The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty on seven terrorism-related charges. Justice James Omotosho delivered the ruling on Thursday, concluding that prosecutors had successfully proven Kanu’s involvement in inciting violence, enforcing illegal sit-at-home orders, threatening diplomatic
Tension has enveloped the Papiri community in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State after terrorists launched a midnight attack on St. Mary’s Catholic School, abducting several students, teachers and members of staff. The exact number of victims remains unclear, but early local reports suggest that dozens of pupils may have been taken during the
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered that the trial of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, continue without him after the defendant repeatedly disrupted proceedings. The judge, who had begun delivering judgment in the terrorism case, directed security operatives to remove Kanu from the courtroom due to what he described
Tension and grief spread across Eruku, a community in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Tuesday evening after armed terrorists launched a deadly attack on a branch of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC). The gunmen reportedly stormed the church during a meeting and opened fire without warning, sending worshippers running in panic.
Gunmen stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, killing a vice principal and abducting 25 students, prompting an intensified rescue operation led by the Nigerian Army. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, claimed the life of the vice principal, Hassan Yakubu Makuku, and left a security
The Federal Government has suspended the planned implementation of a 15 per cent ad-valorem import duty on imported Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and diesel. This was disclosed by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) in a statement released on Thursday. According to the NMDPRA’s Director of Public Affairs, George Ene-Ita, the proposed
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of two staff members of the National Assembly, Mustapha Mohammed and Tijjani Adam Goni, for their involvement in a ₦4.8 million job scam. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the ICPC spokesperson, Demola Bakare, the conviction followed a petition filed
The United Nations has raised fresh concerns about a looming global hunger crisis, naming Nigeria and Mali among 16 countries facing the highest levels of food insecurity. In a joint report released on Wednesday, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned that millions of people around the world could
There was a heated confrontation on Tuesday between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and an unidentified military officer over an alleged case of land grabbing in the Gaduwa District of Abuja. According to video footage obtained by journalists, Wike confronted the officer at a disputed property, accusing him of taking
The Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria (ATPN) is calling for a new approach to the popular end-of-year festivities known as Detty December. The President of the association, Femi Fadina, has urged Nigerians in the diaspora to transform their annual festive homecomings into strategic investment opportunities that will strengthen and sustain the nation’s creative and
