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Nigerian rapper and activist Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz has sparked controversy online after alleging that Bola Tinubu’s administration is “enabling terrorism.” In a late-night post shared on his verified X handle, Falz wrote: “Let it be on record that the Tinubu government is enabling terrorism. Despicable.” The remark quickly circulated across social media on Tuesday, drawing mixed reactions …

Bandits have abducted at least eight persons in Biresawa village of Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State. A reliable source told our correspondent that the assailants raided the village between 11pm and 12 midnight, on Monday. He said, “They came as usual, and from our findings so far, two males and six females were taken away by the bandits. …

A review of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) financial statement for the year ended December 2024 has shown that a sum of N7.1 trillion was said to have been spent on fuel subsidy to defray energy costs. The expense was tagged “energy security expense” in the financial report. According to the document, the energy security expense occurs “when …

Shehu Sani, former senator representing Kaduna central, has accused some political elites in the north of allegedly weaponising insecurity in the region. Speaking in Kaduna on Tuesday, the former senator alleged that some politicians even “rejoice” at the rising rate of insecurity in the region, describing the action as “immoral”. “Some of the loudest voices today were silent when thousands …

A new video has surfaced showing that the Nigerian government and the bandits who abducted the Kebbi schoolgirls negotiated and arrived at a deal before the girls were set free. Recall that some kidnapped students of Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, were released on Tuesday with the government claiming that no ransom was paid before their release. But …

Barely one month after ordering the release and compensation of one Abuja-based business woman, Mrs. Chineze Ozoadibe, the Director General, State Security Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release of one Kenneth Okechukwu Nwafor, arrested in July 2022, for his alleged involvement in the activities of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The DG also awarded Nwafor, …

Hours after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar officially switched to the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), the embattled Governor of Benue State, Rev Fr. Hycinth Alia, has paid a suspicious visit to the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Iyorchia Ayu, an Atiku ally, allegedly to facilitate his defection. Dr. Ayu was the Director General of …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a suit before the federal high court in Abuja seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the national convention held in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, on November 15 and 16. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/25012025, the party, alongside Mohammed Abdulrahman, acting national chairman, and Samuel Anyanwu, national secretary, …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected allegations by former Abia State governor and Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, that 30,000 people lost their lives in the South-East as a result of the activities of the group’s leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, titled “IPOB Did Not …

The Federal Government has officially outlawed open grazing nationwide as part of a broader strategy to end the recurring clashes between farmers and herders. The decision was revealed on Tuesday by the Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Mukhtar Maiha, at the inauguration of the maiden National Council on Livestock Development held in Yola, Adamawa State. Maiha noted that the long-running …