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Uniport Student Sentenced To Death For Murder Of Girlfriend
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced a 400-level Petrochemical Engineering student of the University of Port Harcourt, Damian Okoligwe, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene, a 300-level Biochemistry student at the same institution. Okoligwe, now 26, was found guilty of killing Justina…
BREAKING: FCT Administration Under Minister Wike Restates Ban On Smart Phones, Says Only ‘Torch Light Phones’ Allowed During Work Hours
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a new directive prohibiting the use of smartphones and other smart devices by staff members on Grade Level 14 and below within office premises during working hours The directive, contained in a circular with reference number FCT/DLA/259/III dated 28th November 2025, was addressed to all Heads of…
Abduction Of Over 300 Schoolchildren In Nigeria Shows Islamic Militants Act ‘Above The Law’, EU Lawmaker
A member of the European Parliament, Željana Zovko, has condemned the escalating wave of jihadist violence in Nigeria, warning that the recent abduction of more than 300 schoolchildren from a Catholic school is further evidence that Islamic militant groups now operate as though they are “above the law.” Zovko, who recently visited Nigeria on a…
‘Boko Haram Terrorists Have Placed Bounty On My Head’ – Rev Dachomo Raises Alarm
Outspoken Plateau State clergyman, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has raised alarm over a fresh threat to his life from Boko Haram terrorists with the claim that they have placed a bounty on his head with a handsome reward for the first person who would trace and kill him. Rev. Dachomo who is the Regional Chairman of…
Gunfire Rocks Guinea-Bissau As Soldiers Arrest President In Dramatic Coup
Gunfire shattered the calm of Bissau on Wednesday as the West African nation of Guinea‑Bissau descended into chaos. According to his own account, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló was arrested around 1:00 p.m. inside the presidential palace in what he called a “coup d’état” orchestrated by the country’s army chief of staff. Accompanying Embaló in custody…
Bandits Threatening Us, Reps Member Asks Tinubu To Review Withdrawal Of Police From VIPs
A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, on Wednesday said bandits were threatening to abduct members of the National Assembly. Idris stated this during the resumption of debate on national security in the lower chamber, calling on Bola Tinubu to review his directive on the withdrawal of police operatives attached to…
Government Could Not Rescue Schoolgirls, They Negotiated With Us – Bandits Reveal In New Video
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…
Eight Kidnapped As Bandits Attack Kano Communities Despite Early Warning To Security Operatives
Bandits have abducted at least eight people in Biresawa village, Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, despite residents reportedly alerting security agencies ahead of the attack. Daily Trust, citing multiple sources, reported that the attackers stormed the community between 11pm and midnight on Monday. A source was quoted as saying, “They came as usual,…
Two Varsity Students Arrested For Rape In Ondo
Two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State have been arrested by the police in connection with a case of conspiracy and rape of a 20-year-old female student of the same school. Spokesman of the Ondo State Police Command, Olusola Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Akure, the state…
Nnamdi Kanu’s Special Counsel Says Nigerian Court Erred By Using Repealed Terrorism Law For Life Sentence
Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the Federal High Court in Abuja erred by sentencing the IPOB leader to life imprisonment under a repealed terrorism law. Kanu was convicted on November 20, 2025 on six terrorism-related charges and handed five…