13 Passengers Kidnapped from Benue Links Transport Company Regain Freedom

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria13 Passengers Kidnapped from Benue Links Transport Company Regain Freedom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 1, 2025

Some 13 passengers of Benue Links Transport Company who were abducted at Eke in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State have regained their freedom after spending seven days in captivity. They were rescued in a joint operation led by the police and local vigilantes. Recall that the vehicle, with registration number 14B-143BN, was hijacked at about 6:30 p.m. on June 22, 2025while returning to Makurdi with passengers from Abeokuta, Ogun State. The passengers were...

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Insecurity: Residents Protest, Set Fire On NDLEA Office In Kwara

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity: Residents Protest, Set Fire On NDLEA Office In Kwara

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 1, 2025

Residents of Lafiagi in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State on Monday protested against what they described as worsening insecurity in their communities, citing repeated incidents of terrorism, kidnapping, and killings. The protesters, mostly youths, expressed frustration over the situation and called for urgent government intervention. The protest turned violent and resulted in the burning of the office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the area following the arrest of...

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NGO Set To Secure Nigeria’s Oil Assets, Transform Youths

NewsNigeriaNGO Set To Secure Nigeria’s Oil Assets, Transform Youths

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 1, 2025

An initiative to empower youths in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria and secure the nation’s oil infrastructure has been launched by Africa’s Hub for Skills and Enterprise Development (AHSED). This is contained in a statement on Monday by the founder and co-founder, Mr. Wisdom Aghoghovwia, and Barry Chukwuemeke. This comes as the AHSED team conducted a campaign in Ogbijo, a major community in Delta State, where pipeline vandalization has had devastating effects on the environment...

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Ebonyi Community Raises Alarm Over Alleged Illegal Chinese Mining Activities

NewsNigeriaEbonyi Community Raises Alarm Over Alleged Illegal Chinese Mining Activities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 1, 2025

The alleged illegal underground mining activities being carried out by a Chinese company in the area Enyim Agalegu Edukwu Opeke community, in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have become a source of concern to the communities. The community in a petition addressed to the Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru alleged that the illegal mining was in connivance with some local collaborators. Mr. Ogbuinya Livinus, the Youth President, alleged in the petition that...

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Governor Soludo’s Broken Promises and Fair-Weather Principles

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsGovernor Soludo’s Broken Promises and Fair-Weather Principles

PilotnewsJune 29, 2025

“Soludo waited for three clear years before he commenced any effort to address insecurity” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The Anambra State Governorship Election in November has now advanced, with politicians pulling out their best strings to entice voters. The election is now only five months away, Niccolo Machiavelli’s “The end justifies the means” makes more sense as contenders jostle for a chance to “serve”, even against their own publicly self-acclaimed ethos. The Governor of Anambra State, Prof....

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Aminu Dantata’s Demise Is Earthshaking Loss, Atiku Mourns 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAminu Dantata’s Demise Is Earthshaking Loss, Atiku Mourns 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 29, 2025

…Urges FG To Immortalise Late Business Icon Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has mourned the passing of Kano State-born billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, saying that his demise is an earthshaking loss to Kano State, the Nigerian business community, and Africa at large. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, said that the late business icon contributed immensely to the national economy and job creation. While reacting to...

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School Principal In Rivers State Tortures Teenage Student With Hot Iron

EducationNewsNigeriaSchool Principal In Rivers State Tortures Teenage Student With Hot Iron

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 29, 2025

The Principal of Christ Ambassadors Mission International School, Eagle Island, Port Harcourt, Mrs Mirabel Wobo, and two others have been arrested by the Police for allegedly torturing the student with a hot iron over an accusation of stealing N30,000. Others arrested in connection with the alleged torture are a teacher and the aunt of the victim, a 14-year-old girl. The teenager, who is currently receiving medical treatment, sustained severe burns. Rivers State Police spokesperson, SP...

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Candidates Abscond From JAMB Mop-up Exams Over intensified security measures

EducationNewsNigeriaCandidates Abscond From JAMB Mop-up Exams Over intensified security measures

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 29, 2025

Due to intensified security measures targeting impersonators and exam cheats, more than 80 percent of the 98,232 candidates eligible for Saturday’s nationwide mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) refused to show up. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), who monitored the exercise at the Technology CBT Centre in NAF Valley Estate, Abuja, said the turnout was alarmingly low, with only about 12 percent of registered candidates showing up across the...

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Tinubu Mourns Dantata, Says His Demise Is Monumental National Loss

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Mourns Dantata, Says His Demise Is Monumental National Loss

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 28, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has described the death of Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, an elder statesman, business mogul, and philanthropist, as a monumental national loss. The President in a condolence message on Saturday signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, noted that Dantata, who passed away at 94 in the early hours of Saturday, was a renowned and accomplished businessman. President Tinubu described Dantata’s death as a monumental national loss because of...

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2,700 Vulnerable Indigents In Bauchi, Jigawa States Receive Free Medical Care

HealthNewsNigeria2,700 Vulnerable Indigents In Bauchi, Jigawa States Receive Free Medical Care

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 27, 2025

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, in collaboration with the Nigerian Medical Association, Bauchi State chapter, has conducted a medical outreach to over 2,700 indigents across Bauchi State and parts of Jigawa State. During the exercise, a Consultant Gynaecologist who is also the Vice Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association, Bauchi State chapter, Dr. Kabiru Mohammed, explained that the intervention was championed by the Coordinating Minister of...

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