The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago has said that no student was abducted by bandits at St Mary’s Catholic Missionary School in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of the state. TheHintsNews reported that the terrorists had on Friday stormed the school where students and teachers numbering about 315 were abducted. However, the governor, during an interview on TVC on Saturday night, disputed the figure of the abducted students released by the Chairman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Bulus Yohanna. The governor was of the option that it was too early to give any figure since the students…
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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has clarified that it does not operate any exclusive or single-gateway revenue-collection arrangement. It also added no private entity has been granted a monopoly over government revenues. Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media to the Chairman of FIRS, Aderonke Atoyebi made the clarification in a statement issued on Sunday while responding to allegations made by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. She noted: “The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has noted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s recent comments regarding the appointment of Xpress Payments as one of the channels used in the Treasury Single Account…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the quiet appointment of Xpress Payments Solutions Limited as a new TSA collecting agent as a dangerous resurrection of the Alpha Beta revenue cartel that dominated Lagos State during and after the Tinubu years. Atiku in a post via his verified X handle called on the federal government to come clean with Nigerians. He noted: “The quiet appointment of Xpress Payments Solutions Limited as a new TSA collecting agent is not an administrative decision, it is a dangerous resurrection of the Alpha Beta revenue cartel that dominated Lagos State during and after…
Edo State’s state security squad has demolished a property used as a major operational base by kidnappers in Egbai community, Ovia North-East Local Government Area. The Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, in a statement issued Sunday said the operation underscored the administration’s intensified commitment to safeguarding lives and restoring public confidence across the State’s rural and urban corridors. He said the suspected kidnappers, identified as Anthony Ebimienwei and Luke Disemoh, were arrested following what security authorities described as “high-level, intelligence-driven surveillance.” When paraded, the suspects confessed to their role in the abduction of one Blessing Nosa, for whose release…
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson has said that the collaboration between the United States and Nigeria would help address insecurity and other challenges. He stated this while speaking on his recent engagements with some senior US officials alongside some of his colleagues. Benson in a statement issued yesterday said the engagements with the senior U.S. officials have reinforced a simple truth, that Nigeria and the United States are stronger together. He added that Nigeria needs the United States, just as the United States needs Nigeria. Benson noted: “On 19 November 2025, I led a…
President Bola Tinubu, for the umpteenth time, has assured that terrorist and bandit groups tormenting the North would be eliminated. He lamented that the dysfunction inherited over decades fractured bonds and strained unity. Tinubu, who was represented by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen stated this at the 25th Anniversary (Silver Jubilee) of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the launch of the forum’s Endowment Fund on Saturday in Kaduna. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Krishi in a statement issued yesterday said insecurity troubles him more than anything else…
When Justice Became A Performance: The Tragic Consequence Of Turning Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Into Content I had genuinely intended, out of sheer exhaustion and out of respect for the sensitivity of this moment, to refrain from revisiting this saga. But the avalanche of calls, messages, and trembling voices from our people has made silence no longer an option. I am therefore compelled to offer sober introspection, especially as someone who successfully steered this very case for nearly a decade, securing landmark victories, unassailable legal milestones, and enduring a long trail of threats, assassination attempts, and brushes with death. Through…
The federal government has won N4 billion, €185,733,496 arbitration against a Joint Venture of Fougerolle Nigeria Ltd and Fougourolle SA (a French company), for construction of civil works in the Iron and Steel Complex at Ajaokuta in Kwara (now Kogi) State. The case relates to a contract dated 31st March, 1981 between the federal government and Fougerolle. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) announced the favourable final arbitral award issued on 11th November 2025 by a Tribunal constituted under the auspices of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre of the Federal High Court. Fagbemi…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that the purported correspondence on resolution of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC ) meeting and the postponement of Ekiti state congresses and governorship primary did not emanate from the commission. To this end, the Commission said it was collaborating with security agencies to investigate this matter and ensure the perpetrators are apprehended and prosecuted according to the law. Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs. Victoria Eta-Messi in a statement issued Friday maintained that the said correspondence did not emanate from the office of the Secretary to the Commission,…
Terrorists in the early hours on Friday invaded St Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Niger State, kidnapping the teachers and scores of students. The Diocesan Secretary of Catholic Diocese Kontagora, Jatau Joseph in a statement issued Friday said the incident occurred between 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m., causing fear and distress within the school community. He said: “This is to inform us that armed attackers invaded St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Niger State, in the early hours of 21st November 2025, abducting some pupils, students, teachers, and a security personnel who was badly…