The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has dismissed claims by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, that over 13,000 terrorists have been killed and 17,000 arrested since President Bola Tinubu assumed office. In a statement on Saturday, HURIWA said the government’s “propaganda” is no longer credible, citing the continued presence of armed Islamic and Fulani terrorists in states including Niger, Kwara, Borno, and Kebbi. “Given widespread access to information, Nigerians can no longer be persuaded by half-truths or unverifiable statistics,” HURIWA said. The rights group stressed that the only way to convince citizens of success…
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A high-profile forgery and property fraud case took a dramatic turn on Thursday as the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice minister Lateef Fagbemi assumed full control of the prosecution of Miss Uzoamaka Onukwubiri, Managing Director of Sow Real Estate Nigeria Ltd. Onukwubiri, accused of orchestrating a scheme involving forged documents and the unlawful acquisition of property, was arraigned before Justice Musa Liman of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on a nine-count charge. She pleaded not guilty. Despite efforts by her legal team to secure bail, Justice Liman ordered that the 42-year-old developer be remanded in Suleja Correctional…
The Niger Delta’s riches are so vast that they exceed the entire 250-year economic output of the United States by a factor of 18, former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has declared. Adebayo delivered the startling assessment in Abuja during the unveiling of the book The Hidden Treasure of the Niger Delta, describing the region as “a paradise where poverty should be impossible.” He observed that a fraction of what is available in the Delta could match everything America has achieved in over 250 years hence poverty should be impossible in that paradise. “Consider this:…
***Mass Graves Everywhere’ Plateau Bishop Cries Out ***Want international community to act immediately ***Muslim Cleric: ‘Kidnappers Strike as Checkpoints Vanish’ A one-day peace summit in Abuja on Friday became a searing rebuke of Nigeria’s political leadership, as Senator Shehu Sani and prominent Muslim and Christian clerics warned that the nation is bleeding, vulnerable, and locked in a relentless cycle of killings and kidnappings. Sani, the convener of the summit, launched into a fierce takedown of the ruling elite, accusing them of neglecting citizens, stifling the truth, and running a military “flush with hotels and event centres but starved of weapons.”…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja The Kogi State Scholarship Board (KSSB) says it has submitted 23,828 valid applications for the 2025 Students Bursary Award to the state-appointed consultant, Fast Mita Nigeria, for verification. Mr Afolabi Joseph‑Raji, Executive Chairman of KSSB, who disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Lokoja, said the data were presented to the state appointed independent Consultant, Fast Mita Nigeria, for verification. The Executive Chairman noted that the board received a total of 42,743 applications through its Bursary Management Portal at the end of the online registration exercise, out of which 23,828 were validly…
***Marks New Milestone in Tech Leadership Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Stanley Olajide has taken a significant leap in his digital policy career, as the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) admitted him into its prestigious College of Fellows—an honour reserved for trailblazers shaping the nation’s technology future. The induction took place at the 2025 Nigeria Information Technology Merit Award (NITMA) ceremony on Tuesday at the MUSON Centre, Lagos. The event, attended by innovators, government officials, tech executives and global ICT partners, celebrated personalities at the forefront of Nigeria’s digital progress. For the lawmaker representing Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West Federal Constituency, the fellowship signals a…
***Whisked Away in Two Trucks Armed men suspected to be bandits invaded a missionary school in Papiri Ward, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State in the early hours of Friday, abducting more than 100 students. The attackers stormed St. Mary Primary and Secondary School at about 3:00 a.m., according to community sources. The school, which has operated for over 50 years and runs both day and boarding systems, is renowned for providing quality education across the Borgu Kingdom. A source in Papiri said the gunmen, heavily armed, first cordoned off the entire area before forcing their way into the…
***Over 50 Killed in Fresh Onslaughts By Ben Adaji, Jalingo The Catholic Diocese of Wukari has issued a desperate SOS to the Federal Government as waves of deadly attacks by suspected herdsmen continue to ravage farming communities in Southern Taraba, leaving more than 50 people dead in just weeks and entire villages wiped out. The alarm was raised in a strongly worded statement released Wednesday night after a three-day workshop on pastoral care for traumatized IDPs. The document—jointly signed by senior diocesan officials, Very Rev. Fr (Prof) Anthony Bature, Very Rev. Fr Simon Akuraga, and Rev. Fr Moses Angyian—paints a…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), chaired by Accountant General of the Federation Shamsudeen B. Ogunjimi, has distributed a total of N2.094 trillion to the three tiers of government for October 2025 from a gross revenue of N2.934 trillion. Director of Information and Public Relations, Mohammed Manga in a statement indicated that under the allocation, the Federal Government received N758.405 billion, States N689.120 billion, and Local Government Councils N505.803 billion. The Oil Producing States received N141.395 billion as derivation (13% of mineral revenue). Explaining further the Statement indicated that N115.278 billion went to cost of collection, while N724.603 billion was…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has been urged to as a matter of urgency, restore 11 suppressed State Constituencies and revert to that 1991, 1992 structure of the state assembly before the next election. The call is contained in a letter addressed to the Chairman of INEC, by a group of Concerned Citizens, routed through the Kogi State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) and submitted at the Commission’s office in Lokoja on Thursday in Lokoja. The letter Number AY/LN/51/25 signed by A.O. Jonathan Esq., was written on behalf of the group and submitted by a Kogi-based…