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Nov

30

2025

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Zamfara Governor Allegedly Releases 69 Convicted Bandits Under ‘Religious Amnesty’

Crime, News Flash, Politics, Religion

Zamfara Governor Allegedly Releases 69 Convicted Bandits Under ‘Religious Amnesty’ The Human Rights Watchdog in Africa, HRWA, has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Zamfara State following reports that hundreds of inmates convicted for banditry-related offences were recently released from the Gusau Correctional Centre. The group alleged that Governor Dauda Lawal authorised the release of 69 convicted bandits in September through what it described as a “secret state pardon,” reportedly processed through the Zamfara State Zakat and Endowment Board under a programme tagged “Religious Amnesty.” In a statement on Friday, HRWA Executive Director, Samson…

Nov

27

2025

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Plateau: ‘My People Killed 46 Christians Despite My Pleas’ – Fulani Leader

Crime, News Flash, Religion

Plateau: ‘My People Killed 46 Christians Despite My Pleas’ – Fulani Leader A Fulani leader who has lived in the Hurti community of Manguna District in Bokkos local government area of Plateau State for 32 years, has confirmed that the attackers who recently invaded the community and killed 46 people were members of his tribe who spoke the Fulani language while carrying out the deadly attack. A video shared by journalist Masara Kim Usman on Tuesday, revealed that the respected Fulani elder has been living with the people of the Hurti community and was regarded as one of them, even…

Nov

25

2025

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Nigerian Student Uche Okirie Stabbed To Death By Neighbour In UK

Crime, Foreign Affairs, News Flash

Nigerian Student Uche Okirie Stabbed To Death By Neighbour In UK Uche Okirie, a UK-based Nigerian student, was stabbed to death in the early hours of Saturday by a Congolese suspect, a report by the Norfolk police has confirmed. Colleagues of Mr Okirie told Peoples Gazette they had identified him but were struggling to reach his family in Nigeria. The Norfolk police also appealed to UK residents with useful information to contact them on 101, citing incident number 51 of Saturday, November 22, 2025. Mr Okirie, a student of the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, was stabbed in…

Nov

25

2025

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Nigerian Student Uche Okirie Stabbed To Death By Neighbour In UK

Crime, Education, Foreign Affairs

Nigerian Student Uche Okirie Stabbed To Death By Neighbour In UK Uche Okirie, a UK-based Nigerian student, was stabbed to death in the early hours of Saturday by a Congolese suspect, a report by the Norfolk police has confirmed. Colleagues of Mr Okirie told Peoples Gazette they had identified him but were struggling to reach his family in Nigeria. The Norfolk police also appealed to UK residents with useful information to contact them on 101, citing incident number 51 of Saturday, November 22, 2025. Mr Okirie, a student of the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, was stabbed in…

Nov

25

2025

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DSS Releases Abia Indegene For Wrongful Arrest As IPOB Member, Pays N5m Compensation

Crime, News Flash, Police Force

DSS Releases Abia Indigene For Wrongful Arrest As IPOB Member, Pays N5m Compensation The Director General, Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release of Kenneth Okechukwu Nwafor, arrested in July 2022 over alleged links to the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Nwafor, from Isuikwuato LGA in Abia State, was awarded N5 million as compensation for his wrongful arrest and is entitled to free medicare.Credible security sources said a detailed investigation conducted by DSS personnel exonerated Nwafor. “The DG directed his investigation officers to conduct a thorough review of all pending cases, and they have…

Nov

23

2025

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No Assassination Attempt On Judge Who Sentenced Nnamdi Kanu To Life Imprisonment- Federal High Court

Judiciary, Crime, News Flash

No Assassination Attempt On Judge Who Sentenced Nnamdi Kanu To Life Imprisonment– Federal High Court The Federal High Court says the report that Justice James Omotosho survived an assassination attempt following the life sentence imposed on Nnamdi Kanu is fake news. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a blogger had reported on his Facebook page that Justice Omotosho survived an assassination attempt on Saturday morning, just days after handing down the life sentences to Kanu. According to the report, Justice Omotosho was immediately rushed to a hospital as security forces scrambled to secure the area. But reacting, the Chief…

Nov

23

2025

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Tinubu Announce Rescue Of All 38 Worshippers Kidnapped In Kwara Church

Crime, News Flash, Security

Tinubu Announce Rescue Of All 38 Worshippers Kidnapped In Kwara Church President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced rescue of the 38 worshippers abducted in Eruku, Kwara State and 51 out of the missing students of the Catholic School in Niger State. President Tinubu made the announcement in his official X handle @official ABAT on Sunday. While commending the security forces for the feat achieved in the two North Central states, President Tinubu assured Nigerians that security of lives and property will be guaranteed under his watch. His post read:”My fellow Nigerians, “You will recall that I cancelled my trip to…

Nov

23

2025

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Names Of 50 Niger Catholic School Students Who Escaped From Kidnappers

Crime, News Flash, Religion, Security

Names Of 50 Niger Catholic School Students Who Escaped From Kidnappers The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State on Sunday announced that fifty pupils abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, have escaped and reunited with their families. The announcement comes days after suspected terrorists invaded the school and abducted 303 pupils, students, and staff. ATTNEWS had earlier reported that the number of abducted students and teachers rose to 315, including 12 teachers, up from the initial figure of 227. In a statement issued on Sunday in Minna by…

Nov

21

2025

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MNK Deserves Acquittal, Not Pardon – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, Human Rights, South East

MNK DESERVES ACQUITTAL, NOT PARDON MNK is not a violent man.MNK is not genocidal.MNK is not a commander of militias.MNK does not need a pardon.MNK needs acquittal.Period. The Nigerian Constitution is clear in Section 36(5): “Every person charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty.” The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, domesticated in Nigeria under Cap A9, reinforces it: No one shall be deprived of liberty except on grounds and procedures established by law. And internationally, Article 14 of the ICCPR insists that punishment must match proven personal conduct, not political interpretation. Philosophy is…

Nov

21

2025

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US Ambassador Reports ‘Christian Genocide’ In Nigeria To UN Security Council

Crime, FGN, Foreign Affairs, News Flash

US Ambassador Reports ‘Christian Genocide’ In Nigeria To UN Security Council The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Michael Waltz, has reported what he described as the slaughter of thousands of Christians in Nigeria to the UN Security Council. In a video released on Thursday by the US Mission to the UN on X, the ambassador outlined rising concerns over killings, razed communities and the targeting of church leaders in areas affected by ethnic militias in the Middle Belt and terrorist groups in the North. The ambassador drew attention to continued assaults by Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa, noting…