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Kwara Church Attack: Bandits demand N3.8bn ransom for 38 kidnapped worshippers
Bandits who abducted 38 worshippers from Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have demanded a ransom of N3.8 billion for their release. The attackers reportedly contacted families of the victims on Thursday, insisting on N100 million per abductee. A community leader and Olori…
Read More »Police nab cleaner who posed as doctor to defraud, sexually exploit woman
By Deborah Nnamdi The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 28-year-old Victor Cletus, a serial impostor who defrauded and sexually exploited a young woman by pretending to be a medical doctor. Police Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent Omolola Odutola, said the arrest followed a distress report from the victim, who…
Read More »Bandits attack Niger school, abduct students in early-morning raid
By Deborah Nnamdi Armed bandits in the early hours of Friday attacked St Mary’s Girls’ School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, abducting an unconfirmed number of students. The incident occurred just four days after a similar assault on Girls’ Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State. A…
Read More »Audit uncovers fresh breaches in CBN’s currency management under Emefiele
The latest annual audit of the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has uncovered fresh violations in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) currency-management operations during the tenure of former governor Godwin Emefiel According to the report, the CBN reissued N29.77 billion worth of “Counted Audited Dirty” banknotes in…
Read More »US sets new immigration filing fees from January 2026
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced new immigration filing fees that will take effect on January 1, 2026, following an annual inflation adjustment mandated under H.R. 1. The revised fees reflect inflation recorded between July 2024 and July 2025, in line with the requirement for the…
Read More »US lawmaker faults portrayal of Nigeria as targeting Christians
U.S. Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson has dismissed what he described as the “dangerous fiction” that Nigeria is engaged in a one-sided religious war against Christians, warning that such claims distort the realities of one of Africa’s most diverse nations. Speaking during a congressional hearing in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Jackson…
Read More »Former NEPC executive director Olusegun Awolowo dies at 62
Former Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Olusegun Awolowo, has died at the age of 62.His family announced his passing in a statement on Thursday, describing him as a devoted public servant and a pillar of support to those around him. “With extremely heavy hearts, we announce…
Read More »Court sentences Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment for terrorism
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of terrorism in a landmark judgment on Thursday that ended years-long legal battle. Justice James Omotosho sentenced Kanu to life…
Read More »Alleged Terrorism: DSS arraigns seven IPOB commanders linked to Simon Ekpa
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed terrorism charges against seven alleged key commanders of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) believed to be working under the directive of Finland-based agitator, Simon Ekpa. According to a statement issued by Favour Dozie, the DSS’s Deputy Director of Public Relations…
Read More »Kwara shut schools in four LGAs over rising insecurity
By Deborah Nnamdi The Kwara State Government on Wednesday directed the immediate closure of schools across four local government areas following heightened security threats in parts of the state. The directive was announced by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Kwara State wing, in a circular issued by its chairman,…
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