NANS backs NLC, NUT protests demanding rescue of abducted students

The National Association of Nigerian Students has reaffirmed its commitment to the rescue of abducted students and teachers across the country, declaring support for advocacy efforts by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Nigeria Union of Teachers aimed at securing their safe return. NANS President, Akinteye Babatunde, stated this in a statement issued on Thursday […]

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Obi defends Pastor Adeboye, warns against ethnic division

Mr Peter Obi, NDC Presidential Candidate The National Democratic Congress flagbearer, Peter Obi, has warned Nigerian youths against ethnic and religious divisions, urging them not to be used to promote narratives that undermine national unity. Obi stated this in a post on his X account on Thursday, amid a wave of social media attacks targeting […]

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I will name politicians behind Oyo students’ abduction if… — Sunday Igboho

Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has threatened to release the names of politicians behind the abduction of students in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The activist said this while speaking to the new executive members of the National Association of Nigerian Students led by Akinteye Bàbàtunde at […]

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University don Awoniyi recommends ways to tackle corruption, moral decay in Nigeria

A university don, Prof Sunday Awoniyi, has decried the havoc that corruption and moral decay are causing in Nigeria, as he recommended the ways out. He noted, sadly, that any society that rewards corruption would continually suffer setbacks. Among others, he proposed the reintegration of African ethical values to promote morality, responsibility, justice, and selflessness […]

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Owo Church Attack: Court sentences four terrorists to death, acquits one

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four persons to death by hanging for their roles in the June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, which claimed the lives of at least 41 worshippers and left more than 100 others injured. Delivering judgment, Justice Emeka Nwite held that the prosecution, […]

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Gunmen kidnap Adelabu’s sister, twin sons in Ibadan

Adelabu By John Dike, Osogbo Tension gripped residents of Ibadan on Wednesday following the abduction of Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, younger sister of former Minister of Power and leading governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, alongside her 12-year-old twin sons. The victims were reportedly kidnapped by […]

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INEC, SSS probe alleged unauthorised access by Wike’s aide to voter database

INEC and Lere Olayinka Lere Olayinka, the spokesperson for the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, had on Saturday shared screenshots of Nollywood actor Emeka Ike’s voter details on social media, raising concerns as to how he got access to the commission’s data. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and State Security Service (SSS) have launched separate […]

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US lawmaker urges fairness in Nnamdi Kanu’s case

IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu A resolution urging the Nigerian government to uphold constitutional and international human rights standards in the legal proceedings involving the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been introduced in the US House of Representatives. H.Res. 1321, titled “Calling on the Government of Nigeria to ensure that […]

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Oyo abduction: Parents reject govt’s rice, money, demand children’s return — Monarch

Traditional ruler of Yawota in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Baale Emmanuel Alade,  Credit: News Central The traditional ruler of Yawota in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Baale Emmanuel Alade, has revealed that parents of schoolchildren abducted by gunmen rejected relief materials and cash brought by government officials, insisting instead on […]

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INEC probes leak of voter data, traces user account

The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced an investigation into allegations of unauthorised access to its Continuous Voter Registration database following the publication of information relating to a candidate in a recent political party primary election in the Federal Capital Territory. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information […]

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