A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has restrained the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, from entertaining or processing any correspondence from the state House of Assembly concerning the planned impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu. The order, issued on Thursday by the High Court in Oyibo Local Government Area, emanated from two ex parte applications separately filed by the embattled governor and his deputy in suits marked OYHC/7/CS/2026 and OYHC/6/CS/2026. In his ruling, Justice F. A. Fiberesima granted interim injunctions restraining the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, and 32 other lawmakers…
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Plateau State has been thrown into mourning following the death of Imam Abubakar Abdullahi, the revered Chief Imam of Yelwa, Gindin Akwati, in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. Imam Abdullahi shot to national and global recognition in June 2018 when gunmen launched coordinated attacks on settlements in Barkin Ladi. At the height of the chaos, the cleric flung open both his mosque and residence, offering refuge to scores of fleeing Christians. His defiance — which reportedly prevented nearly 300 residents from being killed — drew applause across religious and political divides, as he stood firm despite threats to his own…
Fresh violence has erupted in Turan District of Kwande Local Government Area, Benue State, where two farmers were killed and scores of residents displaced following an attack by suspected armed herders. The raid, which occurred on Wednesday, reportedly began in Imande Avu—also called Imande Avur—and spread to neighbouring Abande and Mbaikyor communities. Victims were identified as Elder Abur Alam and his son, Ikyaabashi, said to have been working on their farmland when they were ambushed by the attackers. Locals blamed the killings on suspected Fulani militants, describing the invasion as another unprovoked assault that has plunged the district into fear…
A woman in Delta State has confessed to killing her husband and inflicting life-threatening injuries on two other women during a violent outburst. The suspect, currently detained by the police, made the admission in a video shared on Friday by the spokesperson of the Delta State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe. Speaking in Pidgin English, the woman said anger drove her to repeatedly hack her husband. “Na anger make me kill my husband with machete. I machete am five times,” she said, adding that she now fears for the fate of her children. “I feel very bad. I don’t know…
Police in Edo State have arrested a 19-year-old motorist, identified as Nsikak Okon, after a wild chase that left three officers injured and several vehicles damaged. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Friday via his official X handle, while reacting to a viral video of the suspect being restrained by security operatives. The video, first shared on Thursday by an X user with the handle @ChuksEricE, showed the teenager being dragged out of a Mercedes-Benz he allegedly used to ram into vehicles and pedestrians while fleeing from law enforcement agents in Benin City. Hundeyin,…
Tension rippled through Odo-Kekere in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Thursday evening when a section of a public school building suddenly caved in. The partial collapse, which occurred shortly after school hours, has been widely described by residents as a narrow escape from disaster. Witnesses said a portion of the structure gave way with a deafening crack, sending clouds of dust into the air and drawing neighbours to the scene. Operatives of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency were deployed immediately, cordoning off the premises and commencing safety checks.…
The Biafra Republic Government in Exile has removed Simon Ekpa as its Prime Minister and appointed Ogechukwu Nkere as his replacement, a statement issued on Thursday confirmed. According to the announcement, Nkere was unanimously chosen by members of the BRGIE cabinet on January 14, 2026, following Ekpa’s continued detention in Finland. “Ogechukwu Nkere was unanimously elected to serve as Prime Minister, succeeding Simon Ekpa Njoku, who was relieved of his position by the cabinet,” the statement read. He has been acting Prime Minister since December 2024 after Ekpa’s arrest and detention overseas. Before then, he held the financial portfolio within…
A wedding celebration turned tragic in Kayari village Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State when a long standing family dispute spiralled into violence leaving one person dead and several others wounded. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the deadly altercation took place around 6.30pm on January 13 at the residence of one Wakili Sumaye where members of the Manu and Ibrahim families reportedly descended into a fight. The confrontation which began as a war of words escalated into a full blown melee with rivals allegedly wielding cutlasses and attacking one another. Four men identified as Abdullahi Manu 30 Adamu…
Indian police have arrested two Nigerian men in Pune for allegedly killing a compatriot during a heated brawl over a woman, reports from India Today have revealed. The suspects, identified as 31-year-old Chukwudi Okafor and 34-year-old Samuel Eze, were accused of beating their friend, Emeka Christian, to death in the Pisoli-Phursungi area in the early hours of Monday. The deceased, a 40-year-old garment trader, was legally resident in India with a visa valid until 2027. According to local reports, he had joined the suspects and others at the flat of a Nigerian woman for a late-night gathering on Sunday. Police…
A defence witness on Thursday alleged that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission attempted to compel his client to implicate embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, in the multibillion-naira corruption case currently before an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Testifying in a trial-within-a-trial ordered by Justice Rahman Oshodi, lawyer to the second defendant, Nnamdi Offial, claimed EFCC officials offered inducements to his client, Henry Omoile, to secure statements tying Emefiele to alleged fraudulent transactions. Emefiele and Omoile are jointly standing trial over alleged acceptance of gratification, corrupt receipt of property, and conferring undue advantages on associates, contrary to…