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Mass Kidnapping in Katsina: Bandits Kill Two Leaders, Seize Many Residents

NewsDeskNgNov 6, 2025November 6, 20250

Tragedy struck again in Katsina State as bandits, on Tuesday night, invaded Doguwar Šorawa, a community barely two kilometres from Guga in Bakori Local Government Area of the state, killing two elderly community leaders and abducting several residents. The latest assault, which residents described as “gruesome and heartbreaking,” adds to...

The Legislative Blitz: Senator Ned Nwoko’s Transformative Two Years

NewsDeskNgNov 5, 2025November 5, 20250

By Sunny Attah In a legislative landscape often criticized for inertia, Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, has distinguished himself not just by his presence, but by an unprecedented legislative volume in his first two years. His sponsorship of a staggering list of 34 transformative Bills—a “legislative blitz”—is...

Sowore Evades Arraignment, As Court Shifts Trial To December 2

NewsDeskNgNov 5, 2025November 5, 20250

Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday failed to appear before a federal high court where he is facing trial for alleged defamation. Sowore is being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) alongside “X” Meta Corp (Facebook) for...

Three Killed As Violence Erupts After Death Of A Fulani Herder in Benue Village

NewsDeskNgNov 5, 2025November 5, 20250

Details have emerged on how violence erupted in Anwule village in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, after a Fulani herder was murdered by some suspected locals late August. The herders, in what appeared to be a reprisal recently launched a counter-attack on the villagers, killing three villagers with...

Before Lecturing Nigeria, America Should Save Its Own Churches

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2025November 4, 20250

By Tayo Mabeweje As Washington amplifies its criticism of Nigeria over alleged persecution of Christians, it is imperative for the United States to look inward before pointing fingers outward. While Donald Trump and his supporters posture as defenders of the Christian faith abroad, evidence within their own borders reveals a...

Tinubu Commands End to Nationwide Doctors’ Strikes

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2025November 4, 20250

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to take urgent steps to end the ongoing strike by members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and ensure their immediate return to duty. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Salako, announced...

NUPRC’s Gbenga Komolafe Makes List of Continental Experts to Speak at Pan-African Parliament 2025 Session

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2025November 4, 20250

Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has been listed among leading continental experts invited to address the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in November 2025. The invitation — extended to Komolafe in his capacity as both NUPRC Chief Executive and interim...

Wike Tears Into Embattled PDP Chairman Damagum

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2025November 4, 20250

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday took a swipe at the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Umar Damagum. Wike described him as a “tax collector” who lacked the discipline and integrity to lead the opposition party. Speaking on a Television programme...

President Donald Trump of US has said it all – A respond to the CPC Against Nigeria

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2025November 4, 20250

A Headline on the Punch Newspaper on Monday, the 3rd of November, 2025 “CPC blacklist: 12 Nigerian governors, other officials may face US sanctions” has really captured my attention. On Friday, Trump, in a post on Truth, lamented that thousands of Christians were being killed in Nigeria and asked Congressman...

Wanted: Sowore on the Run After Police Allege Plan to Disrupt Lagos Peace

NewsDeskNgNov 3, 2025November 3, 20250

The Police command in Lagos State has declared activist, Mr Omoyele Sowore, wanted for allegedly planning to incite public disorder and obstruct major roads in the state. Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, disclosed this to journalists on Monday at the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge. He said...