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There Is Ongoing Christian Genocide In Plateau State – Prophet El-Buba
Despite persistent denials by the Nigerian government that there is no religious genocide in any part of the country, Jos, Plateau State-based clergy, Prophet Isa El-Buba, has insisted that there is an ongoing genocide, especially in the state, where Christians are being killed and systematically exterminated. El-Buba, the Founder and President of EL-Buba Outreach Ministries…
NCoS Declares Correctional Centres Red Zones Over #FreeNnamdiKanu Protest
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared all custodial centres nationwide as red zones over the #freeNnamdiKanu protest. NCoS spokesperson, Abubakar Umar, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. He said the warning was meant to prevent unauthorised access to the facilities during the demonstration. Umar described the correctional centres as restricted areas, urging the…
Protest: Live Bullets Were Fired At Us, Nnamdi Kanu’s Brother Beaten, Arrested — Sowore
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has accused security operatives of launching an unprovoked attack on peaceful protesters during Monday’s #FreeNnamdiKanu rally in Abuja. Sowore, who spoke on the Monday edition of The Morning Brief on Channels Television, alleged that security forces opened fire shortly after the protest began at the front of the Transcorp Hilton,…
Nnamdi Kanu: Sowore, Others Flee As Security Operatives Fire Shots, Tear Gas
Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and organizer of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest has escaped gunshots at the protest grounds. Security operatives, comprising police and military officers took over the protest grounds at about 7am, Monday morning. In a viral video, Sowore could be seen running for his life, alongside other protesters. The protesters intended to march…
Police Uncover Alleged Sponsors Behind Killing Of Monarch, Others In Imo
The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command has uncovered the alleged sponsors behind the gruesome murder of the traditional ruler of Obudi Agwa community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, His Royal Majesty Ignatius Asor, along with several others, in a series of violent attacks across the state. According to a…
Gunmen Attack Kaduna Police Station, Kill Two Officers, Free Inmates
Two police officers have been killed, while two others sustained injuries during a night attack on the Divisional Police Headquarters in Zonkwa, Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The gunmen also freed several inmates detained at the police station during the attack, which occurred on Friday night. This incident follows the arrest of suspects…
Rivers Cancels N134 Bn Contract Awarded By Ibas, Orders Refund
The Rivers State Executive Council has cancelled a N134 billion contract awarded by the past sole administrator of the state, Vice Admiral Ikot Ete Ibas (rtd). The contract was for the reconstruction of the ageing State Secretariat complex in Port Harcourt. The contract was awarded to CCECC during the period of emergency rule by Ibas….
Declare Diri’s Seat Vacant Over PDP Resignation, Kenneth Okonkwo Urges INEC
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress and Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to declare the seat of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, vacant following his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party. Diri resigned from the PDP alongside members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Wednesday,…
Customs Officer Found Dead In Katsina Hotel
A young customs officer, identified as Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASC) Lawal Tukur, was found dead in a hotel room in Katsina State. Sources confirmed that the incident occurred on Wednesday at Murjani Hotel in Katsina metropolis, where the deceased had lodged with three women. A hotel staff member reportedly discovered the officer lying lifeless…
I Never Represented Tinubu At 2023 Presidential Election Petitions Court — Amupitan
The Chairman-designate of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Joash Amupitan, has denied the speculation that he was part of the legal team that represented Bola Tinubu at the 2023 Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC). Amupitan stated this on Thursday during his screening by the Senate. “You also talked about whether I was part of the…