The Kwara State Government has confirmed the release of the 38 worshippers who were abducted last Tuesday during a violent attack at the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in Ekiti Local Government Area. The attack, which left three people dead, sparked widespread concern and intensified security operations across the region. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq announced the…
In a deeply troubling interview, Franc Utoo — a native of Yelewata and former Special Assistant to the ex-Governor of Benue State — claimed that one of the suspected Fulani gunmen behind the brutal massacre of over 200 people in Yelewata was actually an active officer in the Nigerian Army. According to Utoo, this discovery…
In compliance with a recent Federal High Court judgment in Abuja, Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has transferred Nnamdi Kanu, the convicted leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), to the Nigerian Custodial Centre in Sokoto. The move comes in the wake of his conviction and sentencing for terrorism. Justice James Omotosho…
Fear and tension have engulfed the Rukubi community in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State after gunmen invaded Peter’s Foundation Secondary School and abducted several pupils. The attack occurred while students were still in the school premises, causing widespread panic. Witnesses reported that the armed men stormed the compound abruptly, seizing a number of…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu to life in prison on terrorism charges, found him guilty on seven counts, handing down a concurrent sentence structure. Justice Omotosho sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment for Counts 1, 4, 5, and 6, declining the death penalty despite the…
The town of Eruku, located along the boundary of Ekiti Local Government Area, has been thrown into mourning after suspected bandits launched yet another deadly attack on Tuesday evening, leaving two people dead and several others feared abducted. The assailants reportedly targeted the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun parish, and surrounding areas on the outskirts…
Panic has swept through the Zuru Emirate in Kebbi State following a deadly attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area. Armed bandits stormed the school late at night, killing the Vice Principal and abducting an unspecified number of students. The slain Vice Principal, Malam Hassan Yakubu Makuku,…
U.S. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is drawing attention to what she describes as a persistent and deeply rooted funding gap faced by Black women in American politics. Speaking on the structural challenges confronting candidates of color, Crockett said that Black women consistently receive less financial support than their counterparts. “We never get the money our counterparts…
