Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Lagos state on Monday staged a protest over the rising wave of insecurity and killings across the country. The protest was led by Yemi Davids alongside Emmanuel Iren. Reading the address of Wale Oke, Davids said Nigerians have lost the value and sanctity of human life because of worsening…
Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Kaduna Islamic cleric and former military officer, has denied allegations linking him to insecurity in Nigeria. Gumi spoke during an interview on Africa Independent Television (AIT). The cleric said he has never supported or encouraged violent activities in the country. “I have no association, I don’t have any hand, I don’t…
Security forces say terrorists may target civilians during the Eid El Kabir period in Nigeria’s North East. Operation HADIN KAI has warned residents in Nigeria’s North East to remain alert over possible terrorist attacks during the upcoming Eid El Kabir celebrations. The Joint Task Force said intelligence reports suggest terrorists may attempt to attack civilians…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the sentencing of three boys convicted of raping two teenage girls must be reviewed. Keir Starmer has described as “appalling” a court decision that spared three teenage boys from custody after they were convicted of raping two girls in Hampshire. The boys, aged between 13 and 15 at the…
NDLEA operatives intercepted multiple drug consignments and arrested suspects in coordinated operations across Nigeria. National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos with 31 kilograms of cannabis concealed in two travel boxes. The agency said the suspect was intercepted at the Terminal 2…
Sarah Kellen told the House Oversight Committee that Jeffrey Epstein sexually and psychologically abused her for more than a decade. Sarah Kellen appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday and described years of alleged abuse by late financier Jeffrey Epstein during a closed-door hearing tied to the committee’s ongoing Epstein investigation. In a prepared…
US authorities say the suspect helped run an international romance fraud and money laundering network. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested Samuel Ugberaese after his extradition from Nigeria to the United States over alleged cross-border romance scams. According to US prosecutors, Ugberaese and his co-conspirators allegedly used fake identities, emotional manipulation, and false promises…
Daniel Bwala, special adviser to Bola Ahmed Tinubu on policy communication, says Nigerians have a constitutional right to defend themselves and can organise community-based security structures to tackle insecurity. Bwala spoke on ARISE News on Wednesday following the abduction of pupils, students and teachers in Oyo State. Last Friday, gunmen invaded the Esiele community in…
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oyo state was an isolated criminal incident and not evidence of an entrenched terrorist presence in the south-west. In a statement issued on Wednesday by Michael Onoja, director of defence media operations, the military dismissed claims that terrorists have established operational bases across the…
Akwa Ibom Police have arrested one suspect and launched a manhunt for others involved in an attempted mob attack on two women. Nigeria Police Force said one person has been arrested following the attempted lynching of two women in Akwa Ibom State. Police authorities confirmed that investigations are ongoing and security operatives are searching for…
