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Police justify use of tear gas on pro-Kanu protesters in Abuja
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force has defended the use of tear gas by its operatives to disperse protesters in Abuja who were demanding the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The demonstration, which took place on Monday across parts…
Read More »Security forces foil #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja, arrest Kanu’s brother, lawyer
By Deborah Nnamdi Security operatives on Monday foiled a planned #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja, arresting key organisers including Prince Emmanuel Kanu, younger brother of detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, and his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor. The protest, convened by rights activist and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore, sought to pressure the…
Read More »Police deny seeking court order to stop #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed reports claiming it approached a court to halt the planned #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest, describing the allegation as false and misleading. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the clarification in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, urging…
Read More »DHQ denies coup plot, clarifies independence parade cancellation
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has refuted reports by an online publication alleging that the cancellation of activities marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary was connected to an attempted military coup. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, the Armed Forces of Nigeria…
Read More »Lagos govt. launches €410m Omi Eko project to transform water transport in Lagos
The Lagos State Government has launched the €410 million Omi Eko Project, a landmark initiative designed to revolutionize inland waterways transportation and ease road congestion across the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu officially flagged off the project on Friday at the Five Cowries Terminal, headquarters of the Lagos State Waterways Authority…
Read More »Customs warns Nigerians against fake appointment letters circulating online
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has warned the public to disregard fake appointment letters currently circulating online, describing them as fraudulent and misleading. In a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, October 17, 2025, the Service clarified that it is not issuing…
Read More »Rivers judiciary frees 150 inmates to decongest custodial centre
The Rivers State Judiciary has released 150 inmates from the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Custodial Centre as part of its goal delivery exercise for the 2024/2025 legal year. The initiative, aimed at decongesting correctional facilities across the state, saw 109 inmates discharged by the Magistrates’ Court and 41 others freed…
Read More »Full list of beneficiaries of President Bola Tinubu’s presidential pardon, clemency
Illegal miners, white-collar convicts, remorseful drug offenders, foreigners, Major General Mamman Vatsa, Major Akubo, Professor Magaji Garba, capital offenders such as Maryam Sanda, Ken Saro Wiwa, and the other Ogoni Eight were among the 175 convicts and former convicts who received President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s mercy on Thursday. President Tinubu…
Read More »Tinubu grants state pardon to Maryam Sanda, others convicted of capital offences
By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted a state pardon to Mrs. Maryam Sanda, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello — son of former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Haliru Bello. Sanda, arrested in November 2017 and sentenced…
Read More »Four soldiers killed, five injured as Troops, Boko Haram clash in Borno
At least four soldiers have been confirmed dead, while five others sustained injuries after Boko Haram terrorists launched a coordinated attack on a military post in Ngamdu, along the Damaturu–Maiduguri highway, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, in the early hours of Friday. The attack, which occurred around 2:30…
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