Court Remands Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Brother Over Abuja Protest

A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Kuje, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has remanded Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, legal counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), along with Prince Emmanuel Kanu (also known as “Fineboy”), the younger brother of Kanu, and ten others in Kuje Prison. The remand followed their arrest in connection with the “#FreeNnamdiKanu” protest held in Abuja on Monday. According to the charge, filed in the court, the defendants are accused of “inciting disturbance, and...

Nigeria Deports192 Foreigners Convicted For Cyber-Terrorism, Others

Security agencies comprising, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has deported the remaining 51 foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for various offenses including cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and related financial crimes in Lagos. The first batch of 42 convicts comprising Chinese and Filipino nationals which began on Friday, August 15, 2025, followed the conviction of the offenders by the Federal High...

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

…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...

Police Disperse #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest in Abuja

…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...

Enugu Police Arrest Thief Disguised as NYSC Member

The Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has reaffirmed the Enugu State Police Command’s commitment to combating crime within the state and its environs. CP Giwa states that there will be no hiding place in the state for hoodlums as his men are determined to burst their camouflage and keep Enugu safe. In a press release signed by SP Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer revealed that Operatives attached to Highway Patrol arrested a...

Maryam Sanda Walks Free as Tinubu Grants Pardon to 175 Nigerians

The former death-row inmate was convicted in 2020 for killing her husband, Bilyamin Bello. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted pardons, commuted sentences, and reduced jail terms for a total of 175 convicts and former convicts, including high-profile figures, capital offenders, and dozens of illegal miners. The announcement was made on 9 October via a State House press release, with details of the beneficiaries of the pardon published on 11 October. The sweeping exercise of...

Suspects Arrested Over Death of Arise TV Anchor in Abuja

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has apprehended 12 suspects in connection with the armed robbery that claimed the life of Somtochukwu “Sommie” Christella Maduagwu, a news anchor and producer with Arise Television, alongside a security guard. According to a police statement, the suspects have confessed to their roles in the crime. The Incident On 29 September 2025, around 3:30 a.m., about fifteen armed men invaded Unique Apartments, a 16-flat building in the Katampe (Gishiri) area...

CAN Presses FG Over Rising Attacks on Christians Amidst Claims of Genocide

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has issued an appeal to the federal government and security agencies to take “urgent, transparent, and equitable action” to protect Christian communities suffering attacks, loss of life, and destruction of places of worship, especially in the North. In a statement released on 8 October 2025 and signed by Archbishop Daniel Okoh, CAN said that many Christian communities “in parts of Nigeria, especially in the North, have suffered severe attacks,...

Senate Summons Security Chiefs Over Insecurity, Killings In Kwara

…Seeks Creation Of  Military Base In Affected Local Government The Senate on Wednesday moved to summon defence service chiefs, lamenting over the spate of insecurity and wanton killings in parts of the country, with the latest dastardly incidents in Kwara South. The members of the Red Chamber of the National Assembly demanded that the Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Olufemi Oluyede, and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, brief...

Bandits Abducts Imam, Serving Councillors In Zamfara

Bandits have abducted Imam and two serving councillors with Maradun LGA in Zamfara State during an attack in Tsauni community in Gusau, the state capital. Hon. Sanusi Gama Giwa, Chairman of Maradun LGA, who disclosed this in a statement he personally signed, said the councillors, who represent Gidan Goga and Tsibiri wards in Maradun Local Government Area, were reportedly seized around 8:05 pm on Wednesday, near a police outpost, shortly after performing the Maghrib prayers....

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