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Peace Restored In Kaduna Communities After 12-Year Violence
Hope has been restored to the violence-ravaged communities of Birnin-Gwari, Buruku, and Sabon Birni in Kaduna State after repentant bandits promised to uphold a peace agreement recently mediated by the state government. The bandits, who had terrorised the region for over a decade, expressed remorse for their actions and sought forgiveness from the government and affected communities. They also appealed for...
Governor Otti Celebrates Nigerian Legion, Addresses Judiciary Workers’ Strike
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has commended the sacrifices of the Nigerian Armed Forces, describing their dedication and commitment to the nation as deserving of celebration. He made this remark during an interdenominational thanksgiving service held at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Chapel, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, to commemorate the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. In his address,...
Retired Judge Alleges NBA Neglects Petitions Against Senior Lawyers
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have been accused by retired judge Justice Taiwo Taiwo of failing to handle petitions against influential attorneys. Making the claim on Channels TV’s Law Weekly program on Saturday, January 11, 2025, Taiwo explained that heavens won’t fall if the NBA starts treating petitions filed against senior and powerful...
SERAP Sues Tinubu, State Governors Over Alleged Abuse Of Cybercrime Law
Nigeria's 36 state governors and President Bola Tinubu's government are the targets of a lawsuit brought by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja. The suit challenges the alleged misuse of the Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act 2024 to suppress freedom of expression and violate human rights, particularly those of activists, journalists, bloggers, and...
Many Feared Dead In Alleged Zamfara Airstrike
An airstrike in Kakindawa village, Maradun Local Government Area, Zamfara State, is said to have killed a number of people. Garba Umar, a resident of the area, told The PUNCH that the incident occurred on Saturday evening as local vigilantes were heading to assist neighbors in Tungar Kara village, which had come under attack by bandits. According to Umar, the vigilante...
Igbo, Yoruba, Others Should Separate If Nigeria Can’t Work As One — Sunday Igboho
Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo, also called Sunday Igboho, has stated that the various ethnic groups should be allowed to go their separate ways if Nigeria cannot function as a single nation. In a video shared on Thursday, Igboho, seen at a UK airport, blamed corruption and insecurity for why many Nigerians no longer take pride in their citizenship. He added...
Adeleke Provides Food, Relief Supplies To Disaster Victims In Osun
Governor Ademola Adeleke has provided relief supplies, such as food and building materials, to disaster victims throughout Osun State in an effort to lessen the effects of their suffering. The governor reiterated his administration’s commitment to alleviating the suffering of the state’s citizens. According to a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Kolapo Alimi, the relief distribution covered all three...
Meet Deadlines Or Risk Contract Breach, Umahi Warns Contractors
Reynolds Construction Company, the contractor for the East-West Road, Section III (Eleme Junction–Onne Junction), has been warned by Works Minister David Umahi to increase the pace of work or risk contract rescoping or termination. The minister reminded the contractor that it has up to the end of April 2025 to deliver a section of the carriageway. He handed down the warning...
Ganduje Tackles Obi As APC Spokesman Receives 200 Death Threats
Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, APC's National Chairman on Wednesday supported the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka. Ganduje also described claims attributed to the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, as misleading, an act he said incited his online supporters to troll Morka. He disclosed this in a statement personally signed by him in Abuja. His...
FG N9bn E-Border Project Fails To Stop Bandits, Illegal Aliens
Illegal migrants (bandits...) crosses border from Niger, Mali,others despite FG's multibillion-naira border surveillance systems, in 2019. This is as the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said e-border surveillance is now being mounted across the nation’s borders with its neighbouring countries. “As we speak, more than half of our borders have been automated. There are visuals, and a lot of processes going...
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