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FUTO shuts down as student tortured to death by campus Man O’ War group
Tension is mounting at the Federal University of Technology Owerri following the alleged death of a first-year student after an assault reportedly carried out by members of the Man O’ War brigade operating as an auxiliary security group on the…
UK initiates interfaith dialogue amid Nigeria’s security challenges
Frank Okon The government of the United Kingdom has called for greater tolerance across religions and beliefs in Nigeria, saying stronger interfaith understanding and leadership are critical to ensuring that the cohesion and peaceful coexistence seen at community level in…
NUPRC warns of fake social media accounts impersonating CEO
Ziggy Ojiegbe The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has alerted the public to the activities of fraudsters impersonating the Commission Chief Executive, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, across multiple social media platforms. In a disclaimer issued by the Commission, NUPRC said it had…
Police ban POS operators within stations, formations nationwide
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has ordered Point of Sale (POS) operators to stay away from police stations nationwide, and to further maintain a distance of 200 metres from all police formations in the country. The NPF directive, Tuesday, was…
Over 100 civilians die in NAF attack on terrorists
Rita Olaniyi A Nigerian Air Force airstrike on a market in northeastern Nigeria has killed at least around 100 civilians, including children, according to reports from Reuters and the Associated Press, in what officials say was part of an ongoing…
Nigeria’s Mass terrorism trials, US labels and Tinubu’s political optics
Rita Olaniyi The United States’ decision to issue a travel warning on Nigeria, citing terrorism, kidnapping risks and civil unrest, has intensified scrutiny of the country’s security situation at a moment when authorities are staging one of the largest terrorism…
Millions in Haiti face deepening hunger and violence as crisis worsens, UN warns
Sadiq Umar Millions of people in Haiti are facing worsening hunger, displacement and violence as the country sinks deeper into what the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has described as one of the most severe humanitarian…
Man who crucified pastor denied request for death penalty
Ziggy Ojiegbe An Arizona man accused of killing a pastor and staging the body to resemble a crucifixion has been denied his request to be sentenced to death. Prosecutors say Adam Sheafe, 51, murdered William “Bill” Schonemann, a pastor at…
Growing insecurity as camera captures daylight robbery in bank Premises
Ziggy Ojiegbe A disturbing CCTV clip circulating online has drawn fresh attention to Nigeria’s worsening security situation after armed men reportedly carried out a brazen daylight robbery at a bank premises in Niger State on Friday, March 6. The footage…
Japa: UK, NAPTIP warn Nigerians against Asia scam trafficking
Spotlight Nigerian survivors of scam trafficking Sopuruchi Onwuka The British High Commission (BHC) in Nigeria, which played key role in rescue and safe return of Nigerians who were lured and forced to work at scam hubs in Asia, has activated…
