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Targeted Killings: US Legislators Push For Sanctions On Miyetti Allah, Fulani Militias, Others

07.11.2025

The United States House of Representatives is pushing President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on individuals and organisations in Nigeria, including the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, over alleged violations of religious freedom. It asked the State and Treasury Departments to impose visa bans and asset freezes...

Kanu’s Trial, Judicial Travesty – Igbo Diaspora Group

07.11.2025

As international pressure continues to mount on Nigeria over the trial of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), has condemned the Abuja High Court trial, describing it as nullity. AVID, in a statement issued by its President, Chief Sylvester Onyia, expressed grave concern over what it described as “the...

Community Accuses HYPREP Of Shifting Blame Over Collapsed Water Tank

07.11.2025

The Luyor Gwara Community Development Committee (CDC) has faulted the statement issued by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) regarding the collapse of the overhead Braithwaite tank at the community’s water project site in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. After the overhead water tank fell four days after it was commissioned, sparking outrage,...

Our Reforms Have Repositioned LG System In Bayelsa For Efficiency

07.11.2025

Bayelsa State Government has disclosed its reforms in local government administration has repositioned the system for efficient and effective service delivery to the people. The Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, stated this, on Thursday, while declaring open a two-day entrepreneurship workshop for retiring local government staff drawn from the eight councils and 32 Rural Development Authorities,...

Court Grants Pretty Mike N50m Bail For Alleged Drug Offence

07.11.2025

A popular Lagos socialite and nightclub owner, Mike Nwalie, better known as Pretty Mike, has been granted ₦50 million bail by the Federal High Court in Lagos after being arraigned on Thursday for alleged involvement in drug-related offences. Pretty Mike, who operates Proxy Lagos Night Club, appeared before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa alongside the club’s supervisor,...

NASENI, PICTT Grant N229m To DELT-Her 2.0 Awardees

07.11.2025

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) in partnership with the Presidential Implementation Committee on Technology Transfer (PICTT) has granted the sum of N229 million to 14 awardees of the Developing Engineering Leaders Through Her (DELT-Her 2.0) initiative. Speaking at the awards ceremony held at the Agency’s headquarters, yesterday, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief...

Targeted Killings: 31 US Lawmakers Hail Trump

07.11.2025

Thirty-one members of the United States Congress have lauded former President Donald Trump for restoring Nigeria’s classification as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC), a label reserved for nations accused of grave violations of religious liberty. The legislators praised Trump’s action as a “bold and moral step” to confront what they described as an ongoing...

Glo’s ‘Take A Guess’ Entertains, Rewards Subscribers With Cash, Other Prizes

07.11.2025

Telecommunications giant, Globacom, has, in the spirit of Yuletide, launched “Glo Take A Guess”, an exciting new Value-Added Service designed to entertain, engage, and reward its customers. Globacom explained in a statement that the innovative lottery service offers its subscribers the opportunity to test their knowledge on various lifestyle and topical issues in society by...

Guber Poll: EU Deploys 687 Observers To Anambra, Backs Credible, Inclusive Elections

07.11.2025

The European Union has reaffirmed its c o m m i t m e n t to credible, peaceful, and inclusive electoral processes and deployed 687 observers across Anambra State for the Saturday gubernatorial elections through the EU Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) programme. The observers work in coordinated clusters that cover election...

2027: Tinubu’s Benue Campaign Office Demolished

07.11.2025

The President Bola Tinubu campaign edifice in Makurdi, Benue State was yesterday demolished following a purported order by the state government under Governor Hyacinth Alia. The building, which served as the National Secretariat of the Ahmed Bola Tinubu Support Group (ABT), was inaugurated last week in a ceremony attended by a large crowd from Benue...