‘No Nation Is Crime Free’ – Says Akpabio, Over Kebbi, Borno Attacks Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday stated that no nation in the world, including the United States, is free of crime. Akpabio made the remarks while presiding over plenary during a heated debate on the killing of Brigadier-General Uba Musa in Borno State, as well as the abduction of 25 schoolgirls and the killing of a vice principal in Kebbi State. The incidents were recorded within a 24-hour period. As senators attempted to harmonise their positions on the worsening security situation, Akpabio cautioned against despair, noting Nigeria’s vast…
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Crisis Rock Senate As Lawmakers Accuse Akpabio Of Secret Plot To Block Senators From Contesting Presiding Offices On Tuesday, there was Fresh tension erupted inside the Nigerian Senate after an attempt to amend key provisions of the Senate Standing Orders was abruptly stepped down following strong resistance from several lawmakers, including the Minority Leader, Patrick Abba Moro. A document titled “ORDERS OF THE DAY” for the Tuesday, November 18, 2025 plenary session shows that Senate Majority Leader Michael Opeyemi Bamidele sponsored a motion seeking the “Presentation and Consideration of the Amendments to the Senate Standing Orders 2023 to Accommodate New…
US Ambassador Waltz Declares Atrocities Against Christians In Nigeria ‘Genocide’ On Tuesday Mike Waltz, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, described the recent killings of Christians in Nigeria as “genocide wearing the mask of chaos,” spotlighting the growing threat of religious violence in Africa’s most populous nation. Speaking at an event hosted by the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, Waltz warned of disproportionate suffering among Christians, citing families torn apart, clergy repeatedly assassinated, and entire church congregations under attack. “We have an entire faith being erased, one bullet at a time, one torched Bible at a time,” he…
Nigerian Christians Targeted, Driven From Their Homes, Nicki Minaj Tells UN On Tuesday United States rapper Nicki Minaj visited the United Nations (UN) headquarters, saying Christians in Nigeria “are being targeted, driven from their homes, and killed”. Minaj was invited by Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the UN, “for an in-depth discussion about what our administration is doing to protect Christians’ freedoms all over the world”. She thanked US President Donald Trump for “prioritising this issue” and pushing for international action to “defend Christians in Nigeria, to combat extremism, and to bring a stop to violence against those who…
I Conducted Mass Burial 70 Times – Says Nigerian Pastor Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, Prominent Plateau State-based clergy, has claimed that he has conducted mass burials over 70 times following the alleged massacre of Nigerian Christians by Islamic extremists. In an interview with a British journalist, the clergyman accused the Nigerian government of paying no attention to the killings of Christians in the country. He said, “I have performed several genocide burials, more than 70 times. Some of the graves are five hundred and one people killed in just one night. “The Nigerian government downplayed that one because the Islamic are…
TCN Commends NSCDC For Arresting Three Suspected Vandals In Osun The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN has commended the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for the arrest of three suspects caught vandalising transmission equipment at the Oshogbo Transmission Substation. The suspects, Adigwe (52), Bomi (39), and Seyi (42) were apprehended on November 1st, 2025 while dismantling three 132kV DS contact isolators stored in a container designated for tools and materials at the TCN Oshogbo Substation. Preliminary investigations revealed that five out of eighteen DS contact isolators had been dismantled by the suspects. The…
VIDEO: VeryDarkMan, Mr Jollof Arrested After Fighting A Delta State government official has confirmed the arrest of two social media personalities, Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, and Freedom Okpetoritse Atsepoyi, known as Mr Jollof, after an altercation broke out between them during boarding at the Asaba International Airport. Mr Ossai Success, the senior special assistant on media to Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, confirmed the arrest. United Nigeria Airlines confirmed that VeryDarkMan, and Mr Jollof were deboarded and handed over to airport security. In a statement titled “United Nigeria Airlines Statement On Passenger Altercation At Asaba International Airport,”…
BREAKING: Like Chibok, Many Students Abducted, Staff Killed As Terrorists Attack Nigerian Girls Secondary School There was tension as Terrorists in the early hours of Monday stormed the Maga Comprehensive Girls’ Secondary School in Kebbi State, abducting an unspecified number of female students and killing at least one staff member. A school guard was also injured during the attack, which occurred around 5:52am. The attackers invaded the school compound while the students were preparing for morning routines, launching their assault with sporadic gunfire, HumAngle reports. It was gathered that the gunmen not only abducted several female students but also left…
Military Deploys Personnel, 8 Patrol Vehicles To Gado Nasko Road Over Alleged Assassination Attempt On Yerima Fresh reports indicate that the military has deployed personnel and eight patrol vehicles to the Gado Nasko Road area in Kubwa after an alleged surveillance of Lieutenant A.M. Yerima by unidentified individuals on Sunday. According to sources who spoke with Vanguard, a convoy of military vehicles was seen patrolling the Gado Nasko axis around 7 p.m., in what is believed to be a precautionary measure to ensure the officer’s safety. The incident reportedly involved two unmarked white Hilux vans, whose occupants—dressed in black—were said…
BREAKING: Wike-backed PDP Faction, Reveals Next Action A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abdulrahman Mohammed has summoned an emergency meeting of its national executive committee (NEC) and board of trustees (BoT) for Tuesday. The meeting will take place at the PDP national secretariat in Wadata Plaza in Abuja. A notice signed by Samuel Anyanwu, an ally of Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), said the BoT is expected to convene at 11am. The NEC session has been fixed for 2pm at the same venue. The party said attendance is compulsory because “crucial matters”…