Nnamdi Kanu Transferred to Sokoto Prison to Serve Life Sentence

…Family and Supporters Protest Judgment The Department of State Services (DSS) has relocated Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from its Abuja facility to a correctional centre in Sokoto State. The move comes a day after his conviction and sentencing for terrorism. Kanu’s legal consultant, Aloy Ejimakor, announced the transfer in a social media post, saying: “MAZI NNAMDI KANU has just been moved from DSS Abuja to the correctional facility...

Over 200 Pupils, Teachers Abducted in Niger State Catholic School

Armed bandits have abducted more than 200 pupils and teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. The attack took place in the early hours of Friday morning, between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m., according to statements from local authorities and church officials. The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) initially reported that “227 persons, including teachers and students,” had been abducted in...

Grant IPOB Leader Pardon, Stop Parties From Appealing, APGA Founder Tells Tinubu

Founder and first national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chekwas Okorie has asked President Bola Tinubu to take immediate steps to invoke his special presidential dispensation to halt Nnamdi Kanu’s highly incendiary matter and grant him pardon without allowing the parties to proceed with appeals at the appellate and apex courts. Recall that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was on Thursday, sentenced to life imprisonment by...

IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu Convicted of Terrorism, Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

A Federal High Court has found Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), guilty on all seven terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government. Justice James Omotosho, who delivered the verdict on Thursday, ruled that the prosecution had “successfully established every allegation” against Kanu. Justice Omotosho pointed out that Kanu offered no credible defence and “deliberately refused” to challenge the prosecution’s evidence.  He described him as “a person who...

Court Convicts Nnamdi Kanu On Terrorism Offenses

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has been found guilty of terrorism offenses by the Federal High Court in Abuja after 10 years of legal battle between Nnamdi Kanu and the Nigerian government. Justice James Omotosho, while announcing Kanu’s conviction in a lengthy judgment delivered on Thursday, said: “It is clear from the evidence that the defendant committed a terrorism act. “The defendant is convicted in respect of court one.”...

Kebbi LGA Chairman Publishes Names of Kidnapped Schoolgirls

The chairman of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Hussaini Aliyu, has publicly released the names of 25 schoolgirls abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, following a brutal dawn raid by bandits. According to the list, the students are identified by class: Senior Secondary School (SSS) 2A/2B, SSS 3A/B, Junior Secondary School (JSS) 3A, and JSS 2. Below is a list of the abducted girls: JSS 2: Khadija Nazifi, Hauwa’u Iliyasu,...

Trial of Ansaru Terror Suspects Adjourned to January 2026

The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the start of the trial for two alleged leaders of the Ansaru terrorist group, Mahmud Usman and Abubakar Abba, until 15 January 2026. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the adjournment after defence counsel B. I. Bakum asked for more time to be formally served with the charges and to study the proof of evidence, which remains with the Department of State Services (DSS), where the suspects are currently...

Bandits Kill 3; Abduct Pastor, Several Worshippers in Kwara Church Attack

A violent attack by suspected bandits on a branch of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eruku town, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, has left at least three worshippers dead and several others abducted, including the pastor. The incident occurred on the evening of Tuesday, November 18, 2025. According to multiple reports, approximately 10 suspected terrorists stormed the CAC Oke Isegun church around 6:30 p.m., just as congregants were gathered for an evening service....

Lawyer in Kaduna Arraigned in Court For False Information

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Directorate, has arraigned a lawyer, Steve Adamu, before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna, on a one-count charge of false information peddling. The defendant had petitioned the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, alleging that his landlord had no visible means of livelihood, yet continually acquired costly automobiles and developed landed properties throughout the town. However, investigations by the Commission...

COAS Orders Relentless Hunt for Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu, has issued a forceful directive to troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA, insisting they “leave no stone unturned” in the ongoing search-and-rescue mission for the students abducted from a girls’ secondary school in Kebbi State. Shaibu made the call during a visit to Maga, where the students were kidnapped from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in the Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area. The raid, which took place on...

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