BREAKING: Again, Kwara State On Fire As Terrorists Storm Community, Abduct Pregnant Woman, Children, Nursing Mothers There was tension as Terror swept through Isapa community in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State on Monday evening as terrorists invaded the town, abducting a pregnant woman, 10 children, two nursing mothers, and several others. It was reports that Isapa lies a short distance from Eruku — another community recently hit by a similar abduction. According to National Pilot, the attack occurred around 6pm on November 24, 2025, when an estimated 20 to 30 armed bandits stormed the community, advancing with…
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Wike Sues INEC, Police, Over ‘PDP Convention’ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a suit before the federal high court in Abuja seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the national convention held in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, on November 15 and 16. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/25012025, the party, alongside Mohammed Abdulrahman, acting national chairman, and Samuel Anyanwu, national secretary, is asking the court to declare the convention and all decisions taken at the event as “null, void and of no effect”. The plaintiffs belong to the PDP loyal to Nyesom Wike, minister…
Despite Knowing The Locations, Security Agencies Cannot Bomb Bandits’ Camps; Says Tinubu’s Presidency The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has disclosed that security agencies are fully aware of the identities and locations of the bandit groups responsible for recent mass abductions, including the attack on St Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in Niger State. Onanuga made the disclosure on Monday during an interview on ARISE News‘s programme, Prime Time. According to him, although security operatives have the necessary intelligence, their operations are often constrained by the risk of collateral damage to civilians being held…
Illegal Demolition: 79-Year-Old Protester Collapses After Magistrate Rejected Bail Mr. Ebun Ikuejagbaiye, a 79-year-old Oworonshoki resident, collapsed inside the Ikoyi Custodial Centre on Tuesday after a Lagos Magistrate again declined to approve the bail of 13 protesters arrested during a peaceful demonstration against ongoing demolitions in the community. Mr. Ikuejagbaiye has been held since November 3, 2025, alongside twelve others picked up during what residents describe as a lawful protest against illegal and forceful demolition by agents of the Lagos State Government. Sources said that the elderly detainee slumped shortly after receiving news that Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje of the Lagos…
Tinubu’s Presidency Confirms DSS, Military Directly Contacted Bandits To Free 38 Kwara Worshippers The Bola Tinubu-led Presidency said the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the military established contact with the bandits to secure the release of the 38 victims abducted from a church in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this on Monday during an interview on Arise Television, insisting that security agencies made direct contact with the kidnappers and demanded the victims’ immediate release. According to Onanuga, the bandits complied…
Rev Dachomo Caught Terrorists collecting N100,000 From Women, N200,000 From Men To Buy Weapons Rev Ezekiel Dachomo has raised alarm over escalating threats against Christian communities in Plateau State, revealing that extremist groups are collecting N100,000 from women and N200,000 from men to procure weapons for attacks ahead of the Christmas season. Speaking at the Glory Dome in Abuja, the cleric said intelligence indicates that these contributions are intended to fund a planned “jihad” targeting Christian settlements. “They have vowed we will not spend our Christmas this year. They say we will run with rice in our hands because they…
Oshiomhole Mocks Atiku’s Defection To ADC The senator representing Edo north and ex-national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar lacks the competence to govern Nigeria. Oshiomhole’s comments came hours after Abubakar formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the party adopted by a coalition of opposition politicians to wrestle power from the APC in 2027. Atiku confirmed his defection in a post on X, sharing a photo of himself holding his ADC membership card with the caption: “It’s official.” Speaking on Monday during his appearance on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme,…
EXCLUSIVE: How Security Operatives Allegedly Make 4-6Billions Weekly From Smuggling Along Seme, Badagry and Ogun Borders A complex and well-organised smuggling network involving personnel of key Nigerian security agencies including the Army, Police, and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is allegedly generating between ₦4 billion and ₦6 billion every week, according to insider accounts from the Seme–Badagry and Idi Iroko border corridors. According to Sahara Reporters Investigation reveal that this racket allegedly enables hundreds of truckloads of foreign rice, used vehicles, and other contraband to flow into Lagos and surrounding states through the Benin Republic border, with the full knowledge…
Oro Youth Movement Sends Strong Warning Against ‘Dangerous Falsehoods’, Demands Full Activation of Maritime University, Oron The Oro Youth Movement (OYOM) has condemned what it described as an “orchestrated campaign of misinformation” aimed at undermining the University of Maritime Studies, Oron (UMSO), insisting that the institution is fully established by law and no longer connected to the defunct Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN). This was contained in a statement jointly signed by OYOM executives including Comrades Victor Onomo, Edet Iyahakwa, Emmanuel Essang, Sylvia Ekpot, Oyekunyi Umoh and Victor Obiosio made available to Precise Post on Friday in Abuja. According to…
Mandatory Electronic Correspondence Takes Effect: Interior Ministry Announces Date The Ministry of Interior has announced a decisive step in its digital transformation agenda as it fully adopts electronic communication for all official engagements. This initiative is in line with the Digitalisation Reform Pillar of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan (FCSSIP 2025) and follows the directive of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation mandating all MDAs to transition to electronic communication and records management. Effective 1st December, 2025, the Ministry will no longer accept manual submission of letters, mails, or any form…