Hotel, Mortuary Belonging To Suspected Organ Harvester Demolished In Imo

The Jessy Best Hotel and Ugwudi Cottage Hospital mortuary services, all situated on the Owerri-Aba Road in the Ngor Okpala local government area have been demolished. The demolition of the two expensive houses, a bungalow and duplex with large compounds and a smaller apartment in Ngor Community in the Council area was carried out by the Imo State Government, in conjunction with the State Police Command. Before the demolition, unclaimed corpses were evacuated from the...

Kano Govt Bans Independent Hisbah Fisabilillahi

The Independent Hisbah Fisabilillahi, established as a voluntary security outfit under the Ganduje Foundation by the former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has been described as illegal and a potential threat to public order. The Kano State Government issued an Executive Order banning the group, signed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Abdullahi-Waiyya, while confirming the development on Friday, stated that the order was in exercise of...

Passing Of  Bayelsa Deputy Governor — A  Devastating, Inexplicable Loss

…Bayelsa and Nigeria have lost a gem, Gov Abiodun Mourns  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) confirmed the death of Ewhrudjakpo, who is a member of the party. In a statement on Thursday night, the national spokesperson for the PDP, Ini Ememobong, described the death of the deputy governor as “devastating and an inexplicable loss.” “This devastating news has left the National Working Committee led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, and indeed the entire membership of...

Court Remands Former Minister Chris Ngige in Kuje Prison Over Fraud

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Dr. Chris Ngige, the former Minister of Labour and Productivity, in Kuje Prison pending the hearing of his bail application. Ngige was arraigned on Friday before Justice Maryam Hassan on an eight-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The charges centre on alleged abuse of office, contract fraud and receiving unlawful gifts while supervising the Nigeria Social...

Reps Push 6-Year Single Tenure for CBN Governor

A bill proposing a single, non-renewable six-year term for the Governor and Deputy Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has passed its second reading in the House of Representatives. Under the current CBN Act 2007, the governor and deputy governors serve a renewable five-year term. The new bill seeks to replace this with a single tenure to reduce political interference and promote continuity in monetary policy. The bill is sponsored by Jesse Okey-Joe...

Benue Killings: US Congressman Rejects Climate Change Claims, Cites Religious Motive

United States Congressman, Riley Moore, has dismissed claims that climate change is responsible for the violence often described as farmers–herders clashes in Nigeria. He insisted that Christians in Benue State are being deliberately targeted by Fulani and Islamic extremists. Moore, who spoke during an interview with Fox News, recently led a U.S. delegation to Benue State on a fact-finding mission on the persecution of Christians. The trip, authorised by U.S. President Donald Trump, included five...

Dangote Refinery Slashes Petrol Price to ₦699 per Litre, Market Responds

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has again cut the price of petrol at its gantry, lowering the ex-depot rate from ₦828 to ₦699 per litre. The reduction took effect on 11 December 2025. This is the refinery’s 20th price adjustment this year as it continues to respond to market dynamics. The refinery’s petrol benchmark was reduced by ₦129 per litre, a decrease of about 15.58 per cent. The reduction follows remarks by Aliko Dangote, Chairman of...

Supreme Court Nullifies Tinubu’s Commutation of Maryam Sanda’s Death Sentence

The Supreme Court has overturned President Bola Tinubu’s decision to commute the death sentence of Maryam Sanda, ruling that the President acted outside his constitutional powers by intervening while her appeal was still pending before the courts. In a judgment delivered on Friday, the apex court, in a split decision of four to one, restored the death sentence earlier imposed on Sanda by an Abuja High Court and affirmed by the Court of Appeal. Sanda...

Activist Demands Justice For Nine Yola Women Allegedly Murdered By Soldiers 

Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has condemned in strong terms the recent killing of nine protesting women in Yola, Adamawa State, by military operatives and demanded justice for the victims. Soldiers had allegedly opened fire on protesting women in the Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Monday. Also, 51 others were said to have been hospitalised where most of them are still receiving treatment...

US Seizes Nigerian-Owned Supertanker Over Piracy Activities

The joint operations of the United States Coast Guard and the US Navy have seized a Nigerian-owned supertanker, Skipper, following allegations linking the vessel to crude oil theft, piracy activities, and other cross-border crimes. Aside from suspicion of stolen crude, investigators are probing the tanker’s alleged role in transporting hard drugs and its possible ties to a network reportedly financed by Iranian-linked and other Islamist-backed money-laundering groups. The 20-year-old vessel, Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC)...

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