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The Nigerian Army on Wednesday confirmed that it carried out air strikes on some communities in the Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The army explained that its combined ground team and air component conducted a clearance operation in Ntak Ikot Akpan in order to flush…

Angry residents of Umuawom village, Ihodimeze community in Ikeduru council area of Imo State on Wednesday set ablaze a fleeing prisoner, who returned home from the Owerri Correctional Centre which was attacked on Monday. According to the Nation, the fleeing prisoner, whose identity could …

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that no Nigerian deserves to be in the country’s prisons. The IPOB leader based his stance on the treatment received by some groups whom he said get freed and rehabilitated after they are arrested by authorities. Accordi…

...indigenous peoples of the Niger Area and Benue Valley hereby give notice that it is no longer comfortable in the unhappy marriage for the convenience of the Arewa The Middle Belt Forum on Sunday faulted the recent attack on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State by alleged Fulani armed b…

"So, Femi knows what was REALLY going on in this country? ACCESS to persons who were troubling us was not a challenge to him. He was a fraternal member of the shrine of the gods of our hardship, yet FFK posed to be the voice of the masses at sunrise to the elites he had dinner …

...The suspect, in the clips, described the attack on the military and police as “movement.” Mr Raphael Idang, from Cross River State, said he joined IPOB in 2020 and was later recruited into the group security arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). A 31-year-old IPOB member, Raphael Id…

Traditional rulers in Ekiti State under the aegis of Majority Obas of Ekiti Land (MOBEL) has opposed the establishment of ranching proposed by the Federal Government under its National Livestock Programme.  They vowed not to cede any portion of land in their domains for the proposed grazi…

The United States (U.S.) Department of States says there is no verifiable evidence on the reported killings of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, last year. It stated this in a report entitled: ‘2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nigeria.’ But, Brit…

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has reacted to the killing of at least 25 persons in Egedegede community in the Ishielu Local Government Area of the state, saying that despite protecting Fulani herdsmen in the state and South-East region, they still killed people of Ebonyi. Umahi, who…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday has unveiled body-worn cameras for security agents in the state. Mr Sanwo-Olu said during the unveiling ceremony, at Lagos House, Ikeja, ”I am pleased to inaugurate the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement officers in Lagos and this is a g…

The Office of Communications (Ofcom) in the United Kingdom has fined a religious channel, Loveworld, owned by popular Nigerian cleric, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. The station was fined £125,000 (N65.6m) for breaching the country’s broadcasting code by disseminating misinformation on COVID-19…

 Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole on Wednesday officially registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State. Bankole who recently defected to the APC, validated his membership at his ward 10, Iporo – Sodeke unit in Abeokuta South …

A video making the rounds on social media shows the moment a security man fled for his dear life in a stealthy way while a robbery was taking place at an ATM stand. The security man was stationed at the ATM to guard it, but as he was standing, a man with a bag which is believed to conta…