Quadri Alabi, Framed for Armed Robbery, Freed from Prison After Legal Intervention

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaQuadri Alabi, Framed for Armed Robbery, Freed from Prison After Legal Intervention

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 17, 2025

Quadri Yusuf Alabi, the 17-year-old teenager who gained attention ahead of the 2023 general elections for standing before Peter Obi’s convoy, has been freed after months of wrongful imprisonment at the Kirikiri Medium Security Custodial Centre. Alabi was framed for armed robbery by the Lagos police following a set-up by local ‘area boys’. Alabi was abducted in January 2025 by two local thugs, identified as Lege and Baba Waris, who had been harassing him for...

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Mo Abudu Makes TIME100 List, Joins Pantheon of Influential Nigerians

LifestyleNewsNigeriaMo Abudu Makes TIME100 List, Joins Pantheon of Influential Nigerians

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 17, 2025

Nigerian media mogul and CEO of EbonyLife Group, Mo Abudu, has been named one of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2025 by TIME Magazine. The prestigious list, which honours global figures for their impact, innovation, and achievements, appears in the April 28 issue of the magazine. Abudu joins the ranks of past Nigerian honourees including Wole Soyinka, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Aliko Dangote, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Tony Elumelu, and Burna Boy, whose...

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NewsOnly 200 South East Youths Apply for Army Recruitment, Says Nigerian Army

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 17, 2025

…Soludo Tasks Traditional Rulers with Mobilising 10 Youths from Each Community to Join the Army The Nigerian Army has raised the alarm over the poor turnout of youths from the South East in its ongoing recruitment exercise, revealing that only 200 youths from the entire region have so far registered. Brigadier General Chima Ekeator, who leads the Army’s recruitment sensitisation team in Anambra State, shared the concern during a meeting with community leaders and youth...

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Armed Forces Kill Terrorist Leader, Bello Kaura

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaArmed Forces Kill Terrorist Leader, Bello Kaura

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 17, 2025

…Bomb Insurgent Strongholds in Sambisa The Nigerian Armed Forces have intensified their operations against terrorists across the country, killing scores of insurgents, including a notorious kingpin, and destroying key insurgent strongholds in multiple coordinated strikes. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday said troops of Operation Fasan Yamma neutralised a dreaded terrorist leader, Bello Kaura, in a precision airstrike between April 10 and 16, 2025. Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, who disclosed this...

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FG Declares Public Holidays for Easter Celebrations

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG Declares Public Holidays for Easter Celebrations

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 16, 2025

The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially declared Friday, 18th April, and Monday, 21st April, 2025, as public holidays to mark the upcoming Easter celebrations. This announcement, made via a press statement issued on Tuesday, allows citizens a four-day break encompassing the Good Friday and Easter Monday observances. The press statement, signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani, relayed the government’s decision. It quoted the Minister of Interior, Dr....

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Plateau Governor Announces New Security Measures After Deadly Attacks

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPlateau Governor Announces New Security Measures After Deadly Attacks

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 16, 2025

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has addressed the people of the state following deadly attacks in the Zikwe Village of Bassa Local Government Area and Bokkos, which have claimed over 50 lives in the past one week. In a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, 16 April, Mutfwang condemned the brutal attacks, describing them as “calculated, persistent, and painful,” but assured residents that Plateau remains “unbroken.” Mutfwang commended the swift response of emergency responders and security agencies,...

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Reps Invites Rivers State Sole Administrator for Interactive Session

NewsNigeriaPoliticsReps Invites Rivers State Sole Administrator for Interactive Session

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 16, 2025

The House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight has officially invited Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, to appear before it for an interactive session. The session will occur on Thursday, 17 April 2025, at 4:00 P.M. at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The invitation follows the Committee’s inaugural meeting on Wednesday, 16 April 2025, after the formal inauguration of the Committee by the Speaker of the...

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Social Media Is a Terrorist Group — Sultan of Sokoto

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSocial Media Is a Terrorist Group — Sultan of Sokoto

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 16, 2025

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has likened social media to a terrorist organisation, urging Nigerian security agencies to treat it as such. Speaking at a closed-door meeting of Northern traditional rulers in Maiduguri, the monarch claimed social media platforms spread harmful falsehoods and must be “dealt with” by authorities. “Somebody can sit in their home and formulate stories, and you will consider that it is true,” he said. “Social media is a...

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Barau: Tinubu Has Done Well on Security, Deserves Our Support

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBarau: Tinubu Has Done Well on Security, Deserves Our Support

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 15, 2025

Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has praised President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian military for what he described as major improvements in Nigeria’s security and economy. In a statement released by his media aide, Ismail Mudashir, Barau said the President’s efforts in his first two years have already started laying the groundwork for national progress. He pointed to military successes in the North-West and reduced kidnappings along the once-dangerous Abuja–Kaduna highway. “For instance, hundreds...

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Inflation Hits 24.23% in March as Food Prices Continue to Bite Harder

EconomyNewsNigeriaInflation Hits 24.23% in March as Food Prices Continue to Bite Harder

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 15, 2025

Nigeria’s cost of living crisis worsened in March 2025, as headline inflation rose to 24.23 per cent, up from 23.18 per cent recorded in February. The latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday showed a 1.05 percentage point increase, continuing the steady rise in the prices of goods and services across the country. On a month-on-month basis, inflation surged by 3.90 per cent in March, significantly higher than the 2.04...

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