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…
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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…
The Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEHUR) has expressed worry over the worsening security and administrative situation in Benue State under Governor Hyacinth Alia. The group warned that without swift intervention, insecurity and governance challenges in Benue could escalate, threatening lives, livelihoods, and public confidence in the state government. The Coordinator of the group, Adebayo Ogory, while addressing a press conference on Thursday in Abuja highlighted a series of violent incidents affecting communities across the state, particularly in Turan (Kwande LGA), Logo, Gwer West, and Agatu. The group noted that attacks by armed herdsmen have resulted in deaths,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the announcement of President Bola Tinubu’s cancellation of his planned trip to South Africa and Angola as another media stunt aimed at currying public favour and sympathy, rather than confronting the urgent task of securing lives and property across Nigeria. Its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong in a statement issued Thursday said his announcement stood as the latest and boldest example of tokenism. According to him, While the decision may appear to be in sympathy with the kidnapping of the Maga schoolgirls and the escalating insecurity across the country, particularly in northern…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment. Justice James Omotosho sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment on counts one, four, five, and six, instead of a death sentence. The judge said Kanu ought to have been given the death penalty but for the global world that has frowned on the death penalty and because he decided to temper justice with mercy. The judge also sentenced the IPOB leader to 20 years imprisonment on Count Three, and five years imprisonment on Count Seven, with no option…
Two kidnappers and a policeman were killed during a failed kidnapping attempt in Guto village in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the early hours of Thursday. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh in a statement issued Thursday said that at approximately 01:10 a.m on Thursday morning, the Command received a distress call that armed attackers, numbering about 30, had invaded the community in an attempt to abduct a resident and his family. Responding swiftly, the Bwari Division’s Surveillance Team, in conjunction with the IGP Special Intervention Squad (SIS), mobilised to the scene. She…
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has described as reckless and dangerous the recent call by the Factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki (SAN) on President Donald Trump and other advanced democracies to “come and save Nigeria” from its internal crises. PRP National Chairman, Falalu Bello in a statement issued Wednesday said such call was not only unpatriotic but also exposed an alarming inferiority complex that continues to plague some so-called politicians and political leaders. He said it also reflected a troubling failure to have confidence in Nigeria’s inherent resilience, democratic institutions, no matter the…
Save the Children has condemned the horrific abduction of 25 female students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. TheHintsNews reports that the armed terrorists stormed the school in the early hours of Monday, 17 November, 2025, killing a school official and injuring another before abducting the girls to an unknown location. The humanitarian organisation in a statement issued Wednesday said the attack in Kebbi state Northwest Nigeria underscored the security crisis plaguing the northern region. It noted: “This is another painful reminder of the persistent threats to education in Nigeria,…