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Outspoken activist and Sahara Reporters founder, Omoyele Sowore, has ignited a fresh political storm after declaring that Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, should be arrested and prosecuted under U.S. law if he accompanies President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.Taking to his official X handleContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Sowore Demands U.S. Arrest of Nyesom Wike Over Alleged Money Laundering Ahead of UN General Assembly”

Tension has engulfed Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State after suspected armed herdsmen launched a deadly attack on Achakpa community, killing a Catholic Church minister and several others, sparking angry protests that paralysed traffic on the Makurdi–Abuja highway on Saturday.Enraged residents, numbering in their hundreds, poured onto the streets in the early hours ofContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Protest Erupts in Benue as Armed Herdsmen Kill Catholic Church Minister, Others — Makurdi–Abuja Highway Blocked”

In a dramatic political twist that could reshape Nigeria’s 2027 elections, loyalists of former President Muhammadu Buhari have dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and pledged allegiance to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, throwing their weight behind his emerging coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC).The declaration was made during a high-level meeting onContinueContinue reading “Buhari’s Loyalists Abandon APC, Declare for Atiku in ADC Alliance Ahead of 2027 BattleBy Our Correspondent”

Though the Nigerian Army has yet to officially confirm the development, social media platform Instablog9ja first broke the news on its verified X handle, reporting that a soldier has been sentenced to death by a General Court Martial.According to the report, a General Court Martial sitting at Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Jos, convicted and sentenced PrivateContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Nigerian Soldier Sentenced to Death by Hanging for Brutal Murder of Tricycle Rider in Bauchi”

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Patrick Ojele, who allegedly masterminded a secret marijuana farm in Awka under the guise of being mentally unstable.According to police sources, Ojele had been disguising himself as a mentally challenged individual to avoid suspicion while carefully tending to the hidden cannabis farm for over twoContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Anambra Police Nab Man Running Secret Marijuana Farm While Pretending to Be Mentally Ill”

In a major counter-terrorism breakthrough, troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) North East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have intercepted a massive cache of logistics supplies destined for insurgent networks in the North East.According to a statement by the Theatre Command on Thursday, the decisive operation unfolded on September 16 under the ongoing counter-insurgency campaign,ContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Troops Smash Terrorist Supply Chain, Seize Fertilizer for IEDs, Drugs, Solar Panels in YobeBy: Zagazola Makama”

“Voice of the devil not far from God” — Sokoto Bishop warns former president as 2027 whispers growACCRA, Ghana — Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, on Wednesday praised former President Goodluck Jonathan’s refusal to cling to power in 2015 as a defining act of democratic sacrifice — but he issued a bluntContinueContinue reading “KUKAH TO JONATHAN: “LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY””

By Our Correspondent LAGOS – The tragic fire that engulfed Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial complex on Broad Street, Lagos Island, has claimed more lives, pushing the official death toll to 10. The catastrophe has thrown two major institutions – United Capital Plc and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) – into deep mourning asContinueContinue reading “Afriland Towers Inferno: Death Toll Climbs To 10 As Lagos Mourns Victims Of Devastating Blaze”

By ThisDayLive LAGOS – A dark cloud descended on Lagos Island Tuesday as a raging inferno tore through the iconic Afriland Towers on Broad Street, leaving four senior officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) dead, several others injured, and unanswered questions hanging over one of Nigeria’s busiest commercial hubs.The victims – pillars ofContinueContinue reading “TRAGEDY ON BROAD STREET: Four FIRS Officials Perish in Afriland Towers Inferno as Victims’ Families, Nation Mourn”

An X user, Mahdi Shehu, has sparked a wave of literary and political reflection after drawing a sharp parallel between William Shakespeare’s timeless works and the tragic fate awaiting politicians blinded by greed and ambition.In a thought-provoking post titled “William Shakespeare: From Comedy to Tragedy — Politicians, Beware or You Remain Rare”, Shehu noted thatContinueContinue reading “SHAKESPEAREAN WARNING: From Comedy to Tragedy — Why Nigerian Politicians Must Read Hamlet”