The Charakids Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has awarded scholarships to seven indigent students of Anglican Grammar School, Ijare, in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, in recognition of their excellent academic performance during the 2024/2025 session. Presenting the awards on behalf of the foundation at the school premises on Friday, Mr. Olamilekan Ogunsimide, a member of the Planning and Logistics Team, said the gesture was aimed at rewarding diligence and encouraging academic excellence. Ogunsimide explained that the scholarship awards were in two categories: full and partial. Three students received full scholarships worth ₦120,000 each, while four others got…
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The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has informed the Federal High Court in Abuja that some of his witnesses in his ongoing terrorism trial will come from Ethiopia, Kenya, and the United States. Kanu made the disclosure on Friday before Justice James Omotosho, while addressing the court on his plans for defence. According to court filings dated October 21, Kanu listed several prominent Nigerians and foreigners among the 23 witnesses he intends to call, categorised into two groups. He described the first group as “ordinary but material witnesses,” while the second category, which he…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has questioned why Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, listed him among his witnesses. Wike, however, expressed readiness to appear as witness in Kanu’s trial if he is subpoenaed by the court. He disclosed this during his monthly media chat in Abuja. Kanu is currently facing terrorism trial before Justice James Omotosho-led Abuja Federal High Court. Reacting to his inclusion in the list of witnesses, Wike said: “If you see Nnamdi Kanu, you ask him why did he list me? I did not go to say…
A 30-year-old farmer, identified as Mohammad Ali Fantami, has been left critically injured after suspected herders attacked him in Jakana village, Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, was disclosed in a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) by security analyst Zagazola Makama on Friday. According to the report, the confrontation began when a group of herders allegedly led their cattle into a beans farm belonging to local residents, allowing the animals to graze on the crops. Fantami, who hails from Kadamari Lamboa bush, was said to have attempted to drive the cattle away…
Police operatives in Plateau State have recovered the decomposed body of a man earlier reported kidnapped from a mining pond in the Farin Lamba community, Jos South Local Government Area. Security analyst, Zagazola Makama, disclosed the development in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday. According to him, residents alerted the police around 4 p.m. after sighting a body floating in the pond. The Divisional Police Officer of Kaduna Vom Division, accompanied by officers, visited the scene, where the corpse was identified as that of Mr. Cyril Nilanda, a resident of NITR Quarters, Vom. Nilanda was reportedly abducted on…
The Nigerian Police on Friday allegedly assaulted and re-arrested activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, moments after he was granted bail by the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja. Eyewitnesses said Sowore was dragged into a waiting vehicle by police officers shortly after Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’id approved bail for him and 13 others arrested during the recent #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in the Federal Capital Territory. According to reports, the officers, led by the Investigating Police Officer (IPO), CSP Ilyasu Barau, who heads the Anti-Vice section under the DC-CID of the FCT Command, allegedly punched and manhandled the activist before forcing him into…
The Ondo State Government has launched an investigation to uncover the ownership of the truck involved in the fatal accident that claimed several lives in Akungba-Akoko earlier this week. The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, disclosed this in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday, assuring that justice would be pursued to its fullest extent. Ajulo, who expressed outrage over the tragedy, said the state would prosecute both the driver and the truck’s owners once identified. He described as “inhuman” the failure of the truck owner to reach out to the bereaved families despite the ongoing…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the release and distribution of Certificates of Exemption for members of the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream II to corps-producing institutions across the country. The scheme made this known in a statement posted on its official X handle on Friday, confirming that the certificates have been produced and dispatched nationwide. According to the NYSC, the six-month countdown for the return of all unclaimed certificates began on October 6, 2025, in accordance with its policy on certificate management. “The 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream II Certificates of Exemption have been produced and delivered to Corps…
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested three suspects allegedly involved in the vandalism of high-voltage power cables in Aninri Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Friday, the command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, identified the suspects as Chukwu Kelvin, 25; Kenechukwu Ude, 25; and Uche Nwankwo, 28. Ndukwe said the trio was intercepted by operatives of the Distress Response Squad (DRS) during a routine stop-and-search operation along the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway around 4:48 a.m. on October 20, 2025. According to the police, the suspects were conveying vandalised aluminium cables hidden under cassava leaves in a white…
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, has announced a cash donation of ₦1 million to each family of those who lost their lives in Tuesday’s petrol tanker explosion in Essa, Katcha Local Government Area of the state. The governor also pledged ₦500,000 to each of the injured survivors currently receiving treatment in hospitals across Bida and Abuja. Bago made the announcement on Thursday during a condolence visit to the affected community, where he conducted an on-the-spot assessment and met with local leaders and residents. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, the governor expressed deep sorrow…