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Taraba Govt Shut Down Boarding Houses Over Kidnappings
Following the insecurity challenges in the country, the Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas has directed all private and public schools to close all hostels and revert to day schooling. This also came as the Catholic Diocese of Wukari tasked the federal government to take proactive action over resurgence of killings and sacking of communities in Southern Taraba. In a statement,...
FG Shut Down 41 Unity Colleges Over Security Concerns
A hostel at Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, where bandits kidnapped 25 students, killing the vice-principal in the process. Due to the resurgence in the abduction of students in schools in some parts of the country, the Federal Government on Friday ordered the closure of 41 unity colleges with immediate effect. In a statement signed by the...
S’East Slams FG Over Kanu’s Relocation To Sokoto Prison
Angry reactions have trailed the conviction of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and his subsequent relocation to Sokoto prison. Many Abia residents have voiced concern over the decision to move him to Sokoto, just as Kanu’s family has alleged a plot to eliminate him, citing the growing banditry currently ravaging the Northern region. In...
Macron Expresses Concern Over G20 Struggle To Resolve Global Crises
The G20 group of major world economies is “at risk” as it struggles to tackle international crises, French President Emmanuel Macron told a summit boycotted by the United States Saturday. Macron was among two dozen world leaders at South Africa’s G20 summit marked by the absence of President Donald Trump, who is at loggerheads with Pretoria on a range of...
NLC Convenes Meeting Over Strike Action As Ultimatum Ends Today
The Nigeria Labour Congress has said its organs will meet and decide on the next line of action as the ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government over the looming industrial action in public tertiary institutions expires on Saturday (today). The acting Secretary-General of the NLC, Benson Upah, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Friday. The...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
