IWA Seeks National Healing as Ndigbo Mark May 30 Enugu — The Igbo Women Assembly (IWA) has called for healing, justice and national reconciliation as Ndigbo worldwide observe May 30 Biafra Remembrance Day. In addition, the group said the wounds of the civil war remain largely unhealed nearly six decades later. The group stressed that…
Army Declares Order Illegal and Risky The Nigerian Army has strongly warned residents of the South East against a directive issued by the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). In addition, it described the order as illegal and capable of disrupting regional peace. Furthermore, MASSOB directed churches to hold memorial…
Community Leader Faces Serious Allegations A respected Fulani leader in Ogun State has landed in police custody over alleged links to a kidnapping network operating in parts of Ijebu land. The suspect, 67-year-old Muhammadu Abdullahi, popularly known as the Seriki Fulani of Ijebu Ode, was arrested during a police operation targeting suspected kidnappers in the…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has rejected attempts to associate the wider Fulani community with criminal groups operating across the country. The association said the estimated 30,000 militants and bandits mentioned in a recent report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) do not represent the 14.5 million Fulani…
Musa Says Terrorism Has Reduced Nationwide Bello Matawalle has rated the security performance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration between 65 and 70 per cent. The minister said military operations have significantly reduced terrorism across Nigeria. He spoke during an interview on ARISE News while reviewing the administration’s three years in office. According to him,…
Court Suspends Facility Opening A court in Kenya has temporarily stopped the planned opening of a quarantine centre for United States nationals amid concerns over transparency and public safety. The ruling followed a petition filed by the Katiba Institute, a Kenyan rights group. According to the court order issued on Friday, authorities must halt the…
Agency Describes Gas as a Silent Killer The Federal Fire Service has warned Nigerians about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning. The agency described the gas as a “silent killer” linked to several deaths and serious health problems worldwide. In a statement released on Friday, the Service said carbon monoxide remains dangerous because people cannot…
No fewer than five persons lost their lives on Thursday in a fatal road accident along the Iyana Egbado section of the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway in Ogun State. The crash also left 10 other passengers with varying degrees of injuries. Bus Carrying 20 Passengers Crashes The accident involved a white Mazda E2000 bus with registration number…
Security Tightened Ahead of Annual Cultural Celebration The Nigeria Police Force in Ogun State has deployed over 2,500 personnel for the 2026 Ojude Oba festival in Ijebu-Ode. The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, announced the deployment on Thursday in Abeokuta. He said the command introduced the security measures to ensure a peaceful and hitch-free celebration….
Group Says Fund Prevented Deeper Institutional Collapse The Centre for Public Accountability (CPA) has described the Tertiary Education Trust Fund as a key support system for Nigeria’s higher education sector. It said many public tertiary institutions would have suffered worse decay without its interventions. The group made this known during a virtual press conference on…
