Davido Reflects on a Milestone Year as He Turns 33

Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Davido marked his 33rd birthday with heartfelt reflections on his personaland professional journey, calling this past year one of his best ever. In a video shared during his birthday celebration, Davido reminisced about how far he’s come, notingthat he released his first song when he was just 17, and now, at 33,…

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U.S. Congressman Urges Nigeria to Pardon Farmer Sentenced to Death for Killing Herdsman

U.S. Representative Riley Moore has called on the Nigerian government to grant clemency to SundayJackson, a farmer condemned to death after killing a herdsman in what he described as self-defence.Jackson, an Adamawa‐State farmer, was involved in a confrontation in 2015 with Buba Bawuro, a Fulaniherdsman, who reportedly trespassed on Jackson’s farm with cattle. According to…

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NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine Shipment From Brazil in Major Drug Bust

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled a major international drug operation,seizing cocaine linked to a cartel with ties to Brazil. The bust underscores Nigeria’s ongoing role as a keynode in the global narcotics trade. NDLEA operatives dismantled an international organized criminal group operating across Nigeria, theUnited Kingdom, Brazil, Australia, and the UAE….

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Niger State Government Blames St. Mary’s School for Mass Abduction of Pupils

The Niger State Government has publicly criticized the management of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary andSecondary School in Papiri (Agwara Local Government Area) following a mass abduction of students,saying the school ignored a security directive issued after intelligence warned of elevated threats. According to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Usman, the…

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IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

The federal high court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu to life in prison after convicting him on all seven terrorism-related charges at the end of a decade-long trial that has inflamed tensions in the country’s southeast. The judge, Justice James Omotosho, held that the prosecution was able to establish the…

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President Tinubu Mourns Passing of Awo’s Grandson, Segun Awolowo

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow at the death of Olusegun “Segun” AwolowoJr., grandson of the late Nigerian statesman Chief Obafemi Awolowo, describing his passing as a “tragicloss” for both the Awolowo family and the country. In a statement, Tinubu praised Segun for embodying the “Awolowo pedigree” — in his character,integrity, and dedication…

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US Congresswoman Sara Jacobs Slams Trump’s Military Threat on Nigeria as “Reckless”

U.S. Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, a Democrat from California’s 51st District and ranking member of theHouse Foreign Affairs Committee’s Africa Subcommittee, has sharply condemned former PresidentDonald Trump’s threat of military intervention in Nigeria, calling it “reckless” and legally baseless. At a congressional hearing, Jacobs warned that framing Nigeria’s violence purely as a religious conflictdistorts the country’s…

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Senate Confirms Amupitan As New INEC Chairman

The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Professor Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following an exhaustive screening session that lasted about three hours and featured probing questions from lawmakers across party lines. Amupitan, a distinguished legal scholar and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), pledged sweeping institutional…

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