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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and constitutional law expert, Chief Sebastine Hon, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently declare a military state of emergency in Benue State, citing escalating violence and the state government’s alleged inaction. In a petition personally signed on Monday, Hon accused Governor Hyacinth Alia’s administration of negligence, denial, and insensitivity in the face of worsening security challenges plaguing communities across the state. He referenced recent deadly attacks, including those in Agan (May 29), Naka, and Edikwu-Ankpali (June 1), noting that dozens of lives have been lost without any official visit or public condemnation…

Soldiers have allegedly opened fire on peaceful protesters in Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State. The demonstrators, comprising indigenes and residents of the community, were protesting the rising cases of kidnapping and killings reportedly carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen. At the time of filing this report, no casualties or injuries had been confirmed. The protest, which began peacefully, saw community members carrying placards with various inscriptions and chanting solidarity songs as they marched along the expressway to voice their grievances. Eyewitnesses claim that the peaceful demonstration was disrupted when soldiers arrived in about four vans and…

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has revealed that nearly 60% of those impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria’s North-East are children and young people. Cheikh Ousmane Toure, UNODC’s Country Director in Nigeria, made this known on Monday in Maiduguri during the 5th World Congress on Justice with Children. The event, themed “Advancing Child-Centred Justice: Preventing and Responding to Violence Affecting Children in Justice Systems,” was organized in partnership with the governments of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States and funded by the European Union. Toure noted that since the insurgency began in 2009, children in…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has announced that Nigeria is actively seeking $25 billion in investments to develop a major undersea gas pipeline that will supply natural gas to Europe. Speaking during a meeting with executives from Vitol Group, the world’s largest independent commodity trader, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, Shettima emphasized that Nigeria’s recent economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu have repositioned the country as a top destination for energy investments. “Most importantly, it’s about leadership,” the Vice President said. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu comes from a background rooted in energy and finance. In the past 25…

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has criticized northern leaders for failing to advance the region’s socio-economic development during their time in power. He called on them to apologize to the people of the North and urged the region to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to complete its full eight-year term. Speaking to journalists at his residence on Monday, Senator Sani noted that the North has witnessed significant progress under President Tinubu’s leadership within just two years. “For those of us from this part of the country, we recognize the progress made so far by this government. Those who…

Former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has extended his sympathies to the Niger State Government and victims affected by the recent flood disaster in Mokwa. Obi, who led a delegation on a condolence visit to the Government House in Minna, was received by the Deputy Governor, Comrade Yakubu Garba, on behalf of Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago. Speaking during the visit, Obi emphasized the strategic importance of Niger State, particularly in the area of agriculture. “Whatever affects Niger State affects the entire nation,” he said. “Given its agricultural potential, the state is capable of…

Tears flowed freely on Monday morning in Edikwu Ankpali, a community in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, as a family laid to rest 11 of its members killed in a deadly attack by suspected herdsmen. The assailants reportedly stormed the community on Sunday evening, opening fire on residents. The attack, which lasted several hours, left over 25 people dead and many others abducted, with no reported intervention from security agencies. Edikwu, located just a few kilometers from Ugbokpo, the headquarters of Apa LGA, has been left devastated by what locals describe as one of the most brutal assaults…

The Nigeria Police Force has rescued 12 trafficked children from an unregistered and illegal orphanage operating within a residential apartment on Ikot Ekpene Road, Aba, in Abia State. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to the release, the children—aged between six months and 14 years—were found living in poor conditions within the facility. “Preliminary investigations indicate that the children were trafficked from various villages in the Arochukwu area,” the statement noted. The rescued children have been handed over to the Abia State Ministry of Women Affairs for proper care and rehabilitation.…

Our Governor, who art in Douglas House, Hallowed be thy name in governance. Thy mandate come, thy will be done In Imo, as it is in the NJC’s decree. Give us this day our Acting Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Ijeoma Agugua, the most senior, as law demands. And forgive us our impatience, As we forgive you the appointment of Hon. Justice T.N. Nzeukwu. And lead us not into judicial turmoil, But deliver us from unconstitutional choices. For thine is the power, and the staff of office, To swear in Agugua, for peace in our judiciary forever and ever.  Amen. 

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticized former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, over his recent remarks concerning the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking during his monthly media parley in Abuja on Monday, Wike accused Amaechi of spreading falsehoods during his 60th birthday celebration, particularly over claims of widespread hunger in the country. The FCT Minister alleged that Amaechi is not genuinely concerned about the plight of Nigerians but is instead “hungry for power.” “I don’t understand how someone would use his 60th birthday – a time when people are supposed to celebrate him –…