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Group Blasts FG Over Insecurity Neglect In Northern Nigeria
The American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) has condemned the Federal Government of Nigeria for what it describes as a lack of decisive action against escalating insecurity in the northern part of the country. The group expressed concern over the unchecked activities of herdsmen militias, bandits, and terrorist groups in the region. In a statement signed by its leader, Chief...
Security Forces Destroy Bomb Factory, Recover IEDs In Anambra
A joint security task force comprising the police, military, and Anambra State Vigilante operatives has uncovered and destroyed a bomb-making facility allegedly run by non-state actors in Isekke, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. During the raid, the team recovered and safely demobilized several locally made improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Authorities described the operation as a major breakthrough in...
Gunmen Invade Abuja Estate, Kidnap Multiple Residents
A group of heavily armed kidnappers invaded Grow Homes Estate in the Chikakore area of Kubwa, Abuja’s largest suburb, holding residents hostage for over an hour in the early hours of Monday morning. According to frightened residents, the attack took place between midnight and 1:30 a.m. One eyewitness reported seeing a man and a woman being abducted by the kidnappers. By...
FCTA Closes Access Bank, Total Petrol Station In Abuja Over Unpaid Ground Rent
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed off an Access Bank branch and a Total petrol station in Wuse, Abuja, over the non-payment of ground rent. The action is part of a wider enforcement campaign targeting property owners who have defaulted on their statutory obligations. The closures follow a major crackdown by the FCTA, which recently revoked 4,794 land titles...
Reps Withdraw Compulsory Voting Bill Following Public Criticism
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has formally withdrawn a bill that sought to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians. Co-sponsored with Hon. Daniel Asama Ago, the bill aimed to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to enforce mandatory voting as a strategy to boost democratic participation. It had passed second reading on March 21, 2024,...
EFCC Chairman Urges Caution In Judging Tompolo Over Naira Abuse Allegation
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called on Nigerians to refrain from condemning former militant leader and Niger Delta chieftain, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, over an alleged case of naira abuse. This comes after a video from Tompolo’s 54th birthday celebration went viral, showing a man spraying ₦1,000 notes as...
FCTA Seals PDP National Secretariat Over Unpaid Ground Rent
Officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), under the direction of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, have sealed the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja. At precisely 2:06 p.m. on Monday, FCTA staff locked the entrance to Wadata Plaza, the PDP’s national secretariat located in Wuse Zone 5. The move comes on the heels of the FCTA’s...
FIRS Condemns FCTA Over Abuja Office Closure
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has condemned the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for sealing one of its offices in Abuja, describing the action as “malicious” and “unprofessional.” In a statement shared via X (formerly Twitter), Aderonke Atoyebi, technical assistant on broadcast media to the FIRS executive chairman, accused the FCTA of deliberately targeting the agency without justification. “It is...
NANS Condemns Killing Of Ibadan WASSCE Student, Demands Justice, Police Reform
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has strongly condemned the recent killing of a secondary school student in Ibadan, Oyo State, allegedly at the hands of a police officer. The association described the incident as both a “tragic and unacceptable loss of young life”. In a statement released by Comrade Oladimeji Uthman, Executive Director of Administration and Planning at...
South Africa To Purchase Liquefied Natural Gas From US In Proposed $1bn Deal
South Africa announced Monday that it plans to purchase liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States in a proposed agreement valued at approximately $1 billion annually. The development follows tense, high-stakes talks between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington last week. In return for the LNG imports, South Africa would secure duty-free access...
