Month: September 2025

18 EDO – ABUJA BOUND PASSENGERS KIDNAPPED

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Passenger traveling along Benin – Auchi highway were thrown in to pandemonium on Friday at least 18 passengers travelling in a newly launched Edo Line bus were abducted by unknown gunmen on Friday. The abducted passengers were heading to Abuja where they were stopped, coerced into the bush before the police arrived at scene. In a viral video of the unfortunate incident showed a long queue of vehicles parked on both sides of the expressway as panic spread among commuters. The spokesperson of Edo State Police Command, Moses Iyamu has…

WE DON’T WANT DRUGS; VENEZUELAN JETS WILL BE SHOT DOWN IF THEY ENDANGER US SHIPS…. Trump

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President Donald Trump who is wearing a dark blue suit, white shirt and purple tie with blue dots. There is also an American pin on his right lapel. Getty Images President Donald Trump has warned that, if Venezuelan jets fly over US naval ships and “put us in a dangerous position, they’ll be shot down”. The president’s warning comes after Venezuela flew military aircraft near a US vessel off South America for the second time in two days, US officials told the BBC’s US partner CBS News. The reports follow…

NIGERIA CUSTOMS SALUTES OFFICER WHO RODE MOTORBIKE FROM NIGERIA TO BELGIUM IN 35 DAYS

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Officers and Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) HAVE commended the achievement of one of their colleagues, Akpevwe Ogboru, an assistant comptroller of the service, who rode a motorbike from Nigeria to Belgium in 35 days. Ogboru, popularly known as “Tracta 2”, arrived at the Nigerian embassy in Brussels at 12:47 pm on Thursday, after covering about 10,265km across two continents and 10 countries. Her expedition, tagged ‘Ride for Women Inclusivity and Cross-Border Research’, was aimed at promoting gender inclusivity, amplifying girl-child empowerment initiatives, and spotlighting issues of connectivity,…

WE’LL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF VICTIMS, SURVIVORS OF BORGU BOAT MISHAP…. FG

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The Federal Government has confirmed that it will, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), provide the necessary support to victims’ families and survivors of the Borgu boat mishap in Niger. This was contained in a statement signed by Alhaji Mohammed Idris the Hon. Minister of Information and National Orientation, where he said the government received the sad news with a heavy heart. According to Idris, the tragedy is particularly painful, coming barely four months after devastating floods wreaked havoc in Mokwa, also in Niger. “We extend our deepest condolences…

CANCELED FLIGHT: NCAA APOLOGISED, ORDERS IBOM AIR TO COMPENSATE ALL AFFECTED PASSENGERS

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The Management of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has ordered Ibom Air to compensate all affected passengers by the cancellation of a scheduled flight on Friday. This order followed a complaint lodged via X platform by a passenger, accusing the airline of poor service. “After moving a 3:30 flight to 5:20, you still call your customers to come down and pick up their luggage,” the passenger lamented. “You’ve monopolised the system as the only airline travelling to Akwa Ibom, yet you frustrate the very people you should be serving. Shame…

TINTED GLASS PERMIT: NBA DRAGS IGP TO COURT OVER POLICY

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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) HAS dragged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) over the tinted glass permit policy, describing it as unlawful and a violation of fundamental rights. This was agreed during its pre-conference National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Enugu on August 23, where it has resolved to challenge the policy introduced in April 2025 by Kayode Egbetokun, the IGP. The policy, which was initially billed to take off on June 1 before being shifted to October 2, requires motorists to obtain annual permits for tinted glasses through a…

AFTER PETROL SUBSIDY REMOVAL, STATES REVENUE DOUBLED….  Wale Edun

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The Hon. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has maintained that the revenue of states have doubled since the removal of the petrol subsidy. The Minister who spoke on Thursday during the National Health Financing Dialogue in Abuja. “And over the past two years, the bold reforms have come at some cost as you repair and you fix some of the things that were broken in the economy,” he said. “So, the removal of subsidy was a tough decision but it has restored fiscal balance,…

TERRORISM: DSS FILES CHARGES AGAINST ANSARU LEADERS LINKED TO PRISON JAIL BREAK

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The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed multiple terrorism charges against two commanders of the Ansaru terrorist group, an Al-Qaeda-linked group. According to NTA, Mahmud Usman (aka Abu Bara’a/Abbas/Mukhtar), the self-styled Emir of Ansaru; and Mahmud al-Nigeri (aka Malam Mamuda), Bara’s deputy and chief of staff, who were recently arrested during operations by security forces, are facing charges bordering on leading the terror organisation, financing its activities, recruiting fighters, and coordinating violent attacks across the country. The Service is said to have expedited its investigation to ensure a speedy…

NIGERIA HEAD TOWARDS AUTHORITARIANISM UNDER TINUBU….. Atiku

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The former vice-president, Alh. Atiku Abubakar, said that events in Kaduna, Katsina, and other states in the country point to a troubling intent towards authoritarianism under President Bola Tinubu. Atiku made his opinion known in a statement on Friday, said invitations extended to Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, and leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna state by the police; the attack on the convoy of Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general; and the disruption of a Katsina Elders Forum meeting on security reforms; were not isolated events. He…

NIGERIAN ARMY DEFENDS EXISTING SERVICE RULES DESPITE COURT RULING.

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The Defence Headquarters of the Nigerian Army has said the Armed Forces of Nigeria will continue to operate under the existing Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service. This is despite a recent National Industrial Court ruling that struck down a key provision of the document. On Tuesday, the National Industrial Court in Abuja declared the provision requiring a minimum of 15 years’ service before personnel could resign or retire as unconstitutional and a violation of fundamental rights under the 1999 Constitution. Justice Emmanuel Subilim delivered the judgment in a suit…