The Niger State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with cattle rustled from the Ibeto community in Mariga Local Government Area and later traced to Lagos and Oyo states. According to the command, the livestock were stolen and moved across state lines before detectives of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Minna, launched an investigation following a complaint filed on November 13, 2025. Police spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said the operation led to the recovery of several cows identified by their rightful owners. The arrested suspects are 25-year-old Naziru Mustapha of Ogbomoso, Oyo State; 30-year-old Husseini Abubakar of Mariga,…
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A member of the United States Congress, Riley Moore, has expressed deep concern over the persistent attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria, saying the escalating violence has become a burden heavy enough to rob him of sleep. Moore spoke on Thursday during a congressional hearing on Nigeria’s redesignation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), a process initiated following former President Donald Trump’s decision to reinstate the classification over alleged religious persecution. His remarks came amid rising insecurity across the country, including Tuesday’s attack on a Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) assembly in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State,…
The family of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has given fresh insight into his reaction after he was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Abuja. PROMPTNEWS reports that Kanu was on Thursday handed a life sentence by Justice James K. Omotosho, who found him guilty of terrorism-related offences — a verdict that has triggered nationwide debate and protests in parts of the South-East. In an update posted on Facebook, the agitator’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, said he met with the IPOB leader shortly after the judgment was delivered.…
The Catholic Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, Benue State, Most Rev. Wilfred Anagbe, has told the United States Congress that a systematic campaign of annihilation is sweeping through Christian communities in Nigeria, urging global powers to intervene before the crisis escalates further. Appearing before the House Subcommittee on Africa, the Bishop said the situation had deteriorated sharply since his last testimony six months ago, insisting that previous warnings were understated given the intensity of recent assaults by armed militias across the Middle Belt. “Mr Chairman, Ranking Members, distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me back to testify on…
A man identified as Temigbe Adeola has been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly posing as a serving soldier and defrauding a family of N1.2m, part of the retirement benefits of their matriarch. Adeola, 35, was apprehended in Akure following intelligence that he had collected the funds from one Mr. Temiloluwa under the guise of helping the family recover money they had invested in property. Police spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, said in a statement on Thursday that the suspect took advantage of the victim’s belief that he was a serving officer of the Nigerian Army. According to…
A survivor of the June 2025 Yelwata attack in Benue State, Msurshima Apeh, on Thursday delivered an emotional testimony before the United States Congress, recounting how violence in the community claimed the lives of her five children. Apeh, who appeared virtually before the House Subcommittee on Africa, spoke during a hearing examining President Donald Trump’s decision to return Nigeria to the Country of Particular Concern list over alleged religious persecution. Narrating her experience, Apeh said the attack began late at night when armed assailants stormed the camp at Yelwata, cutting off escape routes and unleashing widespread violence on sleeping residents.…
A routine intervention turned tragic on Thursday at Oke-Ala in Oba-Ile, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, after a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps was fatally stabbed by a mentally unstable youth he was attempting to restrain. Residents told our reporter that the suspect’s mother had sought the help of two NSCDC operatives to subdue her son, whose long-standing mental instability had caused persistent disturbances in the neighbourhood. Trouble reportedly broke out as the officers tried to chain the young man to curb his aggressive outbursts. In the ensuing struggle, the youth allegedly overpowered…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty on all seven counts of terrorism brought against him by the Federal Government. Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment on Thursday, four years after Kanu’s controversial arrest in Kenya and subsequent extradition to Nigeria. Kanu, who had repeatedly challenged the proceedings, was absent when the verdict was handed down, having earlier insisted that the court lacked the authority to conclude the matter. His refusal to cooperate reportedly led to a brief commotion in the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on three out of the seven terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government. Presiding Judge, Justice James Omotosho, held that the prosecution had successfully established its case, relying heavily on video recordings in which Kanu was seen issuing threats of violence against Nigeria and its citizens. The court’s decision marks a significant development in the years-long legal battle between the separatist leader and the Federal Government.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced plans to commence enforcement against defaulters of Ground Rent, Land Use Change/Conversion fees, and holders of unregularized Right of Occupancy (R-of-O) and Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) bills starting Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, noting that the move follows the expiration of previously granted grace periods for defaulters. He recalled that on May 26, 2025, following the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Minister of FCT, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, had…