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…Claims they target Christian communities most A human rights organisation, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has alleged that terror groups, numbering over 22, are presently in Nigeria, destroying and threatening the peace of the nation. Intersociety further alleged that the terror groups, which consist mainly of foreign Islamic bandits, aim to wipe out Christians …

President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine would reject any Russian proposal to give up the Donbas region in exchange for a ceasefire, warning it could be used as a springboard for future attacks. Zelensky was speaking ahead of a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Trump has said any peace deal …

The Nigerian Correctional Service has revealed a troubling mental health crisis within its custodial centres, disclosing that 8,246 inmates are currently suffering from mental illness. This figure was made public during the third public hearing of the Independent Investigative Panel on Alleged Corruption, Abuse of Power, Torture, and Other Inhumane Treatment by the NCoS, held in Abuja, on Tuesday. The …

With no goals scored, no points earned in their first two matches, and a final group fixture against Congo now reduced to a mere formality, the Eagles have crashed out of the tournament in embarrassing fashion Sudan recorded a historic 4-0 victory over Nigeria on Tuesday in their second group game at the African Nations Championship (CHAN). This is their biggest-ever win …

Mr Tambuwal, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives and two-term Sokoto State governor, was detained and interrogated by detectives when he visited the EFCC headquarters in Abuja at about 11 a.m. on Monday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, a day after detaining him over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals …

By Eben Enasco Citizens in Edo State are facing a resurgence of severe land grabbing crisis where owners of valuable land property are being harassed, extorted and physically attacked by some individuals and groups, in the guise of proscribed Community Development Authority, CDA. Such illegal acts by these CDAs have left many citizens displaced and uncertain about their future. Civil …

By Idahosa Musa Etsako Consciousness (EC), a socio-cultural group in Edo State has questioned the appointment of Prof. Victor Adetimirin Olawale as Vice Chancellor of Edo State University Iyamho, alleging injustice against a fellow Prof. from Etsako, Ganiyu Oboh, who reportedly topped the screening exercise. Professor Ganiyu Oboh is said to be a native of South Ibie in Etsako West …

By Idahosa Musa A thirty-year-old Edo man, Michael Mate, has called on the Nigeria National Assembly to move the motion to add the face of the foremost Nigerian nationalist, late Chief Anthony Enahoro, on the nation’s currency. He made the call while carrying out a solo protest in Benin, the Edo State capital on Monday Mr. Mate said that the …

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Agribusiness and Productivity Enhancement, Dr Kingsley Uzoma, has said that Nigeria witnessed a significant increase in cocoa exports in the last quarter of 2024. This comes as stakeholders in Nigeria’s cocoa industry pledged to accelerate efforts to meet the European Union’s December 2025 deadline for compliance with its deforestation-free regulation (EUDR), in …

A former lawmaker in Lagos State, Jude Idimogu, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to grant clemency to the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Mr Kanu, who is facing terrorism charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja, has been in detention since he was repatriated to Nigeria from Kenya in June 2021 …