Panic erupted at Fayose Market in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday after some soldiers allegedly opened fire indiscriminately, leaving at least three people injured, including a young girl. Eyewitnesses said the incident began when a soldier confronted a customer who had come to repair his phone while wearing a short knicker. The soldier reportedly claimed the clothing

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The Afenifere National Youths Council (ANYC) has condemned what it described as “Christian genocide,” rising terrorist attacks, and escalating insecurity across Nigeria, urging swift government action to protect citizens. In a statement issued by National President Prince Eniola Ojajuni, the group expressed outrage over the recent attack on a Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eruku,

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Nigeria’s Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday conveyed President Bola Tinubu’s “deep anguish” over the abduction of schoolgirls from a boarding school in Maga, Kebbi State, as well as the killing of Brig.-Gen. Musa Uba and the school’s vice principal. Speaking in Birnin Kebbi on behalf of the President, Shettima described the attack as “an assault

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Youths and residents of Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Wednesday stopped the convoy of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, insisting he must address them before leaving the community. The governor had visited the town to commiserate with families of victims and inspect the church recently attacked by bandits. However, moments after

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The Nigerian government has attributed the recent resurgence in terrorist activities to public statements made by U.S. President Donald Trump, warning that his remarks have emboldened violent networks and provided extremist groups with a new international narrative to justify attacks. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),

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The #EndBadGovernance Movement has declared a nationwide protest for December 10, 2025, aligning with World Human Rights Day, in what it describes as a response to escalating repression and widespread violations of democratic freedoms under President Bola Tinubu’s government. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday, November 19, and signed by the

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Plateau State preacher and community advocate, Evangelist Ezekiel Dachomo, has said he became deeply depressed upon hearing accusations—originating from Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi—claiming that he and others were burying empty coffins to fabricate a false narrative of anti-Christian genocide in northern Nigeria. Speaking during an interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica, the senior pastor

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has raised alarm over the rapid spread of terrorism across the region, revealing that extremist violence has expanded far beyond the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin and now threatens nearly every West African nation. Speaking during a United Nations Security Council briefing in New York, ECOWAS Commission

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The Nigerian Army has dismissed four soldiers serving in the North-East theatre of operations against Boko Haram for allegedly disobeying a standing order. The affected personnel are: Photographs of the dismissed soldiers in desert camouflage uniforms were obtained by SaharaReporters on Wednesday. Their dismissal was officially dated Monday, November 17, 2025. A standing order in

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All roads will lead to MUSON Centre, Lagos, on Thursday for the launch of Dr Olu Fasan’s new book, “In The National Interest: The Road to Nigeria’s Political, Economic and Social Transformation.” The event will be chaired by Prof. Anya O Anya, former Chairman of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group, with the keynote address delivered

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