Delta State residents are once again reeling from a violent abduction in rural communities, as armed assailants kidnapped two palm-wine tappers on Thursday, killing one of them after his family, unable to raise a larger ransom, offered only N10,000. The attack occurred in Emuhu community, near Agbor in Ika South Local Government Area. Both victims,

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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court of being influenced by bribery and a promised elevation to the Court of Appeal in delivering the life sentence imposed on its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement released by IPOB spokesperson Comrade Emma Powerful, the group claimed

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The investigation into the killing of a police inspector in Akure, Ondo State, has reportedly spiralled into widespread raids, arbitrary arrests, and extortion across several communities in the state capital. Reporters had earlier reported that the inspector, recently transferred from the Anti-Cultism Unit to B-Division Police Station, was stabbed to death on Wednesday at Oke

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The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of 10 farmers in Shiroro Local Government Area, deepening fears over rising insecurity in the region. Police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said the victims were seized on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, around 8pm, when suspected armed men invaded Angwan-Kawo and Kuchipa villages. “Effort is being made to

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Bandits on Thursday afternoon launched an attack along the Osokoko–Obajana Road in Kogi State, triggering panic among travellers and residents. Eyewitnesses said the gunmen attempted to block the road and ambush vehicles, causing motorists to flee for safety. Community members quickly issued warnings advising travellers to avoid the road until security forces had fully secured

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A series of coordinated attacks across Kano, Niger, Sokoto, and Zamfara states between Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning has left several communities in shock, with multiple deaths, injuries, and abductions reported. According to field monitors, the nearly simultaneous assaults intensified fears among residents already overwhelmed by years of persistent insurgent and bandit violence. Kano

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Residents of Ekpri Nsukara Offot and Ikot Anyang Offot in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what they describe as a coordinated campaign of land-grabbing, intimidation, violence, and attempted assassination allegedly orchestrated by two village heads — Mr. Emem Dennis Asikpo and Mr. Enefiok Effiong Isa

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The African Union (AU) has firmly condemned the military coup in Guinea-Bissau, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and other detained officials. In a statement on Thursday, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf described the November 26, 2025 takeover—during which soldiers arrested the president, senior government figures, and political

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned Archbishop Angel Oyeghe, founder of Faith Healing Ministry, before Justice Hyeladzira Ajiya Ngangjiwa at the Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State. Oyeghe is facing a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and abuse of the Nigerian currency, according to the EFCC’s Benin Zonal Directorate. Her

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Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has been successfully evacuated from Guinea-Bissau following Wednesday’s military coup and has now arrived safely in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. He is expected to continue his journey to Abuja shortly. Jonathan, who was in Guinea-Bissau as part of a joint election observation mission under the African Union (AU), ECOWAS, and the

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