Katsina — A fresh controversy has erupted in Katsina State after an official document surfaced indicating that the state government has initiated steps to secure the release of dozens of suspected bandits currently facing criminal trials. The letter, dated January 2, 2026, and marked “SECRET,” was issued by the Katsina State Ministry of Justice and addressed to the Chief Judge of the state. It shows that the ministry requested the intervention of the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC) to facilitate the release of detained suspects. Signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Abdur-Rahman Umar, Esq., the letter disclosed…
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Tears As 2-Year-Old Boy And Man Drown In Separate Well Accidents Kano — Tragedy struck Kano State on Wednesday as a two-year-old boy and a 28-year-old man lost their lives in separate well-related accidents. The first incident occurred in Kwankwaso town, Madobi Local Government Area, where toddler Sa’idu Ahmad fell into a well. The Kano State Fire Service received an emergency call at about 12:15 p.m., according to the Service’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi. “We received an emergency call from the Deputy Director, Fire Service, Rabiu Garba, reporting that a boy had drowned in a well, and we…
We Will Never Accept Any Country Acting As ‘World’s Judge’; Says China After Maduro Detention In U.S
Fear Grips Gumi, Makes U-Turn Over Comment On U.S. Kaduna-Based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has debunked a viral report alleging that he claimed to have been targeted by a United States attack on Nigerian soil, describing the story as outright fake news. In a post on his verified Facebook page, Gumi clarified that he never made such a statement and never considered such a possibility. “There is fake news going viral now that wrongly claims that I said I was targeted by the US attack on Nigerian soil, or something to that effect,” he said. Dismissing the report, the…
Popular Nigerian Pastor Caught Plotting To Kill Wike A fresh twist has emerged in the ongoing political rift between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, following the arrest of a Port Harcourt–based medical doctor and pastor over an alleged assassination plot. Security sources disclosed that operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) arrested Dr. Tombari Joseph Gbeneol, a medical doctor and founder of Life Forte Chapel Church in Port Harcourt, in connection with an alleged plan to kill Wike, a former governor of Rivers State. According to…
VIDEO: Police Officers Caught Demanding ₦50,000 Bribe Over Tinted Glass Permit A video clip on social media has sparked public outrage after it allegedly showed operatives of the Nigerian Police Force demanding a ₦50,000 bribe from a motorist at the Nise checkpoint in Anambra State over a tinted glass permit. The video, shared on X (formerly Twitter) by activist Somto Okonkwo, with the handle @General_Somto, and seen by Naija News House, captures an encounter between two police officers and a driver whose vehicle was stopped at the checkpoint. In the footage, the driver is heard speaking on the phone, explaining…
You Must Resign Now As Minister; APC Tells Wike As Crisis Deepens The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has asked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to immediately resign his appointment and face his obsession with Rivers State politics. Basiru insisted that the former Rivers governor has no business interfering in the affairs. The APC secretary made the call in a statement signed on Monday, following what he described as a tirade by Wike against his person and office as APC National Secretary. According to Basiru, Wike is not a…
U.S. Ready For Second Strike If Venezuelan Leaders..; Says Trump President Donald Trump says the U.S. has not ruled out the possibility of launching a second strike in Venezuela, but that all depends on the Latin American country’s conduct in a post-President Nicolás Maduro capture. “If they don’t behave, we will do a second strike,” Fox News cited Mr Trump as saying aboard Marine One during a trip from Mar-a-Lago to the White House. U.S. special forces captured Mr Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday and forcibly transported them to New York to stand trial…
Trump May Capture Tinubu In Aso Rock A chieftain of the crisis-ridden opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adetokunbo Pearse, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against any attempt to rig the 2027 general elections. He noted that the international community, especially U.S. President Donald Trump, would not tolerate electoral fraud. Mr Pearse, a former member of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), said that the world was closely monitoring political developments in Nigeria. He warned that any manipulation of the electoral process could attract severe international consequences. He noted that the season of election rigging, especially…
China Rejects Any Country Acting As ‘World’s Judge’ Following Maduro Detention In U.S. The Chinese government has condemned the detention of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in the United States, asserting that it will never accept any country positioning itself as the “world’s judge.” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks during a meeting with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Beijing on Sunday, referring to what he described as “sudden developments in Venezuela.” Without directly naming the United States, Wang stated, “We have never believed that any country can act as the world’s police, nor do we accept that…