Catholic Priest in Imo State Arrested Over Fatal Shooting in Church

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCatholic Priest in Imo State Arrested Over Fatal Shooting in Church

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 2, 2025

…Police Begin Investigation The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a Catholic priest, Joseph Enyinaya, in connection with the alleged murder of a boy at St. Columbus Catholic Church in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of the state. The tragic incident took place on 31 December 2024 when the boy reportedly set off fireworks within the church premises. According to reports, the priest allegedly shot the boy during the incident. Speaking to...

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Group Endorses Intersociety’s Reports on Human Rights Abuses in South-East

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGroup Endorses Intersociety’s Reports on Human Rights Abuses in South-East

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 1, 2025

A group of 27 international experts and advocates has backed two comprehensive reports released by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) detailing widespread atrocities in Eastern Nigeria. The reports, unveiled on 22 December 2024 in Enugu, highlight a “warzone situation” in the South-East between August 2015 and December 2024. The reports, titled “Ocean of Innocent Blood Flowing in Eastern Nigeria” (282 pages) and “Human Rights Made in Nigeria” (154 pages),...

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2025 Will Be Brighter, Tinubu Assures Nigerians in New Year Message

NewsNigeriaPolitics2025 Will Be Brighter, Tinubu Assures Nigerians in New Year Message

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 1, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians of a brighter and more prosperous 2025 in his New Year message to the nation. Highlighting the government’s achievements in 2024, including economic growth and improved fiscal indicators, the president pledged renewed efforts to address pressing challenges such as inflation and the high cost of living. He emphasised plans to lower food and drug prices, enhance credit access, and foster national unity through ethical reforms and youth inclusiveness...

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Ministry Issues Travel Advisory for Nigerians Planning to Visit Australia

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMinistry Issues Travel Advisory for Nigerians Planning to Visit Australia

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 1, 2025

Nigerians planning trips to Australia have been advised to stay alert due to rising cases of discrimination and harassment in certain cities. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement on Tuesday, 31 December 2024, expressed concerns about increasing incidents of antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes in the country. The ministry pointed to a troubling incident in early December in Woollahra, a Sydney suburb, where a car was torched, and anti-Israel graffiti was sprayed on...

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Over 10,000 Terrorists Eliminated as Military Highlights 2024 Successes

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOver 10,000 Terrorists Eliminated as Military Highlights 2024 Successes

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 1, 2025

The Defence Headquarters has announced that the Nigerian Armed Forces killed 10,937 terrorists, arrested 12,538 suspects, and rescued 7,063 kidnapped hostages across various operations in 2024. The comprehensive year-end briefing was delivered on Tuesday, 31 December 2024 by Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, in Abuja. Buba disclosed that the military’s operations significantly degraded the operational and fighting capabilities of terrorist groups. “During the course of the year, troops eliminated over a...

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Terrorism: Court Grants EFCC’s Request to Freeze 24 Bank Accounts

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTerrorism: Court Grants EFCC’s Request to Freeze 24 Bank Accounts

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 31, 2024

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze 24 bank accounts over allegations of terrorism financing and money laundering. Justice Emeka Nwite approved the EFCC’s ex parte motion, allowing the accounts to be frozen for 90 days pending the conclusion of investigations. The motion, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1897/V/2024, was filed by EFCC counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, and moved in court by Martha Babatunde. Mr Iheanacho told...

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Terrorists’ Explosives, Not Military Airstrike Responsible for Sokoto Killlings – DHQ

NewsNigeriaTerrorists’ Explosives, Not Military Airstrike Responsible for Sokoto Killlings – DHQ

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 29, 2024

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has attributed the death of 10 villagers in Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State to a secondary explosion caused by a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrike targeting Lakurawa terroristshideouts, not direct bombardment.Addressing journalists on Friday, Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, explained that the precision-guided airstrike on December 25 was aimed at terrorist dens in Gidan Bisa and Gidan Runtuwa.The operation, he noted, was part of a...

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2 Soldiers Killed, 1 Missing in Clash with Suspected ESN Fighters

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria2 Soldiers Killed, 1 Missing in Clash with Suspected ESN Fighters

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 29, 2024

Two Nigerian soldiers have been killed, and another is missing after a clash with suspected members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Osina, Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State. Joseph Akubo, spokesperson for the 34th Artillery Brigade, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday. He explained that the clash happened on Friday when troops responded to a distress call about an attack by IPOB/ESN fighters during a routine patrol. “The dissidents,...

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NAF Launches Probe Into Sokoto Airstrike as Controversy Trails Civilian Casualties

NewsNigeriaNAF Launches Probe Into Sokoto Airstrike as Controversy Trails Civilian Casualties

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 26, 2024

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has pledged a thorough investigation into airstrikes that reportedly killed 10 civilians and injured several others in Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities of Silame Local Government Area, Sokoto State, on Wednesday. The incident, which occurred around 7:00 a.m., also destroyed homes and livestock. Residents say the strikes targeted Lakurawa terrorists hiding near Surame forest but unintentionally struck civilians, destroying homes and killing livestock. Malam Yahya, a resident, stated, “The jet...

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Nigeria Police Records Over 30K Arrests, Rescue 1,581 Kidnapped Victims in 2024

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigeria Police Records Over 30K Arrests, Rescue 1,581 Kidnapped Victims in 2024

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 25, 2024

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has disclosed its 2024 achievements, with over 30,000 arrests and 1,581 rescued kidnapping victims among its highlights. This was announced by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday during the Force’s end-of-year conference at the Goodluck Ebele Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja. “In the year under review, the Nigeria Police Force achieved major successes in tackling crime, leading to the arrest of 30,313 suspects for a range of...

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