A revered Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman-Bauchi, has passed away at the age of 98. He died in the early hours of Thursday at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, a family member confirmed. Malam Ahmed Mohammed, speaking on behalf of the family, said the scholar had been receiving visitors on Wednesday night

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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has directed the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) to strengthen cadet training with a sharper focus on discipline, character, courage, and strategic thinking to meet the demands of modern warfare. The directive was issued on Wednesday during a courtesy visit by the Commandant of the NDA,

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Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to the detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, has raised serious concerns after a Federal High Court in Abuja declined to issue a production warrant necessary to ensure Kanu’s presence in court for the settlement of appeal records. The appeal relates to a case Kanu filed prior to his conviction and

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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ibadan Branch, has raised serious concerns following reports that a legal practitioner, Mr. Oluwaseyi Idowu, was physically assaulted by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the agency’s Ibadan Zonal Command while performing his professional duties. The incident occurred on November 25, 2025, when Mr. Idowu visited

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A fresh audit has revealed widespread contract fraud, abandoned projects, and questionable payments totaling N2,694,859,868.53 within the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The findings are detailed in the recently released Auditor-General’s Annual Report on Non-Compliance and Internal Control Weaknesses in MDAs for 2022, highlighting serious violations of procurement laws and financial regulations across multiple departments at

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Five days after the mass abduction of over 300 students, pupils, and staff from St. Mary Catholic School in Papiri, Agwara LGA, Niger State has witnessed another violent attack. Bandits reportedly kidnapped 20 farmers—including four pregnant women and several children—while they were harvesting rice in Unguwan-Kawo, Erena Ward of Shiroro Local Government Area. The attack

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Abducted Anglican priest, Venerable Edwin Achi, has reportedly died while in captivity, Reporters has learned. Venerable Achi and his wife, Sarah, were kidnapped from their home in the Nissi community of Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State, near the Kaduna Refinery, on October 28, 2025. Their abduction was first reported by SaharaReporters the following day.

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An inspector of police attached to the B-Division Police Station in Akure, Ondo State, has reportedly been stabbed to death by men alleged to have links to local cult groups. The officer, recently transferred from the Anti-Cultism Unit to B-Division, was killed at Oke Arata, near Arakale in the state capital. Eyewitnesses identified the suspects

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President Bola Tinubu has directed the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately deploy trained forest guards to locate and neutralize terrorists and bandits hiding in forests across Nigeria. The directive comes as part of a nationwide security emergency declared on Wednesday, alongside orders for the army and police to recruit additional personnel to strengthen

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The Venezuela Solidarity Campaign in Nigeria (VSCN), a coalition of civil society organizations, trade unions, and community groups, has condemned the recent suspension of flights to and from Venezuela following a U.S. security advisory, describing it as “yet another form of political and economic pressure” against the country. In a statement issued Tuesday, the coalition

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