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The Indigenous People of Biafra has cautioned South-East youths against enlisting in the Nigerian Army, warning that they risk being deployed to volatile regions and exposed to terrorist threats.   In a statement by its spokesperson Tuesday, Emma Powerful, IPOB alleged that the Nigerian military has historically exhibited ethnic bias, ...

The Presidential Amnesty Programme has begun distributing laptops to final-year and postgraduate scholarship students in its partnering universities across Nigeria.   This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator PAP, Igoniko Oduma, on Tuesday.   The first phase of the distribution saw ...

Nigerian gospel reggae artist, Buchi Atuonwu Bwai has shared his experience about being a cultist.   Speaking about his experience on Sunday in a YouTube podcast known as BlackFlame hosted by Gaise Baba which started trending on Monday, the songwriter stated that Jesus showed him the meaning of the cult. ...

Veteran Nigerian musician Eedris Abdulkareem has released a new song directed at Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, urging him to speak to his father about the worsening state of the country.   In the track titled “Tell Your Papa,” which was shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, ...

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has sentenced a make-up artist, Abdullahi Huseini, also known as Amuscap, to six months imprisonment for abusing and mutilating the Nigerian currency.   Justice S.M. Shuaibu handed down the sentence after Huseini pleaded guilty to a one-count charge bordering on the abuse of ...

The Eselu of Eselu Kingdom in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, has said that it may be impossible for traditional rulers in Nigeria to completely stay out of politics, explaining that doing so would be tantamount to “taking salt out of soup.”   This ...

The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over what he described as non-compliance with the federal character principle in political appointments.   Speaking on Arise TV’s Prime Time on Monday, the lawmaker accused the President of violating the constitutional requirement for balanced representation in government ...

An 18-seater Toyota Hiace Bus with registration number KTG 283 XA has rammed into the busy Damagum market in Yobe State, killing a pregnant woman, four others and injuring 19 persons.   Confirming the number of casualties, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Livinus ...

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects over the murder of an 80-year-old woman in Ihiala, Anambra State.   The suspects were said to have tied the victim’s legs and mouth before murdering her, after which they stole her black CG motorcycle.   This was disclosed in a ...

The Federal Government has acknowledged the adverse impact of the newly imposed tariffs by US President Donald Trump on Nigeria’s oil and non-oil exports, which could potentially disrupt trade relations and affect the competitiveness of Nigerian products in the US market.   In a statement issued on Sunday, Nigeria’s Minister ...