NIGER, NIGERIA — Armed bandits on Wednesday stormed a rice farm in Palaita community in Erena Ward of Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State, abducting around 24 people including pregnant women from their farm. According to local residents, the attack occurred at about 2:00 p.m. while workers were harvesting. The gunmen surrounded them, forced them […]

By Sumaila Ogbaje ALPSPN, NIGERIA– Association of Licensed Private Security Practitioners of Nigeria (ALPSPN) says President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of state of emergency on national security is timely and reflective of the nation’s urgent security realities. Retired Maj.-Gen. Elvis Njoku, Chairman, Interim Caretaker Management Committee of ALPSPN, gave the commendation while briefing newsmen in Abuja. […]

By Sumaila Ogbaje ABUJA, NIGERIA– The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria–D7G (DICON–D7G), has successfully assembled about 1,000 units of the upgraded “DG-103” rifle in two months of start of operations in Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the DG-103 is a locally licensed version of the reliable Russian Kalashnikov AK-103 assault rifle, […]

By Chidimma Okwara BORNO, NIGERIA- Reports of a mass abduction by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) are often a point of concern in Borno State, the epicenter of the insurgency. The incident of 13 female teenage farmers from Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State that were abducted by members of the Islamic […]

The LeadWay NIGERIA- The 14-year jail term for sexual harassment offenders in Nigeria is the maximum penalty prescribed under the recently passed Sexual Harassment of Students (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2025. The Senate recently passed a bill, which gives provision for for 14 years imprisonment for sexual harassment offenders and stiffer penalties for institutions that […]

By Chidimma Okwara NIGERIA- Professor of Theology and Social Ethics, Prof Yusufu Turaki, has urged President Bola Tinubu to have a crystal clear understanding that the challenge before him is to stop the mass killings, mass invasions and occupations of the ancestral lands of vulnerable communities across the Northern states, stressing that this is a […]

By Nancy Okojie ABUJA,  NIGERA- The imprisonment of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has reached a critical phase, with his legal team and the organization immediately considering their options following a recent ruling. On Thursday, November 20, 2025, the Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice […]

By Taiye Agbaje ABUJA, NIGERIA- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, convicted Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on all seven counts of terrorism offences. The judge, Justice James Omotosho, held that the evidence of the prosecution was uncontroverted, Kanu, having failed to open his defence. The judge […]

By Samuel Okechukwu ABUJA, NIGERIA- Reports that a Nigerian Navy officer, Lt. Ahmed Yerima, who had a face-off with the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, was almost assassinated have been dismissed by the police. The development comes after online media platforms and social media reports claimed that Yerima was followed by unidentified men dressed […]

By Chidimma Okwara Bishop David Oyedepo, the Chancellor of Covenant University and President of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, has issued a powerful challenge to Nigerian youths, urging them to “take full responsibility for their lives” in order to secure a great future. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun State, the prominent […]