‘PRINCIPLED REFORMER’ TINUBU HAILS RIBADU AS HE TURNS 65
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, on his 65th birthday, describing him as a “principled reformer and accomplished security...
UPDATED: GUNMEN ABDUCTS 50 STUDENTS IN AGWARA, NIGER STATE
HOTJIST NEWS The police public relations officer in Niger State confirmed this to media. Terrorists have abducted students and staff from St. Mary’s School, a...
FRSC, GOMBE POLICE DEBUNK RUMOURS OF FATAL NYSC CORPS MEMBERS’ CRASH
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Gombe State authorities have dismissed viral reports claiming that prospective National Youth Service Corps...
MENTALLY UNSTABLE TEENAGER STABS NSCDC OFFICER TO DEATH IN ONDO
By Aishat Momoh. O. A 19-year-old man believed to be mentally unstable on Thursday fatally stabbed a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officer...
KANU: REPS PLEA FOR LENIENCY
As the Federal High Court in Abuja was getting ready to sentence IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, a member of the House of Representatives named Obi Aguocha pleaded with the court on Thursday to show mercy. In front of Justice James Omotosho, Aguocha, who represents the Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency of Abia State, made an impassioned plea, characterizing Kanu as both his constituent and someone he has known since boyhood. Introducing himself to the court, the lawmaker said he felt a duty to speak on Kanu’s behalf. “My lord, I am the direct...
BREAKING : FG DEMANDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR NNAMDI KANU
HOTJIST NEWS Following the conviction of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, the Federal Government on Thursday requested that he be sentenced to...
JUST IN: COURT CONVICTS NNAMDI KANU ON ALL SEVEN COUNTS OF TERRORISM
HOTJIST NEWS Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was convicted guilty on all seven terrorism-related counts brought against him by the federal government by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The prosecution had proven each charge beyond a reasonable doubt, according to Presiding Judge James Omotosho's ruling. The court noted that Kanu failed to provide a credible defense and “deliberately refused” to counter the evidence presented by the...
BANDITS ATTACKS KWARA COMMUNITY AGAIN, KILLS TWO, ABDUCTS FOUR
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR Another incident happened in Bokungi Village, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, just a day after an attack on a church in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area. Armed men on Wednesday evening attacked rice farmers working on their fields, killing two and abducting four others. The victims were allegedly surrounded while picking their rice during the busiest harvest hours. The development was confirmed by a community source, who added that data was still being gathered. The attackers, according to the locals, worked for a few minutes before departing....
BREAKING: NNAMDI KANU CONVICTED OF ALL SEVEN COUNTS RELATED TO TERRORISM
By 'Leke Yusuf Leader of the Independen People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been convicted of Counts 1 - 7, in his on-going...
OFFICER KILLED AS POLICE FOIL KIDNAP ATTEMPT
BY JENN NOMAMIKOR In Guto Village, a border community in Bwari Area Council, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command reported on Thursday that its agents had foiled an attempted kidnapping. The group of roughly thirty armed guys allegedly broke into the neighborhood and tried to break into a house. Police officers from the IGP Special Intervention Squad and the Bwari Division Surveillance Team were sent to the location, according to a statement from command spokesman Josephine Adeh. The statement partly read: “The FCT Police Command has successfully thwarted a kidnapping attempt in Guto Village, a border...