Middle Belt Forum Raises Alarm Over ‘Genocide’ in Central Nigeria

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMiddle Belt Forum Raises Alarm Over ‘Genocide’ in Central Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 21, 2025

…Calls for UN-led probe as fresh massacre hits Plateau State The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has issued a fresh warning over what it described as a “horrifying and escalating campaign of extermination” against the indigenous peoples of Central Nigeria, calling for urgent international intervention to halt what it termed an unfolding genocide. In a strongly worded statement released on Sunday, 19 October 2025, and signed by its National Spokesman, Luka Binniyat, the Forum condemned the...

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Police Disperse #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest in Abuja

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Disperse #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest in Abuja

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 21, 2025

…Organisers arrested, protesters claim live fire was used Security operatives in Nigeria’s capital on Monday foiled a planned demonstration calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resulting in arrests and accusations of undue force. The protest, organised under the hashtag #FreeNnamdiKanuNow, was led by human-rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher Omoyele Sowore and was intended to march to the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Security agencies had mounted heavy deployments across major routes...

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AG Fagbemi Says Presidential Clemency Process Still Under Review

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAG Fagbemi Says Presidential Clemency Process Still Under Review

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 18, 2025

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has clarified that no inmate granted clemency under the recent presidential prerogative of mercy exercise has yet been released from custody. In a statement issued on Thursday, Fagbemi explained that the exercise is still undergoing final administrative review to ensure full compliance with legal and procedural standards before any release instrument is signed. “The process remains at the final administrative stage, which...

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IMF Excludes Nigeria from List of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Economies

EconomyNewsNigeriaIMF Excludes Nigeria from List of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Economies

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 18, 2025

Nigeria has been omitted from the International Monetary Fund’s list of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, according to the latest Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa launched during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, D.C. In the release, the IMF named Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda as the continent’s most rapidly expanding economies. The report states that the region has shown resilience to “a series of major shocks over the past several years,” and that...

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Nigeria’s Inflation Falls to 18.02% in September

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria’s Inflation Falls to 18.02% in September

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 16, 2025

Nigeria’s inflation rate has moderated further, easing to 18.02 per cent in September 2025, according to data published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This marks a continuation of the downward trend from August, when headline inflation stood at 20.12 per cent. In its monthly inflation report, the NBS disclosed that the month-on-month headline inflation for September was 0.72 per cent, slightly lower than August’s 0.74 per cent. On the food front, the month-on-month...

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Osimhen Fires Nigeria into 2026 World Cup African Playoffs

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsOsimhen Fires Nigeria into 2026 World Cup African Playoffs

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 14, 2025

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have qualified for the African playoffs of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a convincing 4–0 victory over Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Tuesday. A hat-trick from Victor Osimhen and a late strike from Frank Onyeka gave the Super Eagles the win they needed to secure one of the four spots reserved for the best second-placed teams in the CAF qualifiers. The result means Nigeria now sits...

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FG Approves New Admission Criteria for Tertiary Institutions

EducationNewsNigeriaFG Approves New Admission Criteria for Tertiary Institutions

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 14, 2025

The Federal Government has approved new national guidelines to simplify admission requirements into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, with the aim of widening access to higher education and reducing the number of qualified but disenfranchised youths. Under the policy, promulgated by the Federal Ministry of Education and spearheaded by the Honourable Minister, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, the threshold for entry into universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and Innovation Enterprise Academies (IEAs) has been relaxed. The revised criteria...

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Evangelist Uma Ukpai Dies at 80

NewsNigeriaEvangelist Uma Ukpai Dies at 80

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 13, 2025

Nigeria’s renowned evangelist and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association (UUEA), Dr Uma Ukpai, is dead. He passed away on October 6, 2025, at the age of 80. His family, in a statement issued on Monday, described his death as a “glorious transition” from a life of service to eternal rest. “He was a faithful soldier of the cross who devoted his life to spreading the gospel with passion and integrity,” the statement read....

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CONUA Declares Non-Participation in Ongoing ASUU Strike

EducationNewsNigeriaCONUA Declares Non-Participation in Ongoing ASUU Strike

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 13, 2025

The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has denied any participation in the nationwide strike by university lecturers. In a statement issued by its President, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, CONUA rebutted circulating claims of its involvement in the industrial action. He declared: “It is important to emphasize that CONUA has no basis at this time to declare a dispute or embark on any strike action.” Dr Sunmonu further urged members to maintain their responsibilities, including fulfilling their...

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FG Urges ASUU to Call Off Strike, Threatens ‘No Work, No Pay

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG Urges ASUU to Call Off Strike, Threatens ‘No Work, No Pay

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 13, 2025

The Federal Government has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to shelve its industrial strike in the interest of students, warning that it will not hesitate to invoke the “No Work, No Pay” rule should lecturers proceed with the action. In a joint statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, and the Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Sa’id Ahmad, said the government has...

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