Boko Haram terrorists on Thursday launched a deadly ambush on members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Warabe community, Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State, killing eight and leaving three others missing. The attack occurred around 10:00 a.m. on November 20, as the CJTF volunteers—who serve as the community’s primary line of defense—went

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Bishop Wilfred Anagbe, head of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, has called on the United States to complement its renewed designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) with tangible measures, during testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa on Thursday. Speaking on behalf of millions of Christians in Nigeria

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Residents and stakeholders in Ikale land, Ondo State, have accused former Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Prof. Claudius Daramola, of neglecting the region throughout his four-year tenure. Daramola served from November 11, 2015, under late President Muhammadu Buhari until the federal cabinet was dissolved on May 28, 2019. Despite controlling billions of naira

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s decision to cancel his scheduled trips to South Africa and Angola, calling it a “perfunctory gesture” and a clear example of “tokenism” in the face of escalating insecurity. In a statement titled “Tinubu’s Trip Cancellation: An Exemplar of Tokenism,” issued on Thursday, PDP National Publicity

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President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to immediately relocate to Kebbi State following the abduction of 24 students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko Wasagu Local Government Area. The directive was announced on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,

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The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has firmly rejected any attempt to subsume Middle Belt ethnic nationalities under a unified “One North” structure alongside the Hausa, Fulani, and Kanuri. The group issued the warning as renewed debates around regionalism gain traction amid Nigeria’s unresolved national question. Speaking at Ankpa in Kogi State during the National Prayer

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Human rights activist and lawyer, Barrister Deji Adeyanju, has sharply criticised the life sentence handed to Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Adeyanju described the ruling as a troubling sign of Nigeria’s deepening insecurity and systemic failure, warning that “no one is

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), led by Minister Nyesom Wike, has announced that enforcement actions against defaulters of Ground Rent, Land Use Change/Conversion fees, and outstanding Right of Occupancy (R-of-O) and Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) charges will commence on November 26. In a statement issued on Thursday, Wike said the enforcement drive would also

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Nnamdi Kanu’s legal team has rejected the decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which on Thursday convicted and sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to life imprisonment on terrorism charges. The lawyers called the judgment delivered by Justice James Omotosho “a travesty of justice” and vowed to challenge it

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The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has announced the conviction of four individuals in Ebonyi State for vandalising its power assets. The sentences were handed down in separate judgments by the High Court of Ebonyi State, Ohaukwu Judicial Division, sitting in Ezzangbo. In a statement on Thursday, EEDC’s Group Head of Corporate Communications, Mr.

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