Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, a Nigerian Catholic priest, appeared to criticize those who had vowed to teach the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, a lesson during the 2023 election. In a Facebook post on Saturday, the priest wrote, “We will teach Obi a lesson,” echoing the sentiments of those against Obi. He then…
In a landmark ruling on Friday, a Federal High Court in Abuja mandated the Federal Government to thoroughly investigate, prosecute, and penalize those responsible for the assassination of Dele Giwa, the esteemed founder of Newswatch Magazine, along with other journalists across the nation. Dele Giwa tragically lost his life on October 19, 1989, when a…
President Bola Tinubu is set to depart Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday, February 15, to attend the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. The theme of this year’s summit is “Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century: Building Resilient Education Systems for…
Thirteen villagers who were abducted 62 days ago from their homes in Unguwar Liman, Gwada ward of Igabi LGA in Kaduna State, have been released from captivity. The captives were among the 30 individuals kidnapped from the community in December 2023. According to reports from Daily Trust, the kidnappers initially received N6.5 million as part…
Reports indicate that bandits have claimed the lives of nine traders along the Jibia/Batsari Road in Katsina State. According to gathered information, the traders were returning home from a local market in Jibia when they encountered the gunmen around 6 p.m. on Sunday, February 11, 2024. The assailants ambushed the traders who were traveling in…
Governors elected under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have drawn parallels between Nigeria and Venezuela, urging President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government to avert further deterioration of the country’s economic situation. Venezuela has long grappled with persistent shortages of food and medicine, business closures, high unemployment rates, reduced productivity, human…
The Nigeria Customs Service has seized 52 units of elephant tusks in Mfum, a border town located in the Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River state. Ahmed Waziri, the Area Comptroller of Cross River/CFTZ/Akwa Ibom Command of the NIS, disclosed this during a news conference held in Calabar on Monday, February 12. Waziri revealed…
A woman who went missing in the Sabongari area of Jalingo, Taraba State, has been located. Hanatu Daniel Yotti left her home on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, and had not returned since then. According to a Facebook user who confirmed the recent development on Saturday, February 10, the woman was discovered confined by individuals described…
The Presidency has called for an investigation into the civil service framework to root out individuals labeled as “moles” believed to have allegiances to opposition parties and who are suspected of leaking classified documents to these parties. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, made the request for the investigation…
On Friday, February 9, around 12:55 am, operatives of the FCT Police Command, specifically the Rapid Response Squad 74 (RRS 74), intercepted Muhammad Isah of Kafanchan, Kaduna, in a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number APP 489 XE. Isah was found transporting twelve underage children – four male and eight female – to a destination…
