence handed the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Igbo women have said the country seem to have a different set of laws applicable only to the South-East region. Recall that yesterday, trial Justice James Omotosho, in his judgment, found Kanu guilty on all seven-count terrorism charges...
IPOB Rejects Court’s Life Sentence For Nnamdi Kanu
The Indigenous People of Biafra has rejected Thursday’s judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja sentencing its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment on seven terrorism-related charges. In a statement on Friday by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, the group insisted that Kanu “committed no offence known to Nigerian law” and maintained that his agitation amounted only to self-determination, which...
Nnamdi Kanu Relocated From DSS To Sokoto Prison — Hon. Aguocha Confirms, Urges Calm
Hon. Obi Aguocha, member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency, has confirmed the relocation of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to a correctional facility in Sokoto State. In a statement issued Thursday and made available to ABN TV, Aguocha said the development has been verified and urged supporters to remain...
Gov. Otti Reaffirms Commitment To Decongesting Abia Correctional Facilities
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has reiterated that his administration’s investment in new correctional infrastructure is aimed at reducing congestion and improving conditions in custodial centres across the state. Governor Otti made the remark on Friday, November 21, 2025, when the new Zonal Coordinator of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Zone E, Owerri, and Assistant Controller General of...
