BREAKING: Gunmen Kill APC Chieftain, After Attending Minister’s Meeting Umar Moriki, the chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, has been shot dead by gunmen suspected to be bandits terrorising the state. Moriki was reportedly attacked and killed on Saturday morning along the Gusau–Tsafe highway, near Fegi village in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state, while traveling from Gusau, the state capital, to Kaduna. The Zamfara State chapter of the APC confirmed the killing, describing it as a devastating loss to the party and the state. In a statement issued by the party’s Zamfara State Publicity…
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BREAKING: PDP Expels Wike, Fayose, Anyanwu, Others The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT); Samuel Anyanwu, its suspended national secretary; and Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti. Their expulsion was announced on Saturday at the party’s national convention in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. Others expelled include Umar Bature, Ajibade Kamarudeen, Mao Ohabunwa, Uwachukuwu, George Turner, Dan Orbih, Mohammed Abdulrahman, Austin Nwachukwu and Abraham Amah. Olabode George, former national vice-chairman of the party (south), moved the motion for the expulsion, while Samaila Buga, chairman of the PDP in Bauchi, seconded him.…
BREAKING: Yerima Finally Sacked It was serious panic as Yerima Finally Sacked The National and State House of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal in Kano has nullified the election of Muktar Umar Yerima of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The tribunal also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of return earlier issued to Yerima. The petitioner, Hafizu Kawu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenged Yerima’s emergence, claiming he wasn’t qualified. Ibom Focus recalls that Yerima was declared the winner of the House of Representatives election for Tarauni Federal Constituency by INEC. However, Daily Trust…
BREAKING: Kano On Fire As Women Burnt To Death The Kano State Police Command has opened an intense investigation after two women — who are senior and junior wives — were gruesomely killed. This was after some unknown attackers set them ablaze inside their matrimonial rooms in broad daylight. The chilling incident happened on Thursday afternoon in Tudun Yola, Gwale Local Government Area, at a time when the husband was away and the neighbourhood unusually quiet. Police spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, confirmed the incident to journalists but declined to give details “so as not to jeopardise the ongoing investigation.”…
Delta Man Who Sprayed Naira Notes On ‘Thanksgiving Cow’ In Church Lands In Big Trouble The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into a viral video showing an unidentified man spraying bundles of naira notes inside a church in Warri, Delta State. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development, stating that the commission was already reviewing the footage and noting, “The matter is under investigation. The video, which has sparked widespread outrage on social media, shows the man spraying various denominations, including N200, N50, and N20 notes, on a dark-coloured cow brought into the church…
Anglican Church Installs Lesbian Priest As New Archbishop The Anglican Church has installed lesbian priest Cherry Vann as the new Archbishop of Wales, becoming the first woman to be appointed into the post in the history of the denomination. Ms Vann was formally enthroned in a national service held at the Saint Woolos Cathedral in Newport, Wales last Saturday following her controversial election by the Electoral College of the Church in Wales in July. The 67-year-old’s emergence as Wales’ archbishop immediately drew sharp condemnations from some of the church, including the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), which faulted her election…
BREAKING: Many Soldiers Feared Killed, Kidnapped As ISWAP Ambushes Nigerian Military Convoy Fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) Friday night ambushed a Nigerian military convoy in Borno State, abducting a serving general and killing several soldiers including members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), HumAngle is reporting. The general reportedly kidnapped is a brigade commander and was said to be leading the troops. If confirmed, the news platform, which specifically focuses on conflict and humanitarian crises, says “this would be the first recorded instance of any extremist group in Nigeria capturing a serving General directly from…
US Senator Says Nigeria’s Sharia Law, Other Policies Create Room For Christian Persecution, Slaughter A United States lawmaker, Senator Ted Cruz, has said that Nigerian government policies are creating an enabling environment that allows the persecution and alleged killing of Christians in the country. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, the Texas senator criticised Nigerian authorities, accusing them of fostering an unsafe environment for religious minorities. Cruz said, “Nigerian officials know their policies have created an environment in which Christians are being persecuted and slaughtered, including their enforcement of sharia law and their tolerance of…
TCN Announces Maintenance On Aja/Alagbon 330kv Transmission Line The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wishes to inform the public that scheduled maintenance will be carried out on the Aja/Alagbon 330kV transmission line from November 26 to 29, 2025, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily. The exercise is to enable the TCN contractor to install wave traps on the 330kV line bays at the Aja and Alagbon Transmission Substations in Lagos State. During this period, supply from the Alagbon Substation will be diverted to the Ijora 132kV line, while supplies to the Akoka and Oworo Transmission Substations will be diverted…
EXPOSED: Presidency Charges NGE N16.5million To Meet Tinubu The Guild of Editors of Nigeria had a “disgraceful outing” at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday where the group paid N16.5million for the Banquet Hall and met with President Bola Tinubu. It was gathered that the editors and media executives coughed up the large sum because the Banquet Hall in Aso Rock had been commercialised. Hence, on the following day, the meeting continued at the NAF Conference Centre in Kado, Abuja. “This is also because the presidency wouldn’t allow Tinubu to go out of the Villa and hold events. This has been…