Panic and grief gripped residents of Plateau State on Wednesday after gunmen reportedly attacked mourners during a mass burial in the Nding Fan District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, leaving many feared dead and several others injured. The victims were said to have gathered to bury seven persons earlier killed in a separate attack on the community when the assailants struck. Sources said the attackers, who had allegedly positioned themselves on surrounding hills, launched the assault in the afternoon, opening fire on mourners as they dug graves for the deceased. An eyewitness, identified as a journalist, Masara Kim, told…
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Tension flared in Abuja on Wednesday as protesters stormed the headquarters of MTN Nigeria, demanding an Tension flared in Abuja on Wednesday as protesters stormed the headquarters of MTN Nigeria, demanding an review of what they described as high and exploitative service charges. The demonstration, led by activist Omoyele Sowore, saw participants chanting slogans and accusing the telecommunications company of shortchanging subscribers. At the company’s premises, the protesters voiced frustration over the rising cost of data and alleged poor service delivery, insisting that Nigerians were being forced to pay more for less value. One of the demonstrators decried the situation,…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has commenced a large-scale traffic decongestion exercise in Ondo Town, Ondo State, targeting major congestion points and clearing road obstructions to improve vehicular movement. The initiative, tagged Operation Orange Impact, was rolled out on Wednesday by the Ondo Town Unit Command as part of its community-focused intervention strategy. Speaking during the exercise, the Unit Commander, Joseph Ajayi, said the operation formed part of the corps’ Corporate Social Responsibility drive and aligned with its 2026 strategic objective of enhancing road safety through proactive engagement and data-driven actions. Ajayi explained that the exercise focused on identified traffic…
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ondo State, Mutiu Agboke, has called for robust collaboration with security agencies ahead of the June 20 Ondo South Senatorial by-election. Agboke made the appeal during courtesy visits to heads of key security formations, including the State Security Service and the Nigerian Correctional Service in Akure, stressing that a credible electoral process depends heavily on inter-agency cooperation. The by-election became necessary following the vacancy created by the appointment of former senator Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. The REC, recently deployed to Ondo as the…
Prominent rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has resigned her membership of the African Democratic Congress and defected to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, where she has declared her ambition to contest the Federal Capital Territory senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections. Yesufu made this known in a statement shared on her X handle on Wednesday, attributing her decision to what she described as a clearer vision of Nigeria’s future and her continued alignment with the political direction of Peter Obi. She stated that her move was driven by a commitment to remain consistent with her earlier support for Obi, whom she…
The Federal Government has prohibited recipients of honorary degrees from using the prefix “Dr” in official, academic, or professional settings, in a move aimed at curbing what it described as widespread misuse of the academic honour. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed the directive on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting of the Federal Executive Council. Alausa expressed concern over what he termed the increasing politicisation and commercialisation of honorary awards, noting that the trend had undermined their integrity. He said the government observed that such honours were being deployed for…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, accusing him of sidelining governance in favour of political ambition ahead of the 2027 elections. Wike, speaking during a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, criticised the governor for failing to present the state’s budget to the Rivers State House of Assembly, warning that the delay could disrupt government operations and hinder service delivery. According to the minister, the governor appears more focused on securing a second term than fulfilling key constitutional responsibilities. “The governor has yet to lay the budget…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday said he would not be swayed by sentiments in the execution of his official responsibilities, following a public appeal by a cleric over the future of the Jabi Lake recreation area in Abuja. Wike made the remark while reacting to a video in which the Senior Pastor of Family Worship Centre, Abuja, Sarah Omakwu, passionately urged the minister not to hand over the lake’s recreational facility to private developers. In the widely circulated video posted on Sunday, Omakwu was seen kneeling at the altar as she appealed to the…
A Nigerian national, Ifedayo Adedapo Kolawole Adeyeye, convicted for abducting his young son, has gone missing after being erroneously released from a United Kingdom prison before completing his sentence. Adeyeye was freed from HMP Pentonville, London, on April 21, despite having an outstanding 12-month jail term and pending extradition to France. Authorities reportedly discovered the error two days later, sparking outrage and sharp criticism from the court over the delayed response. The case stems from a July 2024 incident in which Adeyeye unlawfully took his son, Laurys N’Djosse Adeyeye, from his mother in France to Nigeria. A High Court had…
No fewer than three persons have lost their lives following a violent confrontation between suspected rival cult groups in Agwan Jukun, a suburb of Makurdi, Benue State. The clash, which reportedly began on Sunday night and stretched into the early hours of Monday, threw the community into panic, forcing residents to abandon their homes while business activities came to a halt. Eyewitness accounts revealed that the attackers stormed the area around 8 p.m., allegedly moving with clear intent and targeting specific individuals. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the assailants appeared to have prior knowledge of their…