A team of operatives from the Joint Task Force has successfully rescued Cynthia Akor, a Nigerian Navy officer who was abducted from her residence in the Mpape area of Abuja. Politics Nigeria earlier reported that Akor was abducted alongside two others from Mamman Vatsa Estate gate, Mpape road in Abuja, around 7:34 pm on Friday. […] More
Pandemonium erupted at Atakpa near the popular Calabar Watt Market in Calabar South local government area of Cross River State on Sunday, following the killing of four passersby by an armed policeman who allegedly opened fire on them. LEADERSHIP learnt that the police fired several shots into the air and the bullets mistakenly hit the […] More
Renowned activist and politician Omoyele Sowore has accused President Bola Tinubu and former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike of orchestrating a political coup to seize control of the oil-rich state. Speaking in an interview with Pulse, Sowore alleged that Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s recent removal was a calculated move designed to ensure that Rivers State remains […] More
The House of Representatives has denied allegations that each member was paid $5,000 to ratify President Bola Tinubu’s request for the State of Emergency declaration in Rivers State. Hon. Philip Agbese (Benue, APC), Deputy Spokesman of the House, responded to the allegation in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Saturday, calling it false, malicious, […] More
Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo, has raised an alarm that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, is plotting his downfall despite the role he played in helping him ascend the throne. Oluwo made the strong allegation in a video in which he revealed he worked behind the scenes to influence Oba Ogunwusi’s […] More
Hajiya Sarafa’u Umaru, the mother of Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State, has died at the age of 93. The death was announced in a statement issued on Sunday in Katsina by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed. He said: “With profound sadness, the Government of Katsina State announces the passing of […] More
At least 57 students of Government Technical College in Orita Aperin, Ibadan, have been arrested by the police for allegedly invading CAC Grammar School and causing significant property damage. According to sources, the incident occurred on March 20, at about 3:20 p.m. The students were said to have raided the school and shattered all the […] More
The proprietor allegedly shot and killed a 13-year-old student named Paul Victor. The incident took place on Monday in the Area N, World Bank Housing region of Owerri. A tragic incident unfolded in Imo State when a school proprietor allegedly shot and killed a 13-year-old student, Paul Victor, for entering his compound to retrieve a […] More
At least 44 civilians were killed in a brutal attack by militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, ISGS, in Fambita, a village in Niger’s volatile Tillabéri region. Tillabéri, which borders Mali and Burkina Faso, has been a hotspot for jihadist activity, with ISGS and al-Qaida-affiliated groups frequently launching attacks on both military […] More
The Nigerian Police Force in Borno has arrested a 17-year-old girl, Fatima Adamu, from Gamari Village, Niger Republic, on suspicion of infanticide after her newborn baby was found dead. It was gathered that on March 21, 2025, at about 8:00 a.m., Fatima Adamu gave birth to a healthy male baby. However, shortly after hearing the […] More
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Gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed IPOB/ESN militia on March 20, 2025, attacked a restaurant near the Odumegwu Ojukwu University gate in Uli, Anambra State, killing five people. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that about six armed hoodlums drove into Acuvic Kitchen in a black Lexus SUV at around 12:30 p.m. and opened […] More
A terrorist armed group attacked the Niger-Benin pipeline on Friday evening near Mountseka in Konni Department, setting parts of the infrastructure ablaze. The incident, which occurred shortly after the breaking of the fast, sent massive flames into the sky, as captured in shocking footage filmed by local villagers. However, the attack raises fresh concerns over […] More