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Omokri flays Atiku’s border reopening, fuel subsidy removal plans
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Ambassador Designate to Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, Reno Omokri, has cautioned against any plans to reintroduce fuel subsidy and full reopening of Nigeria’s land borders, warning
Cholera: NCDC warns of fresh surge as 65,000 cases hit 35 states
Diphtheria cases cross 10,000 as agency demands urgent vaccination of children By Chioma Obinna The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, on Friday warned that Nigeria’s cholera outbreak
Kuje Political Firestorm: FCT indigenes knock Amnesty International over selective outrage
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: A political controversy in Kuje Area Council of the nation’s capital has ballooned into a fresh firestorm, as indigenous residents of the Federal Capital Territory FCT
Man rescued after jumping into Jos bridge water
By Golok Nanmwa, Jos JOS — A middle-aged man was rescued on Friday after reportedly jumping into the water from the British American Bridge in Jos North Local Government Area
Kidnapping: Terror group takes 90% of ransom paid — SBM
A single terrorist organisation accounted for 90 per cent of all ransom reportedly paid to kidnappers in Nigeria between July 2025 and June 2026, despite criminal gangs and bandit groups
Kidnappers collect N7.78bn ransom in one year — SBM
Kidnappers across Nigeria collected N7.779 billion in ransom between July 2025 and June 2026, representing 34 per cent of the N22.856 billion demanded during the period, a report by SBM
North’s vast terrain fuels kidnapping, weakens security response — SBM
The huge disparity between kidnapping figures in northern and southern Nigeria is largely driven by the nature of the groups operating in both regions, a report by SBM Intelligence has
US releases fresh names, photos of 10 Nigerians to be deported
The United States Department of Homeland Security has added 10 Nigerians to its “Worst of the Worst” register, a database highlighting immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over alleged
7,825 abducted, 1,142 killed in one year — SBM
No fewer than 7,825 people were abducted and at least 1,142 killed in 1,411 kidnapping incidents across Nigeria between July 2025 and June 2026, a new report by SBM Intelligence
‘Law profession no longer noble’ — VeryDarkMan
By Enitan Abdultawab Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has criticised Nigeria’s legal profession, arguing that law can no longer be regarded as a noble profession
