EXPOSED: How Wike Revoked 30 Hectares Of Land, Reallocated Same To Associates Including INEC Chair New details has been exposed on the land dispute that triggered Tuesday’s confrontation between the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, and soldiers who stopped him and his officials from entering a property in Gudu district, Abuja. Speaking, a legal practitioner involved in the case explained that the disputed 30-hectare land was initially allocated to serving and retired military personnel but was later revoked by the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. The lawyer revealed that the same was reallocated to Wike’s political associates, including a top…
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BREAKING: Drama As Another Judge Restrains PDP From Holding National Convention A federal high court in Abuja has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its 2025 national convention billed for Ibadan, Oyo state, between November 15 and 16. The court also barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from supervising, monitoring or recognising the outcome of the convention if held. Peter Lifu, presiding judge, issued the order on Tuesday while delivering a ruling in an application filed by Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa state. Lamido had sued the party for allegedly denying him the opportunity to buy…
Terrorists Now Collect Taxes, Make Laws For Northern Nigeria A former Minister of Interior and retired Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (rtd), has raised the alarm over the worsening insecurity in Northern Nigeria. He warned that the situation has deteriorated to the point where bandits and insurgents have taken control of several communities, collecting taxes and enforcing their own laws. Dambazau, who spoke on Monday at the First Media and Security Summit held in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, said insecurity in the region has persisted for over two decades, claiming thousands of lives and displacing millions…
BREAKING: Many Causalities As Terrorists Attack Chibok Community, Burn Down Church Terrorists suspected to be Boko Haram fighters launched a late-night attack on Pemi village in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, destroying a church building before being repelled by troops of Operation HADIN KAI. In a brief post shared by a local resident, Zariyi Yusuf, the incident was described as yet another violent assault on the Christian community in Chibok, the same area globally known for the 2014 abduction of schoolgirls by Boko Haram. “This is Chibok, yesterday (on November 8). Boko Haram took down a Church and…
BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu Makes U-turn Over 2023 “Erroneous Ruling” The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has returned to the Supreme Court of Nigeria, seeking to challenge the “per incuriam judgment” that “shook the foundation of justice” and “destroyed the rule of law.” In a statement issued on Monday by his legal team and signed by Barrister Njoku Jude Njoku, and titled “A Judgment That Destroyed Justice”, Kanu’s lawyers stated that the Supreme Court’s ruling of 15 December 2023, which overturned the Court of Appeal’s decision discharging Kanu, was not merely an error, but…
BREAKING: Former Nigerian President’s Wife Is Dead The family of the late former Nigerian president, Shehu Shagari, has announced the death of the last surviving wife of the late Nigerian leader, Hajiya Sutura Shehu Shagari. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the eldest son of the late president, who is also serving as the Sarkin Mafaran Shagari, Capt. Bala Shagari. According to the statement, the late president’s wife passed away at about 3p.m on Monday, November 10, after suffering from a prolonged illness. She died at the age of 89. Vanguard reported that the family announced her death…
BREAKING: VIDEO: Over 200 Feared Killed As Rival Jihadist Groups Clash Clashes between rival jihadist factions in northeast Nigeria have claimed some 200 lives in the restive Lake Chad area, intelligence, militia, and jihadist sources told AFP Monday. Fighting between Boko Haram and rival militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group broke out in Dogon Chiku on the shores of Lake Chad on Sunday, in the latest bout of infighting for territorial control fuelled by ideological rifts. “From the toll we got, around 200 ISWAP terrorists were killed in the fight,” Babakura Kolo, a member of an…
Police File Criminal Charges Against Abbo Over Alleged Rape Of Teenage Girl The Inspector General of Police has filed nine counts of criminal charges bordering on rape and molestation of a minor against Elisha Abbo, who represented the Adamawa North Senatorial District until October 2023, when the appellate court sacked him. The police filed the charges at the Abuja High Court on October 30, after findings from an investigation showed that “there is need to test the case in court,” despite Mr Abbo’s repeated denials. At issue was the account of a 13-year-old JSS3 girl who alleged that Mr Abbo…
Many Feared Killed Including Pregnant Woman As Terrorists Attack Katsina Bandits have reportedly attacked Gidan Dan Yaya community in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing four people, including a pregnant woman, injuring one, and abducting at least 10 residents. The attack, occurred on Sunday night, with reports indicating the bandits targeted the community, leaving a trail of death and destruction. A source and X user with account Bakatsine and handle @DanKatsina50, who shared the information on X, revealed that Kankara LGA had recently signed a peace pact with bandits, raising concerns about the effectiveness of such agreements.…
Students Beat Teacher To Death Tension at Soun High School in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, as a teacher, Mr. Fatai Adegoke, was reportedly beaten to death by his students while attempting to stop them from gambling during school hours. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred when the teacher confronted a group of students who were allegedly gambling in a classroom. The confrontation, however, turned violent, as the students reportedly attacked him, inflicting severe injuries, including broken limbs. Mr. Adegoke was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died from the injuries sustained in the assault. A group of concerned educators,…