Kidnapper Evans Seeks Reduced Sentence After 8 Years in Prison

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKidnapper Evans Seeks Reduced Sentence After 8 Years in Prison

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 30, 2025

…Says He’s Now Reformed Convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, has appealed to the Lagos State Government for a plea bargain, claiming he has turned a new leaf while in prison. Evans, who was arrested in 2017 and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2022 for kidnapping, was arraigned before Justice Adenike Coker of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on Thursday. He faces fresh charges of murder and attempted kidnapping alongside his...

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5,000 Repented Boko Haram Fighters Reintegrated into Society – NCTC

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria5,000 Repented Boko Haram Fighters Reintegrated into Society – NCTC

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 30, 2025

The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), has disclosed that over 5,000 repented Boko Haram fighters have been reunited with their families after undergoing a deradicalisation programme. Ambassador Mairo Musa Abbas, Head of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE), made this known on Thursday at the second-day session of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum. She spoke during the third panel discussion themed “Managing Boko Haram Exits...

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South-South Governors Unite for Regional Development, Set Policy Agenda

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSouth-South Governors Unite for Regional Development, Set Policy Agenda

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 29, 2025

The South-South Governors’ Forum has called on the Federal Government to accelerate the completion of the East-West Road that links the six states in the region. This appeal was made on Tuesday, 28 January 2025, during the forum’s meeting held at the Government House in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. In a communiqué issued after the meeting, the governors also expressed their support for President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bill but urged the federal government to extend...

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Nnamdi Kanu Sues Police Spokesman for Defamation, Demands ₦20 Billion in Damages

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNnamdi Kanu Sues Police Spokesman for Defamation, Demands ₦20 Billion in Damages

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 29, 2025

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has instituted a defamation lawsuit against the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja. Kanu, through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, filed the suit on Tuesday, accusing Adejobi of portraying him as a terrorist leader in a press statement issued on 25 January 2025. In the said statement, Adejobi described IPOB as “a...

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Over 3,000 Nigerians Among Nearly 2 Million Facing Deportation in US

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOver 3,000 Nigerians Among Nearly 2 Million Facing Deportation in US

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 29, 2025

Recent data from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has revealed that 3,690 Nigerians in the United States have been issued final removal orders and are at risk of deportation. Additionally, 1,454 Nigerians are currently in ICE custody, bringing the total number of Nigerians set for deportation to 5,144. According to the ICE document dated 24 November 2024, there are 1,445,549 non-citizens on ICE’s non-detained docket with final orders of removal, Fox News reports....

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JAMB to Enforce CLE’s Suspension of Law Admissions in Select Universities

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB to Enforce CLE’s Suspension of Law Admissions in Select Universities

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 29, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will not process admissions into the Law programme for the 2025/2026 academic session in certain universities following the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme by the Council of Legal Education (CLE). JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, listing the affected institutions as Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State; Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State; and Redeemer’s University,...

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Over ₦142bn Recovered as Police Fight to Remove Nigeria from FATF Grey List

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOver ₦142bn Recovered as Police Fight to Remove Nigeria from FATF Grey List

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 29, 2025

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has intensified its efforts to remove the country from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, which designates Nigeria as a high-risk jurisdiction for money laundering and terrorism financing. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the police have taken proactive steps by establishing specialised units such as the Special Anti-Fraud Unit (SFU), the National Cybercrime Centre, and the newly launched...

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Ogun Government Rejects Sharia Court, Warns Against Illegal Establishment

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOgun Government Rejects Sharia Court, Warns Against Illegal Establishment

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 29, 2025

The Ogun State Government has warned against any attempt to establish a Sharia Court in the state, stating that only courts recognised by the Nigerian Constitution and state laws are legally permitted to operate. Governor Dapo Abiodun, in a personally signed statement, made it clear that no individual or group has the authority to constitute a Sharia Court in Ogun State. The statement was in response to a digital notice announcing the launch of a...

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NLC to Protest Nationwide Against Planned 50% Hike in Telecom Tariffs

BusinessNewsNigeriaPoliticsNLC to Protest Nationwide Against Planned 50% Hike in Telecom Tariffs

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 29, 2025

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced a nationwide protest scheduled for Tuesday, 4 February 2025, to resist the proposed 50 per cent increase in telecommunication tariffs. In a communiqué issued at the end of its National Administrative Council (NAC) meeting held in Abuja, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, stated that the mass rally would take place in all 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory. “To express our collective opposition to this...

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Trump Freezes Foreign Aid for HIV, Malaria Treatment to Nigeria, Other Countries

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTrump Freezes Foreign Aid for HIV, Malaria Treatment to Nigeria, Other Countries

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 29, 2025

The Trump administration has moved to halt the supply of essential medications for HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis in countries supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a move that has sparked widespread concern over its impact on millions of vulnerable patients worldwide. Memos reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday revealed that USAID contractors and partners had been instructed to immediately cease operations related to the supply of these medicines and other critical medical...

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