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The Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) has accused presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, of attempting to divert attention away from the failures of the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The POMR, in a statement on Wednesday signed by its spokesperson, Ibrahim Umar, cautioned Onanuga against launching verbal attacks against former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The statement comes as a …

A new video has surfaced online, exposing the fact that the Tinubu-led government paid terrorists for the release of schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State. The footage, which began circulating late Wednesday, appears to show that government representatives and the terrorists had reached an understanding prior to the girls’ freedom contradicting earlier claims by authorities …

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has berated the Federal Government over its handling of the release of the abducted schoolgirls in Maga, Kebbi State, saying that the rescue is not a time for celebration. Atiku in a statement through his media office in Abuja on Wednesday said the comments credited to the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, …

Federal High Court in Abuja has heard how alleged terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, was offered N50 million by leader of a terrorists group. An official of Department of State Services stated this while testifying as sixth prosecution witness in Mamu’s trial for terrorism-related offences. The witness said: “The second voice that played for five minutes is Shugaba’s, who is leader …

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. …

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 …