News as it breaks
The Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Hussaini Aliyu, has dismissed a statement by U.S. lawmaker Riley Moore claiming that the abduction of students from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, occurred in a Christian community. Aliyu described the claim as false, misleading and capable of fuelling religious…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced an ISWAP leader, Hussaini Ismaila, to 20 years in prison for carrying out terrorist attacks in Kano State. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, Justice Emeka Nwite pronounced the sentence after Ismaila, also known as Mai Tangaran, pleaded guilty to a four-count terrorism…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki has issued a strong warning to the international community, alleging that Nigeria’s democracy is “under threat” and calling for urgent intervention from global powers, including the United States. Speaking at the PDP national headquarters in Abuja, Turaki alleged that…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to visit Kebbi State on a sympathy and solidarity mission following the abduction of schoolgirls in the Maga area of the state. The Vice President is expected to reassure affected parents and guardians that the Federal Government is working tirelessly…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his planned trips to South Africa and Angola following two major security incidents in Kebbi and Kwara States. The President had been scheduled to depart Abuja for Johannesburg to attend the 20th G20 Summit before proceeding to Luanda for the 7th AU–EU Summit. However,…
The Igala Youth Council (IYC), in collaboration with other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Kogi State, has petitioned the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio to as a matter of urgency, probe an alleged massive and systematic diversion of local government funds under the Lokoja Voucher Scheme. While leading a…
The Igala Youth Council Worldwide, in collaboration with other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), has called for an urgent investigation into the alleged diversion of local government funds under the current administration in Kogi State. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the President General of the Igala Youth Council (IYC),…
Panic swept through Eruku town in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday evening after terrorists attacked a branch of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), killing three worshippers and abducting several others, including the pastor. According to reports, the gunmen stormed the church during a meeting and…
American rapper Onika Maraj-Petty, popularly known as Nicki Minaj, has used her platform at the United Nations to draw global attention to the rising violence against Christians in Nigeria, urging world leaders to respond decisively. Addressing delegates, Minaj expressed gratitude to U.S. President Donald Trump for what she described as…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday urged Nigerians to maintain calm as the nation confronts rising insecurity, noting that no country, including the United States, was completely free of crime. Akpabio made the remarks while presiding over plenary during a tense debate on two tragic incidents reported within…
