He knew the verdict was predetermined. He knew no one in that courtroom would deliver justice. So he ‘fired’ his lawyers. Not out of anger. Not out of defiance. But out of strategy and care. Kanu refused to let the blame for an inevitable outcome fall on those who were loyal to him. He protected his team. He centred himself …

Brigadier General Uba and three of his men abducted and publicly executed by Islamist terrorists in Borno state on Friday. 64 civilians, including women and children, abducted in Tsafe LGA Zamfara state by Islamist terrorists on Saturday. 25 female students and their Principal abducted from a school in Maga, Kebbi state on Sunday by Islamist terrorists whilst their Vice Principal …

The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has warned against any move to merge the Middle Belters with the Fulani, Hausa and Kanuri ethnic nationalities. This is as Nigeria faces the unresolved national question with calls for regionalism gaining momentum. The MBF President, Dr Bitrus Pogu, stated this, adding that presently, the Middle Belt states are not opposed to regionalism but there …

No fewer than 20 out of the 34 local government areas in Katsina State, have reportedly entered into a peace accord with bandits, even as residents continue to express doubts over the sincerity and effectiveness of the deal, following fresh attacks in some of the affected communities. The agreement, reached during a meeting attended by council chairmen and traditional rulers …

The Niger State Government has blamed the management of St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area for the mass abduction of pupils, accusing the school of violating a security directive issued weeks earlier based on intelligence warnings. In a press release signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abubakar Usman, the government said it received news …

Terrorists in the early hours of Friday morning stormed St. Mary’s Papiri Private Catholic Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, abducting an unspecified number of students and teachers Multiple community sources who visited the school after the attack confirmed the invasion, describing it as a coordinated operation that lasted between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. …

A survivor of the brutal Yelwata massacre in Benue State, Msurshima Apeh, has delivered a heartbreaking testimony before the United States Congress, narrating how she helplessly watched the murder of her five children during the attack. Apeh appeared virtually on Thursday before the House Subcommittee on Africa, which was reviewing former President Donald Trump’s decision to place Nigeria back on …

Former Executive Director of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) Olusegun Awolowo, is dead. He was 62. The family, in a statement, confirmed the incident. It said: “With extremely heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather- Olusegun Awolowo. “He was the world’s most phenomenal husband, father and grandfather — steady, wise, endlessly loving, and the …

A 68-year-old New York woman is in a custody battle for her 14th and 15th children, who were born in 2023. MaryBeth Lewis gave birth to her 13th child at the age of 62. Her husband Bob did not want to have any more children, but she is accused of forging his signature to have two more kids who are …

Jacob McGee, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, has defended the designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, CPC, under the administration of President Donald Trump. McGee made the defence on Thursday during a public hearing of the US Congress on Nigeria’s CPC status. He cited the 2022 killing of Deborah …

Terrorists who abducted some 38 worshippers at the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku in the Ekiti local government area of Kwara State have placed N100m ransom on the head of each abductee.According to a report by EADERSHIP NEWS, it was gathered that the terrorists have started contacting the families of the victims who were abducted during a church service on …

US Congressman Bill Huizenga has accused Bola Tinubu’s administration of “sitting back” and failing to tackle the worsening security crisis in Nigeria. Huizenga made the remarks on Thursday while testifying before the US House Subcommittee on Africa during a review of Nigeria’s redesignation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). He directly criticised the Nigerian delegation in Washington for downplaying …

The United States has strongly condemned the ongoing attacks against Christians in Nigeria, describing the violence as “tragic and unacceptable.” Speaking during a Security Council session on West Africa, U.S. Ambassador Waltz highlighted killings carried out by ethnic militias in the Middle Belt and terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and ISIS West Africa in the northern region. Churches have …

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, Wilfred Anagbe, has urged the United States to match its renewed designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) with concrete action. He made the appeal on Thursday while testifying before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa, which is investigating Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as a CPC. “On …

Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyers have vowed to appeal his conviction, insisting that the judgment does not hold water. Addressing the press at the Federal High Court shortly after Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment that sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment, his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, who was at the court as a consultant, said they were heading to the upper court. He …