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Politics

Buhari Was a Boko Haram Representative – Jonathan

‎Former President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that Boko Haram insurgents once nominated former President Muhammadu Buhari to represent them in peace talks with the Federal Government. ‎Jonathan disclosed this on Friday at the public presentation of Scars, a…

Politics

Court Dismisses Suit Against Akpabio Over Natasha

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed against Senate President Godswill Akpabio challenging the legality of the six-month suspension imposed on Kogi Central Senator Natasha Uduaghan-Apoti over alleged misconduct. The suit, filed…

World

Russian Drone Attack Kills 13,000 Pigs in Ukraine

A Russian drone attack sparked a fire on a farm in Ukraine’s northeast overnight, killing some 13,000 pigs, emergency services said on Friday. ‎Animals have suffered along with people throughout the three-and-a-half-year war. Previous Russian strikes have hit stables and…

Crime

EFCC Arraigns Woman For N240,500,000 Forex Scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, October 2, 2025, arraigned one Ene Queen Bamaiyi for N240,500,000 forex fraud. According to Commission in a tweet on Thursday, Bamaiyi was arraigned before Justice A.A. Halilu of the Federal Capital…

Crime

NSCDC Commandant Slumps, Dies at a Function

The Edo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Agun Gbenga, reportedly slumped and died at a function in Benin City, the state capital, on Thursday. ‎According to the report, the commandant slumped on his seat shortly…