Terrorists kill scores in Niger, abduct many ●Recently freed Papiri School students among abductees

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesTerrorists kill scores in Niger, abduct many ●Recently freed Papiri School students among abductees   Terrorists late Saturday killed no fewer than 40 persons and abducted many others in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, various media outlets, including Sky News, TheCable, and Premium Times report. Among those kidnapped by the Islamists were…

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Tinted glass permit: Police suspend enforcement

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Tinted glass permit: Police suspend enforcement Following a restraining interim court order, the Nigeria Police Force says it has suspended the nationwide enforcement of its vehicle tinted glass permit policy, which it had announced on 15 December, 2025, would commence nationwide, today, 2nd January 2026. In a statement issued 1 January (yesterday), and…

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ADC slams FG for allegedly aiding banditry by paying abductors

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares ADC slams FG for allegedly aiding banditry by paying abductors African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Nigerian federal government of encouraging banditry by striking deals with its perpetrators, rather than bringing them before the law. The party’s spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, Wednesday, alleged that the federal…

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Nigeria’s insecurity has never been this bad – Afenifere rues

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesNigeria’s insecurity has never been this bad – Afenifere rues The pan-Yoruba organisation, Afenifere, has described the roiling insecurity crisis in the country as the worst since independence in 1960. The group’s leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, said this through Otunba Kole Omololu, the group’s National Organising Secretary, at the 25th anniversary of the Arewa…

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Insecurity escalation: Katsina shuts public schools 

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesInsecurity escalation: Katsina shuts public schools As insecurity spreads across the country, particularly in the North, the Katsina State Government has, as preemptive measure, shut down all public schools. The State’s Commissioner of Basic and Secondary Education, Yusuf Sulaiman Jibia, disclosed this to journalists yesterday in Katsina. He explained that the measure became necessary…

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Kanu: one judgment, 2 opposite reactions  ●Justice served – FG ●We are going on appeal – Defence consultant 

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares  Kanu: one judgment, 2 opposite reactions  ●Justice served – FG ●We are going on appeal – Defence consultant  Nnamdi Kanu’s terrorism trial legal consultant, Aloy Ejimakor, has faulted yesterday’s conviction of the leader of the banned Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) on all charges relating to terrorism. A federal high court sitting in…

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A’Ibom Police arrest two vandals of electricity cables

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim The operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have successfully arrested two men suspected of vandalizing and stealing public electricity infrastructure. The command police dispatched a crack team to a farmland in Nkap village based on credible information from a concerned community member, that miscreants were stealing electrical cables and…

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Why court can’t void Senate’s suspension of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ken Harries Esq The foundation of constitutional democracy across Europe and America has been deliberately built over the centuries on the strict and faithful adherence to the principle of separation of powers which demands respect for the autonomy of each arm of government. Therefore, The Nigerian federation, as an entity which practices constitutional…

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From pinnacle to peril: A tale of two titans, Diddy and R. Kelly

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesSean “Diddy” Combs and Robert Sylvester Kelly, better known as R. Kelly, once embodied the dreamlike allure of superstardom. Their legacies, carved in the annals of music history, reflect brilliance overshadowed by their respective battles with legal and moral reckoning. These contrasting narratives reveal the fragility of power, the weight of accountability, and the…

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