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KIDNAPPERS ABDUCT 4,722 PEOPLE ACROSS NIGERIA IN ONE YEAR, DEMANDED N48BN RANSOM, N2.56BN PAID – REPORT Kidnappers across Nigeria demanded a total of N48 billion in ransom between July 2024 and June 2025, a new report by SB Morgen Intelligence has revealed. The report, titled “Economics of Nigeria’s Kidnap Industry,” revealed that kidnappers have grown increasingly audacious this year, demanding …

YORUBA, IGBO TRADERS CLASH IN LAGOS MARKET, ONE DEAD, OTHERS INJURED Chaos erupted at Mandilas Market in Lagos Island on Tuesday after a heated dispute between two traders over job earnings turned violent, leaving one person dead and several others injured. The victim was rushed to the hospital but later confirmed dead, sparking anger among his friends and supporters from …

RESIGN IF TINUBU DOESN’T LISTEN TO YOU -;OZEKHOME TO AGF FAGBEMI Nigerian frontline lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, has asked the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Lateef Fagbemi to resign from the position if President Bola Tinubu does not listen to his legal guidance. The senior lawyer said this while noting that the Federal Government’s decision to withhold funds meant for …

ENUGU TOPS KIDNAP RECORD IN SOUTH EAST WITH 123 CASES IN ONE YEAR – SECURITY REPORT At least 257 people were kidnapped in Nigeria’s Southeast between July 2024 and June 2025, according to a new security report by SBM Intelligence. The figure represents 5.6 per cent of the national total of 4,722 abductions documented within the period. The report, titled …

NNAMDI KANU PETITIONS US, UK, FOREIGN EMBASSIES IN NIGERIA OVER HIS TRIAL The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has petitioned some foreign embassies in Nigeria over his continued detention. Kanu urged the international bodies to prevail on Nigeria to uphold constitutional supremacy and prevent “stare decisis and rule of law” in his trial. The petition was addressed …

US JAILS NIGERIAN MONARCH OVER $4.2 MILLION COVID-19 LOAN FRAUD The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison in the United States. The monarch, 62, was convicted on charges of conspiracy to exploit COVID-19 emergency loan programmes created for struggling businesses. Oloyede, who holds dual U.S. and Nigerian …

2027 PRESIDENCY: APC, PDP RISK DEFEAT FOR SHUTTING OUT NORTH – DON A political scholar and leader of the North Central stakeholders agitating for power shift to the region, Prof K’tso Nghargbu, says the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the leading opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may lose the 2027 presidential election for ignoring the North and ceding their …

TARABA DEPUTY GOVERNOR RETURNS AFTER LONG ABSENCE Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Aminu Alkali, has returned to Jalingo, the state capital, after prolonged absence. Although there is no official statement from the government on Alkali’s return, there is a short video clip of his circulating on social media. Sources told reveal that Alkali came into the state through Yalo …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, leader in Delta State, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, has threatened to expose the names of people in the Presidency who caused crisis in the party for their selfish interests. Nwaoboshi, talking on the gubernatorial ambition of former Deputy Senate President, DSP, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, said APC in Delta State was a united family until after the …

NSIB LAUNCHES PROBE ON ABUJA-KADUNA TRAIN DERAILMENT CONFIRMS SIX INJURED The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Six has confirmed that six passengers sustained injuries on Tuesday at approximately 11:09 am, after a Kaduna-bound train derailed at KM 49 between Kubwa Station and Asham Station which prompted the deployment of a go-team to the site to gather evidence, engage stakeholders, and begin …