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Abia State Governor Alex Otti has announced that he has activated a strategic plan aimed at securing the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), following the court’s life imprisonment sentence handed down earlier this week. Speaking on Thursday, Otti revealed that the strategy, which he described as […]
Celebrity DJ and content creator DJ Chicken has come under intense public scrutiny following a road accident in Sagamu, Ogun State, which left a woman injured and sparked a violent reaction from bystanders. The incident reportedly involved DJ Chicken’s vehicle colliding with a motorcycle carrying a man and a woman. Eyewitnesses say the woman […]
A wave of condemnation has trailed the sentencing of 18-year-old Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff in Sokoto State, after a magistrate court ordered that she receive 12 strokes of the cane, or serve two years in prison, over social-media posts highlighting poverty, sexual violence, displacement and rising banditry in her community. Shariff, a young activist, was arrested […]
World leaders at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg have thrown their weight behind new commitments aimed at improving global access to critical minerals and easing the debt burden on developing countries — two issues that have dominated discussions under South Africa’s presidency. At the summit’s opening sessions, delegates stressed that critical minerals such as […]
Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has called on the Nigerian government to take firm and immediate action against those responsible for recent attacks on Christian communities across the country, describing the violence as unacceptable and deeply troubling. Meloni, in a statement issued from Rome, condemned the renewed wave of killings and abductions targeting Christians […]
A social media content creator known as Omoyemen, popularly called Madam Oil Rice, has been arraigned in Edo State after the police accused her of staging a fake kidnap story to gain attention on TikTok. According to the Edo State Police Command, the 24-year-old creator sparked public concern when she posted a video claiming […]
Governors from both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday converged on Yola, the Adamawa State capital, for the official unveiling of the new Margi national attire, a cultural symbol of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri’s ethnic heritage. The event, held amid colourful cultural displays, drew political heavyweights, traditional […]
Amid rising concerns over Nigeria’s worsening security landscape, the Africa Freedom Foundation (AFF) and the Yari Roundtable for Peace have called on the Federal Government and security agencies to intensify efforts to combat terrorism, banditry, and kidnappings or seek external assistance if domestic capacity continues to fall short. The demand was made on Thursday […]
