IPOB leader Simon Ekpa sentenced to six years in prison on terrorism charges
Päijät-Häme District Court has sentenced Simon Ekpa to six years in prison after finding him guilty of terrorism-related charges. The court ruled that Ekpa had participated in a terrorist organisation and had publicly incited crimes for terrorist purposes. The charges relate to Ekpa’s alleged activities aimed at re-establishing an independent state in the Biafra region […]
“We are all Igbos” Ned Nwoko tells his Anioma kinsmen
“There is no argument about our Igbo identity. I understand history very well. I have a degree in history. I know the migration of the Igbo people, and I know clearly that we, the Anioma, are Igbo” Nwoko said.
Woman burnt alive in Niger over alleged blasphemy
Residents of Kasuwan-Garba town in Mariga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State on Saturday evening lynched and set a woman ablaze over an alleged blasphemous remark against Prophet Muhammad. The woman, identified as Amaye, a food vendor, was said to have made the alleged blasphemous remarks at her restaurant after a customer jokingly expressed […]
Minister, NRC MD rule out sabotage, blame ‘operational accident” for Abuja-Kaduna train derailment
The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Ahmed Alkali, and the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Kayode Opeifa, have ruled that though the committee set up to investigate the cause of the recent derailment of the Kaduna-Abuja train, preliminary investigation reveal that sabotage was not the cause. There were speculations that the primary […]
2027: The Governor Benue State needs
By Ben Atonko In the countdown to 2027 general elections, the electorate in Benue State are seriously weighing the choices they are to make especially on who to be made governor of the Food Basket state. There is a huge concern owing to the existential threat facing the people. The continual attacks on […]
Again, Immigration hikes passport fees to N100, 000, N200, 000
The Nigeria Immigration Service has again increased the cost of obtaining the Nigerian Standard Passport, to N100, 000 and N200,000 respectively for the 32-Page and 64-Page, one year after similar upward review. In a statement issued on Thursday the Service Public Relations Officer, ACI AS Akinlabi, the new fees which will take effect from September […]
Emirates Airline to participate in the Africa Tourism and Creative Economy Expo (AFTCREE)
The United Arab Emirates, UAE has confirmed that Emirates Airline, one of the world’s leading Airline will participate in the Africa Tourism and Creative Economy Expo (AFTCREE) scheduled to hold in Abuja from the 24th to 25th of November 2025. The Expo is being organised by Afrocultour in partnership with Federal Ministry of Arts Culture […]
Debts crippling industries, causing job losses in Africa- ITUC-Africa
African Trade Union leaders have raised deep concerns over Africa’s mounting debt burden and unbalanced trade policies, which according to them, were stifling industries, deepening inequality, and fueling job losses across the continent. The union leaders who spoke on Monday at the ongoing Debt and Trade for the Economic Emancipation of Africa workshop organized by […]
“I Have Moved On”—Former Benue Speaker declares
The former speaker of the Benue state House of Assembly who resigned his position on Sunday, Aondona Dajoh has declared that he has moved on with his life and has called for peace as according to him, “the journey is still ahead”. In a Facebook post on his page, Dajoh expressed appreciation to the governor […]
Insecurity: declare state of emergency in Katsina, Zamfara, ADC tells Tinubu
Worried by the deteriorating security situation in the north western part of the country, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Katsina and Zamfara states which have been at the centre of the more gruesome killings in the last few days. It will […]