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LIKE APRIL FOOLS: Brigadier General Uba, while on National duty was ambushed by ISWAP and Boko Haram and Executed as if he is a criminal. 1. This morning, I wrote as a Barrack Woman with a heart soaked in agony. 2. A pain that shakes the bones. A pain that only those who live inside the barracks can understand. 3. …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday convicted the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on count one of the charges against him after holding that Kanu did not enter a defence or offer any explanation to counter the prosecution’s evidence. Delivering the ruling, Justice James Omotosho stated that the prosecution’s case stood unchallenged …

Sixteen prospective corps members from Adeyemi Federal University of Education (AFUED), Ondo State, tragically lost their lives in a road accident while traveling to the Gombe NYSC orientation camp. Two other students from the same institution are reportedly in critical condition following the crash. Eyes Of Lagos reports, The students were on board an 18-seater bus when the accident occurred, …

Pope Leo has appointed Monsignor Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo as Assessor for General Affairs in the Vatican Secretariat of State. Until his elevation, Msgr Ekpo served as undersecretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.​Msgr Ekpo, a priest of the Umuahia Diocese, was born in Umudike on 24 September 1981 and ordained on 30 July 2011. The appointment is the …

Fear has gripped Nigerians following the recent surge in killings and mass abduction by bloodthirsty terrorists causing mayhem across the nation. There has been a bloodbath in the last five days, with scores of unsuspecting citizens gruesomely murdered, while a large number of persons were abducted. DAILY POST reports that in the last 7 days, nearly 200 people have been …

The judge in charge of the terrorism trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Justice James Omotosho, has said that judgment could be delivered in the absence of a defendant in cases of unruly behaviour. The judge made the statement after Nnamdi Kanu was escorted out of the courtroom on Thursday for challenging one …

The group accused the Nigerian government of deploying “propaganda” to counter global concern about insecurity, insisting that Christians remain the main victims of terrorist attacks. The Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria has issued a strongly worded appeal to the White House, calling on the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to take urgent military and diplomatic …

Newly obtained United States Department of Justice documents have revealed how pro-Biafra groups influenced US policymakers to take a hard stance on Nigeria. The filings show that President Donald Trump designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern, in part, due to pressure from diaspora advocacy organisations. US Senator Ted Cruz has amplified the claims, accusing the Nigerian government of enabling …

The #EndBadGovernance Movement has announced a nationwide protest scheduled for December 10, 2025, to coincide with the World Human Rights Day. The group cited what it described as escalating repression and systemic violations of democratic rights under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The declaration was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, and signed by the group’s spokesperson, …

Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser, led a high-powered delegation to the United States over the allegation of Christian persecution in Nigeria. The allegation gained momentum after Vice-President Kashim Shettima spoke in favour of two-state solution to the crisis between Israel and Gaza. Earlier in the month, President Donald Trump of America redesignated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern and asked …