The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has rejected the federal government’s request for the resumption of his trial. It will be recalled that on 24 September 2024, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court recused herself from the case following an oral application by Kanu. She had stated, “I hereby recuse myself and remit the case file back to the chief judge” after Kanu directly expressed his lack of...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has told the All Progressives Congress (APC) to apologise formally to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi and Nigerians over inflammatory remarks made by the party a few days ago It will be recalled that Obi had a few days called the attention of President Bola Tinubu to the hardship in the country, where he stated that Nigerians deserve better life....

Residents of 25 villages in Tsafe West, Zamfara State, are grappling with insecurity and economic despair as armed bandits, led by a notorious kingpin identified as Danisuhu, imposed a crippling levy of ₦172.7 million on the communities. According to intelligence gathered by counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama, the levies include financial demands ranging from ₦2.5 million to ₦20 million per village and in-kind contributions such as bags of soybeans. Villages like Kunchin Kalgo, which was levied...